[quote]Professor X wrote:
But…they make really cool commercials with Fat Joe and random pro basketball players in them. Surely I could be just as cool by using the same phone…and chewing my Lebron James Bubblicious Bubblegum, wearing my Air Jordans, a throwback jersey and my spinning “bling bling” hubcap waist long platinum (silver) chain on.
Right?
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The sad thing is… I think a lot of people my age actually think like this…
I like to interrupt my conversations so that I can call my own voicemail and leave a self-important message. Other times, I like to call no one, but scream and yell into my phone like I’m about to fire the entire staff (of which there is none) if something doesn’t get done. This is a great way to seem important in public.
DB
I am always amazed at the amount of information people give up while they are shouting into their phone. I was in Virginia for a conference and on the hotel shuttle to the airport some woman was talking/shouting on her phone. During her conversation, she was catching up with a friend, she said who she worked for, that she was headed out of town for three days, the address of the new house her and her husband had just built, and that they would be going on vacation to St. Thomas for two weeks after she got back.
As we were getting off, I politley mentioned to her that she just released a whole bunch of information that she would probably not want other people to have. She gave me a blank look and her exact words were, “No one should be listening to my phone calls, that’s rude”.
[quote]CDM wrote:
I am always amazed at the amount of information people give up while they are shouting into their phone. I was in Virginia for a conference and on the hotel shuttle to the airport some woman was talking/shouting on her phone. During her conversation, she was catching up with a friend, she said who she worked for, that she was headed out of town for three days, the address of the new house her and her husband had just built, and that they would be going on vacation to St. Thomas for two weeks after she got back.
As we were getting off, I politley mentioned to her that she just released a whole bunch of information that she would probably not want other people to have. She gave me a blank look and her exact words were, “No one should be listening to my phone calls, that’s rude”. [/quote]
So, did you get anything good out of her house while she was away?
DB
[quote]swivel wrote:
i think he means doctors.
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Noooo… Doctors have beepers.
What really confuses me is when people have a beeper and a cell phone.
here’s another twist to cell phone etiquette : dropped calls.
this chick totally fucking wig-flipped on me 2 weeks ago when the call dropped and then i shut my phone off. when a call drops, unless in the middle of planning something, i consider the conversation over. i don’t call back.
i’ve come to find out alot of people think i’m rude for not calling back or not taking the call when they call back. but i’m like wtf ? i’m supposed to pick up the phone again just so i can officially say something special like “later” ???
call back just to tie up a conversation ?
what do y’all think ?
Typically I will call back and say “Hey we got disconnected” or something, and quickly finish the conversation. I wouldn’t say your method is rude, perce, but I would call back.
[quote]Jay Ess wrote:
apayne wrote:
I have gotten in huge fights with girlfriends/dates about this before. I think it is extremely rude.
Yeah, I think females engage in this far more than men do. It may be a means to convey to males in their vicinity (even their date) that they have other social options. A way of communicating high status. [/quote]
Spot on.
I too have had problems with women who jump at the phone when they get a call or a message without excusing themselves.
[quote]chrismcl wrote:
Also, what the fuck is the deal with the Nextel walkie-talkies?!?!
First of all, the chirp is loud as fuck and secondly, the sound quality is horrible. What is so bad about a normal telephone conversation for these people that they have to chirp back and forth with shitty voice quality that everybody around them can hear.
I would honestly like to hear the opinion of someone that uses one of these and why they use it.[/quote]
We’ve got them here at work, so they serve a fairly practical purpose in that I think an entire network can chirp back and forth for free 24/7. Between maintenance, mailroom, security, executive, etc. it could add up fast.
As far as personal use, no thank you. I leave my damn cell phone home enough as it is. The thing is, there is a “privacy” feature on Nextels that allows you to use it like a regular phone in that the incoming sound only comes out of the earpiece at phone level volume. You still have to hit and hold the button to talk, but all of the sounds, including the chirp are heard by only the caller. Why dimwits in public don’t utilize this feature is beyond me.
[quote]CDM wrote:
I am always amazed at the amount of information people give up while they are shouting into their phone. I was in Virginia for a conference and on the hotel shuttle to the airport some woman was talking/shouting on her phone. During her conversation, she was catching up with a friend, she said who she worked for, that she was headed out of town for three days, the address of the new house her and her husband had just built, and that they would be going on vacation to St. Thomas for two weeks after she got back.
As we were getting off, I politley mentioned to her that she just released a whole bunch of information that she would probably not want other people to have. She gave me a blank look and her exact words were, “No one should be listening to my phone calls, that’s rude”. [/quote]
That’s classic! I would hate to think there were any rude burgulars out there!
[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
… but all of the sounds, including the chirp are heard by only the caller. Why dimwits in public don’t utilize this feature is beyond me.[/quote]
I think its because of what everyone else has been saying through this thread - people want to feel important while letting everyone around them know that they’re important.
And I understand what you mean about it being a good tool for the workplace. Especially something like construction sites when whole conversations are less than 10 seconds.
