“Where you at?” Chirp! Chirp! Then, a barrage of garbled sounds, like a radio from the second world war. Chirp! Chirp! Again! This time it’s the other guy responding.

I think to myself, “This guy must have some sort of special hearing aid!”

It baffles me how communication can be had between two parties when it is so unintelligible.

Cell phone rudeness doesn’t just apply to walkie-talkie phones. Any jerk with a cell phone can annoy whoever is within hearing range.

It is the responsibility of any cell phone user to understand and practice proper cell phone etiquette.

Here are a couple tips all cell phone users should know:

1. Respect peoples personal space. Maintain at least 10 feet from anyone while talking.

2. Refrain from talking in elevators, libraries, museums, restaurants, theaters, waiting rooms, places of worship, auditoriums or other enclosed public spaces, such as hospital emergency rooms or buses. And don’t have any emotional conversations in public – ever.

3. Keep your ringtones tasteful! Don’t use loud and annoying ringtones that rattle concentration and destroy eardrums.

4. Texting and walking is serious business. Take a seat and finish that juicy conversation before you end up smashing into a fellow Falcon.

These are just a few recommendations that will not only respect other people’s privacy, but yours as well. Everyone doesn’t need to hear about the aftermath of last week’s party.