Cell phone etiquette

Cell phones have become so pervasive in our culture that it is quite regular to hear a cell phone ring and see everyone in the grocery store lineup go for their pocket or purse. Cell phones provide us with such great convenience and connect us with their loved ones so easily that because each in this one glaring factor about them.

Cell phones can be annoying in some places. Here are some tips to help you have good cell phone etiquette.
· When you are in the theater or restaurant turn off your cell phone. You are paying good money to enjoy the show or your dinner, and so are the other patrons around you. If you are expecting an important phone call and then set your cell phone to vibrate or check your messages regularly and excuse yourself to speak to the person.
· At the grocery store cell phones can come in handy to have someone double check whether you still have enough cereal in the pantry or if you need any more toilet paper. But your cell phone is a tool of conversation that you can use to carry on between two people, and should not include everyone else in the store. Keep your voice down while you are speaking or else everyone around you will become pretty annoyed.
· If you are in a social setting, such as a group of friends going out for a good time, and you want your cell phone on so you can get phone calls, keep your ring tone tasteful, quiet, and perhaps slightly humorous for fun. A piercing ring tone that is jarring and disruptive will not only distract you from an enjoyable evening, it will do the same for the other patrons in the bar.
· If you need your cell phone to do business and you do business on the run, take a look around you the next time you're talking on the cell phone. While your business is important and it needs to get done, passersby often look with disdain on people who conduct business on the cell phones in a way that demonstrates how important they are.
· When you're driving put your cell phone away. If you have to take a call or have to make a call, pull over to the side of the road. If you absolutely must talk on the phone while you are driving use a hands-free system, but use it sparingly.

Your life and your business should be your business... alone. Don't involve innocent bystanders in your personal life by jarring them out of their comfort zone with a piercing ring tone and carrying on conversations that disrupts their enjoyment.

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Jeff Lakie is the founder of Insurance Information a website providing information on Insurance