Geek Slapping
CNN Tech article on "high tech manners."
I don't get it. How is chatting with a friend in one table different than one person chatting on a cell phone at another table? One table is lucky to have local friends while the other is known through out the world. I'm sorry they are just a tad too far to drop in for lunch.
Now, movie theaters, I can understand. If I see someone chatting during a movie on a phone, they should be shot regardless of local gun control laws. But in the interest of manners, a silencer should be used if possible.
This article gives helpful hints when encountering people who know how to set their own microwave clocks:
"But what's the proper etiquette for dealing with cell phone faux pas or people who've shunned you for their BlackBerry?
Ervin is a firm believer in the low-tech "icy glare," a shooting daggers-evil eye combo. But, it has mixed success."
I myself believe in the "defrosting finger." After all, it's very polite to look at a friend coldly, especially after they received a call that their cat has died. 99 percent of cell phones have caller id. Most people judge if they will answer or not if they are talking to me. I'm sorry, no one is corrected equal. (When's the last time you saw Bono waiting on line at the motor vechicle?) If I'm in a social setting and a work number comes up, I have to take the call. It's either that or I lose my job. Amy Cox (the author with a very telling name) never brings up emergency calls, she just states how rude it is for people to have them.
Now, I have very cool friends scattered across this country. And I will talk loudly in public places with them whenever possible. Because that is exactly what I would do if they were here in front of me.
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