Comments on: Why you should put that damned phone away

By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:58:03 +0000

Sigh….. 😦

By: SD Wylie

SD Wylie — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:28:12 +0000

Carolyn, you and I are fighting a losing battle. This generation thinks nothing of talking/texting even in the presence of others or at Grandma’s house during Sunday dinner, as you say. Their future children will be raised with this same lack of courtesy, and so on. They will not learn to consider such anti-social behavior as rudeness; thus it is doomed to continue forever.

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:40:53 +0000

Yes, I do think you’re (sadly) correct, L.Lino.

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By: L. Lino

L. Lino — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:50:13 +0000

In answer to your question: yes, cell phone etiquette IS important, but it’s only important to SOME of us. To those who believe the world around them (including you in mid-sentence) should just go away because their phone’s ringing, they have no clue there even IS such a thing as “etiquette”. We are indeed a dying breed, those of us who still long for consideration and good manners, don’t you think?

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:37:31 +0000

Gee, Ruth – how do you REALLY feel about cell phones? 😉 Of course, I agree with you, but I’m thinking we must seem like dinosaurs to the avalanche of (young) mobile device fans out there….

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By: Dr. Ruth Simkin

Dr. Ruth Simkin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:48:34 +0000

I have a theory – everyone under forty has a mutated gene that allows them to use cell phones and social media with ease, but those of us over 40 or 50 or 60 are unable to do so.

I cannot understand why my young friends use their cell phones with ease while I absolutely don’t seem to be able to make a call without problems. I can’t use social media like they do even though I think my intelligence equals theirs. It must be a mutated gene – I can think of no other reason.

Soon people will mutate to have a little hand sticking out of a cell phone ear. The whole cell phone thing turns my stomach and I couldn’t agree with you more. The whole cell phone new-world has taken rudeness to an entirely new level and people are not able to communicate in ways that we used to, ways that made sense, were caring, were thoughtful.

Instead, we learn shortcuts that we don’t want or need. I could go on ad nauseum but instead will just sum it up thusly: I hate cell phones!

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