| The invention of cell phones (celular) | | | | (celular) while driving is one of the |
| may be equated at par with the invention | | | | main reasons of car accidents, as the |
| of radio, telephone or the television. | | | | conversation itself is distracting; |
| Its usage has grown to astronomical | | | | hence, the accidents even happen with |
| proportions. Almost every human being | | | | hands free cell phones. Technological |
| from a bubbling teenager to an old | | | | change is forcing the society to define |
| infirm individual keeps a cell phone | | | | new norms and is leading towards a |
| (celular). Previously it was considered | | | | paradigm shift in societal acceptance of |
| a status symbol, but now with prices | | | | what is termed as cell phone behavior. |
| hitting rock bottom, it has become a | | | | The thin line between private and |
| necessity with everyone, right from the | | | | personal has vanished. The wireless and |
| daily wage laborer to the company | | | | Gen Y kids believe it is their |
| president. | | | | birthright to use cell phones (celular) |
| Along with its wide spread use has also | | | | and other technological products |
| come its wide spread abuse. You can find | | | | anywhere and anytime, without care or |
| people talking, nay, yelling on their | | | | respect for anyone. |
| cell phones (celular) at every nook and | | | | This use or abuse of the cell phones |
| corner. The ease-of-use and its superb | | | | (celular) urgently demands enforcement |
| functionality have made people go into | | | | of civilized practices, which may be |
| some sort of a virtual phantom private | | | | called as mobile manners, mobile |
| world, where they lose consciousness of | | | | etiquette, or rules of cell phone |
| their surroundings. They are so absorbed | | | | decorum. This enforcement cannot be done |
| with the voice coming from their devices | | | | by the organized agencies of law, like |
| and their incessant loud reply to it | | | | the courts or the police, but it has to |
| that they forget they are social beings | | | | be enforced by the public, by you, by |
| living in a civilized society, where | | | | me, and by everyone. |
| other persons also have a right to | | | | People should follow certain dos and |
| silence. Cell phone users, almost every | | | | don`ts while using their cell phones |
| one of them, assume that the society has | | | | (celular). Private conversations should |
| a high tolerance for their constant | | | | never be done in public. They should |
| chatter and they care-a-dime even if you | | | | also understand that speaking at a low |
| hear their private conversations, | | | | volume gives more clarity at the other |
| shocking revelations or intimate sweet | | | | hand than yelling and shouting. They |
| nothings. | | | | should realize that the vibrate feature |
| It is common to hear people talking on | | | | can always be used at gatherings, |
| cell phones (celular) at hospitals, job | | | | meetings, auditoriums, and all other |
| interviews, funerals, weddings, sporting | | | | public places. |
| events, cinemas, theatres, auditoriums, | | | | Multitasking while talking can only |
| conference halls, and at business | | | | distract and never prove beneficial. |
| meetings. Hearing Chopin`s or Mozart`s | | | | They should never talk on their cell |
| Overture suddenly going off in Broadway | | | | phones (celular) while shopping, |
| shows is not uncommon, although mobile | | | | driving, crossing the streets, or while |
| phones have to be strictly switched off | | | | doing other personal business. Keeping |
| or has to be set to vibrate or mute | | | | the conversation short and brief has to |
| according to the rules. Libraries, | | | | be encouraged. And everyone should tell |
| auditoriums, museums, hospitals, and all | | | | everyone about these mobile manners or |
| enclosed places for public use like | | | | these few rules of cell phone decorum. |
| elevators, conference rooms, | | | | Then only will a change happen. A change |
| restaurants, and cafeterias are filled | | | | much needed for the betterment of the |
| with people laughing, crying, or going | | | | individual, the society, and for the |
| hysterical while speaking to someone | | | | technological marvel - the cell phone |
| invisible. With hands free cell phones | | | | (celular). |
| (celular), you can see a person talking | | | | This article is under GNU FDL license |
| with full dramatic gestures that a few | | | | and can be distributed without any |
| years back, would have been considered a | | | | previous authorization from the author. |
| sure sign of insanity and madness. | | | | However the author's name and all the |
| Most road accidents happen because | | | | URLs (links) mentioned in the article |
| people talk more and drive less. It has | | | | and biography must be kept. |
| been found that holding the cell phone | | | | |