Loud Mobile Phone Talkers Leads List Of Mobile Etiquette Annoyances
from the just-quiet-down dept
There are all sorts of annoyances associated with mobile phones, but apparently the biggest one remains the fact that people talking on mobile phones seem so prone to do so loudly, greatly disturbing those around them. A recent study found that loud mobile phone talkers were considered a bigger nuisance than things like answering a phone at the dinner table or having a really annoying ringtone. The company that put on the survey notes that people should remember to move away from noisy areas when on the phone, and should try to find a quieter place to talk. I also wonder if better speakers, to hear who you're talking to more clearly, combined with adding or improving sidetone (the ability to hear yourself through the phone's speaker) on mobile phones would go a long way towards decreasing mobile phone yelling.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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No sidetone on mobiles
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I wish more people would do that.
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Lack of Cell Phone Etiquette is not any different than the lack of regular etiquette
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But most rudeness is not from real NY'ers (those who lived here pre guiliani) but these wannabes. The thing is that sometimes you confront them and they act like they are doing nothing wrong but they can get their butts kicked if they piss off the wrong person
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White people are afraid of being labeled racist so go out of their way to make sure they do nothing that can appear to be racist. Black people accuse anyone that does not agree with them as being racist. Both thing do nothing to help make this country better.
I have added this response because it makes me so very mad when someone uses the term racist without provocation. To those type of people get over being a victim and understand that the world is not fair.
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A racist is someone who doesn't like someone because of their race if you want the general definition and prejudice is judging someone before knowing who they are based on past experiences. People can and do hate their own race as well as others. When you meet someone from another country or who's different then you and ask them where they are from its easy to prejudge them, associate them with people you know from that country. Can be a good or bad thing. The black people being faster than whites is just a generalization, again can be good or bad. Some generalizations are based on fact, problem is people get painted with the same brush and it proves to be damaging. I cant like rock music cause I'm black? I am black and was born in Canada. People always ask me where I'm from even though I'm from Canada, I get offended sometimes, other times I let it slide. I don't use derogatory terms. if I find out one is offensive to a group of people I stop using it. I don't care if it's in songs or movies. I don't like it I don't teach it I won't lower myself to it.
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I want to...but I wont.
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Aside from that, I've considered making an illegal signal blocker and taking it with me to theaters for just that purpose...unfortunately one of my best friends is a doctor and is frequently called away during films.
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> because in case of an emergency, you may need to use the phone.
Then the theater should be able to post a sign at the entrance/box office alerting customers that cell phone jammers will be used inside and if they have an emergency, a landline in the lobby will be available for use. Otherwise, they can feel free to patronize some other theater.
There's no (legitimate) reason why a private property owner shouldn't be allowed to use a jammer on his/her own property. If people refuse to be polite voluntarily, this solves the problem.
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Loud Cellphone Talkers
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Loud cell phone talkers make the identification process much easier. Also, I like to imagine I'm on the other end of the conversation, so I make little comments to the person talking (they usually don't get it). It's kind of fun to play with them, but I don't recommend this for everyone. I'm a pretty big dude so f'em if they don't like it.
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Maybe not every one of 'em is a jerk...
In any case, I don't jabber on in a crowd. I do step aside, find a spot away from others, or just ask to reconnect with the person later. I'm certainly not one of those people who can just blather on while walking down the street.
And I would NEVER take/make a call in a movie theatre!
So, I think at least some people should get the benefit of the doubt, but I do see that a LOT of these people really are oblivious, and living in the "it's all about me" world.
HM
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argumentation 101: anyone who begins a sentence with "the simple fact is..." probably isn't going to produce any.
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Someday it might be the case that most people just understand that talking loudly on a cell phone is frowned upon in general (cf. public spitting or smoking); however, talking loudly on a cell phone might become more widely accepted as social norms change.
It would be interesting to discover whether there are any other defining characteristics shared by loud cell phone talkers -- such as age, socioeconomic background, self-esteem, cultural / regional membership, etc. However, even that type of information would not "prove" anything, as group behaviors are regularly adopted or discarded based on interaction with other groups, and the percieved attractiveness of those groups.
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Manners, have been outsourced....
BTW, STFU up about "emergency calls" or "on call" to rationalize that the, completely legal, passive blocking of wireless signals is wrong/illegal. The risk of being unreachable is not society's problem it's yours, if you one of these fantasy people that can't be unreachable then you are the EXCEPTION and others should have to be subject to your made-up restrictions. I mean seriously if these phantom "on call" people really existed they would be able to do a lot of things, not all of which involve getting a signal, I mean I guess they can never for example tie one on, or would have to leave their wife in a delivery room because a server is down. It's laughable and pathetic
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I would have no problem with Faraday cages enclosing movie theaters as long as there are prominent signs to that effect. If I need to be reachable I just won't go to a movie, or I'll go to a different theater that doesn't do that. Of course then that theater would be chock full of people who want to talk on the cell phone while in a theater... so scratch that.
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and i used to have to do it _quite_ often. but lately, not so much...
people are really getting much better about keeping a soft volume.
-bowerbird
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