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Old 12-17-2009, 06:11 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by girldetective View Post
Twice.

On a first date 2-3 weeks ago the dude answered his phone at dinner! When he hung up he leaned over and said that it was his adult daughter telling him how the women had oood-ahhd over how handsome he was at the library earlier in the day. I suggested this would never work and left the table, and the restaurant.

Yesterday, I was hit by a car in a parking lot while walking to my car. The dude was backing up while on his cell phone and fucking hit me. My knees are bruised.
I'm sorry to hear this girldetective. I hope you're feeling better.

Here in Portugal cellphone use is very, very high. I'm not sure our etiquette is quite the same as yours.

I consider it rude if someone answers their phone while in the middle of a conversation with me if it's nothing relevant. But I also think it's none of my business what calls people decide to take. If it's important enough to them, I respect that they may need to take the call. I don't get too annoyed by it, it's not worth it.

For myself, I never take calls in the middle of a conversation with another person, unless it's an urgent call that I'm expecting. I always apologize to the person if this happens, which is not often. If my phone rings, I will take it out, quickly look at the screen to see who it could be, then silence it.

One exception - I always take calls from my mom. She had an aneurysm some years ago and I am always worried she might need me and I didn't take the call.

As for calls at work, part of my job is to answer the phone, and if none of my colleagues can take the call, I have to. So unless I am in mid-sentence I will excuse myself and take the call.

My mother, who is a very polite woman, always takes cellphone calls. It drives me nuts but she feels that every call could be important and always takes it. It drives me nuts because she will take calls mid-meal and everything.

Driving and talking on the cellphone...big no no.
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