Cellphones With An Attitude! What Is Your Attitude?

I think it is rude to leave your cell phone on during the places you mentioned. The caller can leave you a message and you can get back with them later. Peace

Hopefully there is a special place reserved in hell for the inventor of the cell phone and those who are inconsiderate enough to indiscriminately and blatantly use them to the detriment of their fellow human beings.

I always turn it off, whenever I'm anywhere that it might bother other people, because I don't like being bothered by cell phones.  One time, when I went to see my orthopedic surgeon, it was in my purse and I had forgotten to turn it off. It rang in the exam room.  Thank goodness for my doctor's great sense of humor, because he never missed a beat when he turned around, looked at my purse, and then me, and said "would you like me to get that for you?"  I haven't forgotten to turn it off, since.

During church, I turn it off.  But in other situations, like a meeting etc, where my kids may need to get hold of me, I put the phone on vibrate.  I do hate to hear someone go on and on about their personal life in public.  I once was standing in line at Wal*Mart and a woman was on her phone having an argument- a rather loud and personal one at that!   Now, who wants to hear that- not me!  And I really do not like to hear a bunch of phone chatter ina restaurant.  It is rude, esp. If you are dining at the same table as the chatter!

I turn mine to silent. Can't stand the thought of being interrupted by the dern thing. Don't like it when people do that rude thing either.

When thinking of cell-phone etiquette we must consider the cultural values involved, and the precise region of the world we are in. For example, at a cinema in the States my phone would be off, while in the Philippines or China my phone would be on. In a classroom in the egalitarian States I can have all kids turn off their phones but in China, where face is everything, I have to be more tolerant with my students, taking each flouted rule as a special consideration. Here in India, I have to accept that phones will vibrate on tables during meetings, but in the States I can tell my colleagues to turn off their phones.

I will always make sure it is off in church, or work, or anywhere, I can always catch up later! Definitely! And if I am waiting on an emergency, and I know that I might have to be somewhere, then I probably won't go to that public place. Do you get what I am saying?

I treat others cell-phone-ettiquettely, how I like to be treated. In church, I hate when I am getting really in to the service, when someone's self phone rings, and they ANSWER it, and make everyone stand up out of their chair/ pew, so that they can take the call, and be able to talk loudly somewhere else! Urgggggg!!!!!!!

Did this explain my ettiquette???????

I use vibrate or silent depending on the location.  Before cells, if someone called and I wasn't home, they tried later (or left a message on the answ. Machine.)  Now everyone thinks I'm obligated to carry the cell and make sure they don't have to wait.  I got it for MY convenience, (like traveling) and if I decide to go play in the dirt I'll get back later.

I always turn my off.  I try to turn mine off when I'm in quiet places or eating dinner.  I think it's kind of rude. I always turn it off when it's charging on my krusell multiadapter; It's good to keep it off sometimes.