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Old 11-21-2021, 11:29 AM
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Cell phone rudeness - you wouldn't do this would you ?

At the cash register (or any other place where face-to-face human interaction is happening)
In a public place where reasonable quiet is expected (restaurant, movie theater, library)
On an airplane (yes, we can all hear you)
In the car (as a driver). Not only is this rude but it’s extremely dangerous (to yourself and others)
In the car (as a passenger). If you check your smartphone because you’re bored, then so is the driver
At the drive-thru (see #1)
When people are talking to you in person
At the dinner table
Playing music, videos, games or anything else that makes noise without using headphones (and even then, at a headphone volume that other people can still hear)
Talking on speakerphone (see #9)
Taking pictures of other people with you and sharing them on the Internet without their permission
Constantly checking your phone to see if you have any new messages
Talking way too loud (you don’t need to talk as loud as you think you do)
Not silencing your phone when interacting with other people. Even if you don’t respond we all have to listen to the alerts.
Wearing a Bluetooth earpiece or headset when you’re interacting with other people (Bluetooth is fine for the car or at your office desk, but please take it off anywhere else. It looks ridiculous.)