“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.

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, waitingrooms, 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.
Seeing as how impersonal our generation has become, one would think that cellphone etiquette would be common knowledge.

Just this summer, the state of California passed a law banning motorists from talking on the phone while driving, unless on a hands-free device.
It amazes me that sanctions needed to be imposed to get people to do what to me seems like common sense.

With over three quarters of the American population owning a cellular phone, I believe it is only right that we all understand that proper cell phone etiquette that will help not only us, but the people around us in having a more positive cell phone experience. 

I have worked in the wireless industry for over five years now, and it amazes me to this day how people can say incriminating things about themselves for all to hear.

While at work one day, I overheard some guy tell his wife she should get checked for STD’s because he had just tested positive for something. I could not hold my laughter as there were female customers in the store. He became aware of his blatant indiscretion, only after the women joined me in laughter. Needless to say, he promptly left the store.

So remember, keep your conversations private, and save yourself and the people around the embarassment.