No matter where you go, there will always be that one random person behind you yapping away on their cell phone. I think that cell phones are a great invention, don’t get me wrong, but it’s annoying when people take advantage of them. I mostly use my cell phone for text messaging. I have unlimited texting, which most people consider lucky. However, I think that people should be more considerate when using cell phones. Cell phones have changed a lot over time. When I got my first cell phone, I was really young. Believe it or not, I was 10 years old. It was my birthday present. My mom set it up and everything, put it in a little gift bag, and when she handed it to me, my father called it, and surprisingly, the ring tone was set to “Happy Birthday.” I was really excited. My first ever cell phone! However, now that I think of it, I really had no use for it. All cell phones could do then was make calls, and send text messages. Now, cell phones have many features, such as voicemail, internet, mp3 players, and real song ring tones. My cell phone does all of those.
I feel like a hypocrite now that I’m writing this blog. I got my cell phone at such a young age, yet now, when I see a young girl or boy on a cell phone, it kind of gets me angry, because they should be outside doing something with their life. I was never really a phone talker (still not,) so I guess that makes me less of a hypocrite.. Right? Anyways... Here are my five rules for proper cell phone etiquette!
1. Don’t yell. Cell phones are magical inventions that let you talk to someone who could be on the other side of the world. Just because they’re on the other side of the world, that doesn’t mean that you should yell loud enough for them to hear you! That’s why you’re holding that little thing in your hands!
2. Be respectful. If you’re hanging out with your friends, don’t spend all your time texting or calling someone else for the whole time. If you really wanted to talk to them at that particular moment, you should’ve invited them..
3. Earphones, earphones, earphones! Sometimes when I’m on the bus, I start to hear some random music blasting at the side of my ear. Just because cell phones now have built in mp3’s, doesn’t mean you should abuse it. Not everyone listens to the same music that you do. So don’t let them suffer just because you don’t feel like using earphones.
4. Don’t drive and talk. It could be just as deadly as drinking and driving. Say you’re driving down the highway, talking to your significant other on the phone, when all of a sudden you get into an argument! You’re not focused on driving, and all you think about is how angry you are. It will take your mind off the road, and the next thing you know, you wake up in the hospital without an ear.
5. Turn them off. When you’re in class, there’s nothing scarier than the thought of your cell phone going off in the middle of your teachers speech about quadratic functions. What happens if it does? The teacher will magically appear at your desk with their hand out. You may think they just want a friendly high-five, but you’d be wrong! Turning it off could be a bit extreme, which is why the makers of cell phones have created ring types such as “silent” and “vibrate.”
Again, I feel really hypocritical. I always leave my cell phone on the loudest volume. What would happen if I was in the test centre and someone decides to call me and ask where I am? Uh oh!
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