There is talk about banning mobile phones in public areas. The 'ban' word is used frequently over here however impractical the ban may be. This one has a touch of 'good idea' about. Everyone knows how annoying a phone user is in resturants or trains. A conversation that usually consists of "I'm at the ....." and "I'll be home soon" is deemed to be so important that the person will interrupt theirs, and others to answer that call.
Mobiles have been a 'wonder' of technology. Growing up, watching Star Trek, I would never have thought I would have a 'communication device' of my own. It is amazing that we have the ability to travel anywhere(almost) and tell someone "I'm at the ....." Captain Kirk did have one advantage. He didn't have a stupid 'beep' in form of a tune to tell him the Bridge was calling him.
The rudeness of people with mobile phones is the problem here. To interrupt a conversation to talk to someone else, just because they are 'hailing' you, is plain bad manners.
Can you believe a recent survey claimed that 3 out of 10 people would interrupt sex to answer their phone!
Surely this statistic should read 30% of people have crap sex. Maybe it should say - 30% of people are answering their phones because their spouse might be calling them while they are having sex with someone they shouldn't be with.
Why else would you answer your phone during sex unless the call is from your neighbour telling you to close the curtains and keep the noise down!?
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I find it interesting how many laws are passed that really should be either good manners or common sense. Smoking bans in restaurants, for instance. Or helmet laws for bikes and motorcycles.
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