healer

A lot of the pissed-off-ness some of you are experiencing is purely due to the fact that the person using the cellphone has little to no manners. Showing just a little bit of regard for the real person in front of you can go a long way. When prefaced properly, answering a call in the presence of another can be as polite as saying "How do you do" in an Eliza Doolittle accent.

When my phone rings, I always base my action on who the caller is and who I am with at the time of the call. If I'm going to take the call, I ask whoever I'm with if it's OK for me to answer (if it's appropriate I'll tell them who it is) thereby giving them the opportunity to tell me no. No one ever has though.

I don't mind cellphones, they're a valuable tool. I just cannot stand rude people.

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