Shocker: Rude Cell Phone Users Don't Think They're Rude
from the who-me? dept
There have been plenty of surveys about people's views of what represents acceptable use of cell phones, but very few of them seem to ask users to judge their own behavior by the same standards they use for other people. It's no surprise why, really -- because people are pretty much incapable of doing so. A new survey has found that nearly 90 percent of people encounter annoying cell phone users, but just 8 percent say their own cell phone use is sometimes rude. There are lots of efforts to push proper mobile-phone manners, whether by education or by legislation, but if everybody's behavior is so good, while at the same time annoying everybody else, who sets the standards?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Cell phones are annoying in the first place
I encounter annoying people everyday. Some are on the phone, and some aren't.
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It's possible...
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Cell Phones in Restroom
Dad Gone Mad
I am only a fan, not affiliated in any way...
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More than just it's possible, it's likely
Of 100 people, 90 of which encounter annoying cell phone users. How many cell phone users, who knows because that question was not asked (or at least provided in this synopsis. Of 100 people, 8 of which identify themself as annoying. For the numbers of both studies to hold, you would need to encounter an annoying cell phone user about 1 in 12 times.
Seems normal to me.
I experience about 25 cell phone users a day (i.e. their call is within earshot), and rarely do I get annoyed, let alone annoyed by 2 of those 25 people each and every day.
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Re: More than just it's possible, it's likely
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Blame the Parents Part Deux
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90% of people think they have encountered one of these people.
2% of people couldn't answer the question (that annoyes me).
The 8% think the other 92% are stupid and nothing but space-taker-uppers.
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8% of cell phone users think they are or have been annoying.
90% of people think they have encountered one of these people.
2% of people couldn't answer the question (that annoyes me).
The 8% think the other 92% are stupid and nothing but space-taker-uppers.
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movies
For every 100 people that come in 8 % of them use cell phones during the show. 8 % think they aren't rude. 92 % now that they are.
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Cell phones are the new "Tail"
In the speaker test room at Fry's Electronics, I saw a woman with her finger in one ear, talking on a cell...why not just leave the loud room? She's a monkey.
Guy at a gas station, screaming his drama all over the place, while he pumps. Does he imagine that his voice is sucked into his magical monkey tail? He gets in his vehicle, still screaming, and I swear, he ran OVER a yellow curb on his way off the lot.
Cell phones...the new tail in our devolution.
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I expect all of this to settle into mobile and non mobile sections of restaurants.
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Re: Took his cell phone
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cellphone vigilante
Sure it's heroic, but how is this any different from the guy going slow in the fast lane to 'teach those lead-foots a lesson.' It always cracks me up to hear stories like that because it sounds like a neurological disorder to violently flip out and take "blue laws" into your own hands over a bundle of plastic someone else wasted money on. The world can't be made right if you're wronging the wrong-doers.
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public
if you are in a library, you wouldnt talk loud. if you were in a doctors office, you wouldnt talk loud. if you were at the gas station you (probably) wouldnt be having an explosive argument. if you were at a cashiers window making a deposit, you wouldnt be interupting the cashier to talk to the other person.
what it boils down to is loudness and attention. if someone is sitting at the table having a quiet conversation be it on the phone or w/ a friend, who cares. and as long as you give your attention to the person who is trying to help you, who cares.
but when you are spreading your buisness all over the world or holding up the line...put the phone down.
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I wouldn't pull the phone out of someone's hands but I would ask them to stop, and if not I would call someone to make them stop. It's not even about the law, it's about respect for others. Cellphones should be set in the same category as gas guzzlers; you need to have a legit reason to own and use one of them!
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One reason
What I do is just talk as if the person is sitting next to me, which generally works. Then I only raise my volume if they indicate that they're having trouble hearing me. This works very well, but I'm realistic and know that either this is too difficult for people to do, or they don't care that they're loud in the first place.
Yes, cells in movie theaters are incredibly annoying. I have voted with my feet and rarely ever go anymore.
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well...
I think somehow this logic can be applied to cell phone usage.
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Rude Cell Users
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Retail World
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Boors On Cell Phones
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Rude Cell Phone Users
Standing in line at a store and someone is talking on the phone annoys me most! Turn the damn thing off when you go in a store.
I have a cell phone myself, and when go into a public place, I have it off. Nothing is that urgent or important that I need to be glued to it.
Have some common sense. Not sure if people know what kindness is anymore.
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Cell phone use on public transportation is rude!
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with or without a cell phone.
Either way, most of the time I TRY to be polite in public.
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my friend kayla
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my friend kayla
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