But Shaniqwa doesn’t need her chirp to let Shanaynay know that Jamal is cheating on her and that she got her nails done and that she got evicted and that she saw such-and-such movie. Theres something called a regular fuckin phone call for that.
As a law enforcement officer, I find it very amusing when I approach people for “business” and they are on their cell phones. It just opens up so many door and opportunities to follow. You would be amazed at how many people make me wait. I am sure they don’t expect any leniency.
I have often thought what it would be like to approach someone like this and when they finally hangup, to have my cell ring and have the person concerned “wait just a sec”. You know, excuse myself, walk a few steps out of earshot, laugh a little…then get back to them.
[quote]Jay Ess wrote:
Yeah, I think females engage in this far more than men do. It may be a means to convey to males in their vicinity (even their date) that they have other social options. A way of communicating high status. [/quote]
Whoah. You’re reading way too much into this.
These are just rude bitches and bastards who do what they do because no one in our PC society will get up in their grill about it.
My job requires me to be easily reachable at any moment.
I’ve set up my phone (a Blackberry actually) to vibrate before it rings. I can also distinguish between a phone call, an email and an urgent email just from the vibration pattern. Only after vibrating for a short period will it ring. The ring is also set up as “escalating”, so that it first rings softly and with each ring increases in volume. Basically, I want that thing to intrude in my life the least amount possible.
If I’m with someone, whether it be coworkers, friend or family; I’ll generally simply roll the wheel to shut the vibration; and only if it’s urgent will I excuse myself to take the call or check the mail; in private whenever possible.
People who are physically present with you and are engaging you in conversation deserve “priority” over someone who decides to call at that moment. I don’t understand the logic behind taking a call and making the people you’re with wait for long minutes while you discuss whatever it is you’re discussing. The caller is the one interrupting; he should be the one who has to wait if you’re not immediately available. To me, that’s basic curtesy.
[quote]pookie wrote:
People who are physically present with you and are engaging you in conversation deserve “priority” over someone who decides to call at that moment. I don’t understand the logic behind taking a call and making the people you’re with wait for long minutes while you discuss whatever it is you’re discussing. The caller is the one interrupting; he should be the one who has to wait if you’re not immediately available. To me, that’s basic curtesy.
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Nicely put.
It’s a huge pet peave for me too… I keep my phone in my pocket, on vibrate (not just for pleasure, but for courtesy as well). When it rings and it’s a work related thing I’ll excuse myself from the situation, handle the call as soon as possible and return to what I was doing.
I hate being on the fucking phone anyway, don’t care to sit and chat it up with anyone, ever. Might be a guy thing, who knows.
I had a co-worker who would shove his blue-tooth in his ear and talk on that thing all the time. Even when our group would be at lunch. Finally the rest of the group said “you can come to lunch with us, but leave your phone.” He wouldn’t do it, so he no longer dined with the rest of us.
My brother used to be a big time offender of this kind of thing as well. There was one incident when we were golfing that he said he needed to field a business call. Middle of the fairway on 16, only two and a half more holes to play, and we stood there for what seemed like an eternity while he had his phone up to his ear in one hand and practiced his swing with the other. I felt like walking off the course and probably would have if it wasn’t my brother.
I can see the sense in having a phone on you for emergencies and what-not, but if you’re discussing dinner plans while we’re in a meeting you just lost cool points and proffesional reputation with me.
B.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
TrainerinDC wrote:
Being that my phone is required for business, It stays on me on, pretty much all the time.
That being said, If I am 1:1 with someone, platonic or a date, I do not answer it unless it is a client, my mother, or for some reason I feel it is acceptable.
In a group setting I will take a phone call, but I will excuse myself and leave the area in which the group is.
Example, I was hanging out with a friend on Saturday, my mother called and I excused myself, stepped outside of the bar, talked to her for maybe two minutes and said I’m with friends I will call you later. I see no problems with this. If it was a date, or a more intimate setting than the bar, I would not have picked up the phone.
I think honest business calls are the exception. On days that I am on call, someone would have to be crazy to think I won’t answer the phone. I think the issue is strictly about people who actually take personal phone calls when in social settings.
I don’t like the idea of making new laws for bullshit, but I swear I have seen the worst drivers talking on the phone. Most people don’t pay attention to the road as it is. Introduce some in depth conversation and you are just asking for trouble. I think it should be a law that you have to pull over to take a phone call in the car.[/quote]
Are u saying it is not against the law to talk on “cell” when driving?
Do u have seatbelt laws?
My buddy got pulled over the other day for quickly picking up his phone to say he will call the person back,just so happens a cop seen him with his phone.Pulled him over and gave him a $225 fine.Still doesnt stop the people who think they are above the law and continue to talk on the phone while doing 120kh/h down the highway
Useless fact here but we call cell phones “MOBILE PHONES” 
i prefer cell myself.
Peace
K of K
[quote]Professor X wrote:
and chewing my Lebron James Bubblicious Bubblegum[/quote]
I seriously hope that this is a joke?!