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Originally Posted by jwoody
Sorry folks, but I really don't think that person would bother me in the slightest. Some of you seem to expect the outside world to have the same rules as a library.
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Nope. Just a bit of common courtesy is all I require. Standing in close quarters in the checkout line at Wal*Mart is probably not the best time to pull out the cell phone and have some obnoxiously loud conversation about nothing in particular.
If you're calling to ask if milk is needed, then fine. To have a 5 minute conversation about Skittles preferences and the wonder of that little 'S' on the shells because, gods forbid, you spend a few minutes with your mouth closed in quiet contemplation...well, that's entirely different.
I don't particularly like cell phones, but I don't begrudge those that do. I just expect a bit common courtesy. It's the oil that keeps the machine of civilized society turning.
As to the OP... I try to ignore most cell phone users as long as their cell phone use isn't an inconvenience for me. You can hold a conference call while swiping an ATM card in a timely manner in a voice to wake the dead? Great. You're rude as fuck, but at least you're quick.
Otherwise, well I'm probably going to mock you appropriately. If you're loud, I'm louder. If you're babbling, I'm babbling...but louder. If you give me the 'god, this guy is such an asshole stare,' then I'll stare right back....louder and probably with a few words.