I find it very rude when sitting and enjoying a nice dinner when I hear a "BRRRRING" or some weird form of ringtone like La Cucaracha from the table next to me.\n\nTo make matters worse they end up talking loud enough for the whole restaurant to hear and come to find out, their conversation was about nothing important!\n\nShould cellphones be banned from public entertainment areas like restaurants? (I guess doctors and VIPs need their cellphones, but I liked it better back in the days of the pager).
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Ringers should be banned.  A vibrating cellphone doesn't bother anyone.\n\nCellphone conversations should be banned except for the words, "Hello, please hold on for a moment while I move to somewhere that I can speak."\n\nSomeone who holds a very quiet conversation on a phone is no problem.  However, too many people simply don't realize how LOUDLY they speak while on their phones.
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That does seem very high volume (20 missed calls), but it depends on what its for. If these are just friends being needy then ignoring them will probably drive them away pretty quick and solve the problem. \n\nThere's no moral obligation to pick up your phone but if they are valid questions which are your responsiblity to handle then yes it is rude to not ever call them back.\n\nSince you say they're friends and family, then no, absolutely not. Change your message to say, if you're not in the emergency room or on the side of the road don't expect a call back unless you make it worth my while. Maybe if you can keep it light and have a sense of humor about it you can put them off without offending anybody.
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My husband is a bus driver and I was one too.  Believe me, where those signs say 'you must not distract the driver' near the cab, mobile phone users fall well into the category of people who ~do~ distract the drivers.  Raised voices ('Look at me, I'm so important I have to use my phone right now this minute to tell my other half I'm on the bus now!') and a tendency to sit right behind the driver have frequently resulted in the bus being stopped and a request for the user to move further away from the cab.  One person on my bus refused to do so, so I (and the rest of the passengers) waited until she'd finished her conversation before we proceeded.  Driving a bus needs every ounce of concentration you can give it - especially in a city centre.\n\nPeople who boarded the bus, just giving the money to the driver without stating the destination because they were busy talking on the phone were told to stand to one side while people who could talk to us were served first.  That usually put a pause in the conversation.\n\nI do use a mobile phone mysself, but never when dealing with other people in front of me, never in a public place - especially restaurants, and never 'just to chat' - the rates are too expensive!
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Rude as hell. \nAny noise that is loud enough to disturb is a pollutant. Plus this behavior smacks of total disregard of other peoples comfort and should be fined/banned/beheaded (kidding :P)!
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The short answer to your question is yes.  It is also variable to the situation.  If you are in a small employee break room, it is much more rude than when you are in a supermarket.  It also depends on whether you are talking to someone else at the time.  If you are, it is always rude to answer a cell phone in front of someone.  People also have a tendency to talk louder on cell phones than they do in everyday conversation.  You will notice that in countries such as Englans, people are much more polite when using cell phones.
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A cacophony of ringing cell phones is annoying anywhere, but in the classroom it's an unacceptable distraction. A decade ago, it would have been an unheard-of distraction, as well. Few adults owned or used cellular phones then, and even fewer children. \n\nBut times have changed. As the prices of cell phones fall, their use is growing, especially among teenagers. Increasingly, school boards are having to decide how to deal with students who bring these ubiquitous communication devices to school. \n\nIt might seem like a no-brainer to ban student use of cell phones in schools, but few policy decisions are that clear-cut. The necessity for banning another electronic communication device -- the pager -- has been widely understood and accepted. Cell phone bans, however, present a conundrum: During the Columbine shootings, students were able to call for help on their cell phones, drawing dramatic attention to the safety aspects of cell phones. \n\nInexpensive equipment and low-cost family service plans have made cell phones "affordable to just about anyone," says Lisa Ihde, manager of wireless education programs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association in Washington, D.C. Parents want the phones, says Ihde, to communicate with their children throughout the day. The association doesn't know how many of the phones that parents buy go to their children, but anecdotally, cell phone use by teens seems to be on the rise. \n\nSchool boards can find themselves at odds with parents or their communities when forming policies about student cell phones, despite the conviction held by many educators that student cell phones do not belong in school. "Cell phones ringing during a class would be very distracting to the learning environment," says Mary Beth King, vice president of the Plano, Texas, school board. "We are committed to maintaining the sanctity of the classroom." \n\nEven among those who endorse cell phone restrictions, there is disagreement. Some educators believe only a total ban will prevent disruptions. Others argue that bans don't teach children to use technology like cell phones responsibly.\n\n\nCommunity support: \n\nSome school boards have faced dissenting parents over the ban, while others have earned community support. The Plano Independent School District has banned electronic communication devices since 1995. Board vice president King says the board put the policy in place before many students had access to cell phones or pagers. \n\n"Parents have been very understanding about the policy and supportive of [there being] no disruptions in student learning," says King. "We are also very good about facilitating communication, should a parent need to reach the child during the school day." \n\nIn Franklin, Wis., the school board first banned pagers, then broadened the policy to include two-way electronic communication devices. Dave Szychlinski, president of the Franklin School Board, says the broad language was necessary because it could include up-and-coming technology, such as handheld computers like Palm Pilots. "Students functioned well before cell phones," says Szychlinski. "They're not necessary for students in their daily activities." \n\nBefore the Cobb County (Ga.) School Board banned pagers and cell phones in 1997, teachers complained that students interrupted class when they forgot to turn off their beepers or ringers. Also, students talked on the phones between classes. \n\nBoard member Curt Johnston says parents were unhappy at first, but became used to the rule. On the other hand, students complained that they were being punished for the misbehavior of only a few students, a point he sees as valid. "I would prefer to confiscate devices and charge in-school suspensions for in-school users or disrupters on a case-by-case basis," says Johnston, "but not ban possession by students who use them responsibl
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My pet peeve (no, make that absolute hatred) is tvs and DVD players in cars. I think they are the most obnoxious things in the world. Possibly the only thing more obnoxious than having one is using the excuse "They're good for kids and road trips." Please, I used to teach preschool, don't want to hear that. I mean why do we feel the need to have a tv on in front of us all of the time, even when we are driving somewhere. Why are people that addicted to distractions? Sure reality can suck sometimes, but come on!!! If I had my way about it all tvs and DVD players designed for cars would be burned and anyone caught with them would have their car seized!!!
