Some time ago I was having dinner with a friend. Our conversation was rather serious… and all of a sudden those cellphone ringing all the time started to annoy me. Some with a decent soft sound… others screaming loud with the most wierd and dumb ringtones…
It seems these days not possible anymore to get away from cellphones and their mostly annoying ringtones.
While talking to my friend I took my own cellphone and switched off the sound, so only the vibrating alarm was active. Since that day my cellphone has been on vibrate only. And I think it is good this way. Why should I annoyed someone else with the loud sounds of a ringtone because someone wants to reach me.
Funny that at least 3 persons followed my example. Seems more people are annoyed by this…
Don’t know. But it is something to think about. Fact is that mobile phones can be very annoying at times. And I am happy they have an off-switch.
It seems that a cellphone is seen as a personal item in which a lot of people try to distinguish themselves. Forgetting the fact that other people don’t care about that. Or, are even annoyed by the loud presents of ringotnes and people in loud conversation on their phone.
Recently, i was shopping at a discounter, when a man began to talk. He was looking at me, so i thought he was talking to me. I wanted to turn around to ask him what this was all about when i noticed a little bluetooth headset in his ear. The man really looked stupid. As if he was talking to himselve.
Personally, i hate these things. The celphones are such a big intrusion of the private life.
My business cellphone has ring tones always switched off. As soon as I am home, I switch it off completely.
My private cellphone has sounds switched off most of the time. Only when I don’t carry it on me it has a very gentle and soft music on. For example when I am reading a book in the evening. Then it is always laying beside me on the table.
Cellphones can be very handy and useful. But I agree, they can be a terror as well. And as Sanne said, it is good that you can turn them off completely. There are times I don’t want to be reachable. That I just want to be alone or with the persons I am with.. undisturbed!!!!
“That I just want to be alone or with the persons I am with.. undisturbed!!!!”
New way to greet visitors:
“Feel welcome and comfortable… I will turn off my cellphone!”