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Few Rules Of Cell Phone Decorum

The invention of cell phones (celular)(celular) while driving is one of the
may be equated at par with the inventionmain reasons of car accidents, as the
of radio, telephone or the television.conversation itself is distracting;
Its usage has grown to astronomicalhence, the accidents even happen with
proportions. Almost every human beinghands free cell phones. Technological
from a bubbling teenager to an oldchange is forcing the society to define
infirm individual keeps a cell phonenew norms and is leading towards a
(celular). Previously it was consideredparadigm shift in societal acceptance of
a status symbol, but now with priceswhat is termed as cell phone behavior.
hitting rock bottom, it has become aThe thin line between private and
necessity with everyone, right from thepersonal has vanished. The wireless and
daily wage laborer to the companyGen Y kids believe it is their
president.birthright to use cell phones (celular)
Along with its wide spread use has alsoand other technological products
come its wide spread abuse. You can findanywhere and anytime, without care or
people talking, nay, yelling on theirrespect for anyone.
cell phones (celular) at every nook andThis use or abuse of the cell phones
corner. The ease-of-use and its superb(celular) urgently demands enforcement
functionality have made people go intoof civilized practices, which may be
some sort of a virtual phantom privatecalled as mobile manners, mobile
world, where they lose consciousness ofetiquette, or rules of cell phone
their surroundings. They are so absorbeddecorum. This enforcement cannot be done
with the voice coming from their devicesby the organized agencies of law, like
and their incessant loud reply to itthe courts or the police, but it has to
that they forget they are social beingsbe enforced by the public, by you, by
living in a civilized society, whereme, and by everyone.
other persons also have a right toPeople should follow certain dos and
silence. Cell phone users, almost everydon`ts while using their cell phones
one of them, assume that the society has(celular). Private conversations should
a high tolerance for their constantnever be done in public. They should
chatter and they care-a-dime even if youalso understand that speaking at a low
hear their private conversations,volume gives more clarity at the other
shocking revelations or intimate sweethand than yelling and shouting. They
nothings.should realize that the vibrate feature
It is common to hear people talking oncan always be used at gatherings,
cell phones (celular) at hospitals, jobmeetings, auditoriums, and all other
interviews, funerals, weddings, sportingpublic places.
events, cinemas, theatres, auditoriums,Multitasking while talking can only
conference halls, and at businessdistract and never prove beneficial.
meetings. Hearing Chopin`s or Mozart`sThey should never talk on their cell
Overture suddenly going off in Broadwayphones (celular) while shopping,
shows is not uncommon, although mobiledriving, crossing the streets, or while
phones have to be strictly switched offdoing other personal business. Keeping
or has to be set to vibrate or mutethe conversation short and brief has to
according to the rules. Libraries,be encouraged. And everyone should tell
auditoriums, museums, hospitals, and alleveryone about these mobile manners or
enclosed places for public use likethese few rules of cell phone decorum.
elevators, conference rooms,Then only will a change happen. A change
restaurants, and cafeterias are filledmuch needed for the betterment of the
with people laughing, crying, or goingindividual, the society, and for the
hysterical while speaking to someonetechnological marvel - the cell phone
invisible. With hands free cell phones(celular).
(celular), you can see a person talkingThis article is under GNU FDL license
with full dramatic gestures that a fewand can be distributed without any
years back, would have been considered aprevious authorization from the author.
sure sign of insanity and madness.However the author's name and all the
Most road accidents happen becauseURLs (links) mentioned in the article
people talk more and drive less. It hasand biography must be kept.
been found that holding the cell phone



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