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It was to stop you hearing sensitive information like addresses, phone numbers, slander and so on....\nAnd yes it is annoying!!
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I have read of research that shows that using a phone while driving is equally as dangerous as a .05 blood alcohol reading. Those phone users really annoy me .
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Yes, you have successfully overanalyzed this.  My husband always sounds horribly angry when I call him.  He isn't.  And most of the time he is glad I called (unless it was to nag him about something)  He has never been great at talking on the phone.  Some guys just don't know what to say to a voice on the other end of the reciever, despite that its their girlfriend, wife, mom, or Jesus himself on the other end.  And that's fine.  Relax.  You'll be fine.
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i have and the sound boards on that site are awsome!! One time i called a McDonalds with the jack black soundboard and it was hecka funny! He was like, "can you give me a coke, have regular half diet. I'm trying to watch my weight, and you know the 6 nugget deal, take two of the nuggets and shove em up your ass!!" it was so funny. i put it on speakerphone and everyone in our house heard it!! rotflmao!!
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I think it's really inconsiderate that people do this.  In some cases they play their music too loud going through residential areas, and sometimes they do it really late at night.  It's ridiculous when I'm inside my house and hear their music louder than I can my own TV.  Similarly, it's a bit extreme when I can hear another driver's stereo louder than I can my own.  And what's really sad is that some of their stereos sound as if the nuts and bolts of the car will start popping out if they crank it up any louder.\n\nFortunately, many municipalities have laws against playing music too loudly, and they can receive tickets for doing it.  Unfortunately, the police can't be everywhere, but I think paying fines might make some of them think twice before cranking it up.\n\nI don't play mine so loud that it bothers others, and I expect the same courtesy.  I always had a saying that if I wanted to hear their music, I'd be in the car with them.  But I think one of the best quotes I ever heard about it came from Ted Danson's character on "Becker":  "I don't drive through their neighborhoods blasting James Taylor!"
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Yea, the local Sound Ordinance should cover vehicles as well as houses. If you consistently see the same person with it too loud, you can call the cops on them. If it's bothering you that much, it's probably bothering lots of other people too.
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I was just talking to my friend about this today. I can't stand trying to find good music in the morning and hear people talking so much and at times the subject is garbage and they bash people too much. I wish they would only allow them only 3 minutes to talk and rest of the program,  play music. I know you really regretted that your CD player wasn't working because just imagining your situation, gives me a headache with all the jabbering they do in the morning.
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If he avoids answering his cell phone when he's with you, then chances are that he's just polite. I think it's terribly rude for someone to take you out on a date or something and then to be constantly answering the phone and chatting with friends the whole time. If it's an emergency, fine. Or if he's expecting an important phone call and is extremely apologetic about it, it's forgivable. But a cell phone is a tool, it is not something one should be enslaved to. If people want to talk to him, they can leave him a message and he can return their call at his earliest convenience...not during a date.\n\nThe part about the two apartments is a little harder to reconcile. Is he recently divorced? Does he use one as a studio? Is he in the process of moving from one to the other? Does he deal drugs out of one and live in the other? I would definitely ask him why he finds two apartments necessary. It certainly sounds fishy.
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disruption, cheating, rude to the teacher and students who are there to study. And even worse, it can be used to detonate an incendiary device if so programmed.   They should be banned! in a classroom.\n\nDon't you, out of plain courtesy, turn off your mobile in church, restaurant, theatre, function???? Same for classroom\n\nIncredible how we (old folks -- i.e. 30 and over) survived without a cellphone in a classroom. \n\nIf you have a problem and need to call home, school provides for that.  \n\nKeep cellphones in lockers or cars and when you need to call home to say you are going to  be late or need help, you can do so then...Otherwise, your teacher(s) will ensure --- in an emergency -- that your parents/guardians be notified.
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don't know myself \n\nbut to the poster que es llegs, is it possible that some people may have to travel by car to say go to work or travel to their vaction place and want to listen to the game as they are driving??