I know I have written about this before… but this afternoon in the train from work back to Amsterdam it was bad again.
I was just sitting and was reading a bit. And it struck me again. People and their mobile phones, the horror!
I suspect some people of the fact that want to be noticed with their mobile phones, but for me it is a source of irretation…
No, I have no need to know why that teacher is jerk… And no, I have no need to know what someone will have for dinner that evening… And no, I have need to know who is dating who and why someone it considers as cheating…
It seems that (bluetooth) headsets only make people speak louder…
And no, I have no need to hear ringtones of crying babies or farting people. Some people may consider those funny, I dislike things like that. There are only a few ringtones I consider funny and even those I have no need for to hear them all the time.
I almost never use my mobile phone public and when someone calls me I lower my voice when talking. No ringtones for me, my phone is always on “tremble” alarm only. Sure, I may miss every now and then a call because of that…. but it is worth it.
Enough rambling for one night…. Goodnight and sleep well 🙂
I know and agree to a certain level.
Yes, often those mobile phones are very intruding into someone personal space and that is not a good thing.
Your phone, your calls… keep it that way and don’t bother others with that.
You think this goes for mobile phones?
Well, there are of course locations where it is more likely to have mobile phones being used, work is one such a place. There I find it more acceptable. But even there I appreciate it when someone lowers his/her voice during a phone call.
Don’t get me wrong. I am not against mobile phones. Far from that, they can be very useful. I just don’t want others to intrude my personal and private space with their mobile calls and ring tones. As said I heard some very funny ring tones, but also a lot I consider straight away tasteless.
It is all about respect for someone else’s privacy… lower your voice when talking, keep away from very touchy or private subjects and keep an eye on your ring tone and volume of it. That is all.