Cellphones have almost become a second most important organ in our lives like the brain or heart. Seriously, this one device has totally revolutionised the way we live. It’s become as common as the email ( Flashback:Oh I remember the days a long time back when I stared blankly when someone mentioned email ) Coming back to reality, anyways now we have reached a stage nobody even in their wildest dreams (or nightmares???) would say I don’t have an email, I still prefer regular posts Can you imagine that? HAH
Well it seems the same with cellphones now. Though we really dont think he or she is from another planet if they dont have a cellphone but the feeling remains what with each and every provider fighting to give better rates and the giant of a Reliance literally dictating the market ( thats flashback again but not too far back)
Anyways with the coming of cellphones, I seriously think ( I am not joking, I sometimes do THINK) that its entry cellphones and exit manners . Initially when cellphones were a luxury and privilege of the rich they could afford to flaunt it and talk loud so others could seethe with envy and consider him or her oh he/she ’s so cool wow but today cellphones are so common, nobody would give it a second glance unless the instrument is expensive or a beauty of its limited time of glorious existence (cell phones become outdated in 2 days can u believe it?).
What I dont understand is whats the point now? Now every Tom, Dick and Harry has a cell phone. Some of the observations that irritate the living daylights out of me.
In a theatre: This is one place I seriously wish cellphones never entered our lives. Some jerks do not even have the proper manners to keep it in minimum volume. The hall becomes a total cacophony of ringing cells that bludgeon your out. Oh apart from the ’’ HEY HOW ARE U BLAH BLAH BLAH...........’’ right in the middle of the movie!! Come on give the other guys a break.
Any conference or meetings: Oh yeah, this is good. Right in the middle of a meeting a phone starts ringing and its so loud, the presenter is shocked or distracted and sometimes the ringing tone (what with fancy polyphonic ringtones being the order of the day) is so fancy that the idea is totally wiped out from the poor presenters brains!!!
Talking loudly on the phone: I dont know why people do this. When there is a proper network, not much sound around why do people have to scream and let the world know what they are talking. I (and another Lord knows how many people) have been witnesses to marital disharmony, extra marital affairs, lovers in love and at war, cooking recipes and other so many miscellaneous affairs of people I have never met or will never ever meet again. I feel like walking upto them and giving them the famous Winston Churchill dialogue, Please do not talk directly to the person, use the phone u r holding!!
I do believe all the phone now do have a vibrational facility , please use that in a theatre or conference. If the phone is urgent excuse yourself and go out and talk. Atleast dont disturb the persons sitting there. Most of the phone coming now have got pretty good audible capacity, please do not shout your lungs or guts out of yourself and render the people around you deaf. Atleast me I have enough of screamings from my mom at home I really don’t look forward to another one outside. Last of all please consider others do exist for a change instead of you and cellphone being the centre of the universe.
Maybe all the manufacturers should give a cellphone etiquette brochure along with their product teaching them the way the proper way of handling cell phones to misguided obnoxious people.
This is not meant to hurt anybody though and represents what I feel as to how to use a cellphone atleast in public.