Cell phones are space invaders

Drama offenders, where are you? When walking to class or in the bathroom, most of us don’t want to hear someone else’s drama or life story.

It’s such an invasion of personal space. That’s what people do when they use their cell phones with little regard to those around them.

Didn’t your mother tell you to keep your business to yourself? Apparently not everyone has learned that lesson.

And, contrary to popular belief there are lots of drama offenders among us.

When walking to class or to my car, people who talk loudly on their cell phones annoy me the most.

Call it a pet peeve, but when I’m trying to prepare for a test right before class I don’t want to hear about how much you hate your boyfriend and how he makes you mad.

Try to keep your voice at a minimum so when you’re on the phone you don’t sound as if you trying to reach a group of 50 loud elementary school children.

Senior psychology major Veronica Jimenez said she feels the same way.

“They both bother me, by people talking way too loud and by doing it in public bathrooms,” she said.

What possess someone to talk on the phone while they’re using the bathroom?

I was once at work and I walked into the bathroom only to hear a woman talking loudly on her cell phone while in a stall. I assume she was using the bathroom because she was in there for quite some time.

Why couldn’t she wait until she was finished handling her business?

To me the habit of talking on the phone while using the bathroom is the same as eating in it. I highly doubt the person on the other end wants to hear you on the pot.

Another thing many of us are guilty of is talking on the phone while at a store checkout counter.
I work at a customer service desk and I always get people on the phone.

You cannot expect good customer service when you’re ignoring the person you want good service from.

If you do stay on the phone while checking out, don’t get too upset when the cashier is on his phone.
It’s not about being weird but about common courtesy and not being rude.

I’m sure we can get some juicy drama out of someone when we hear people talking loudly on their phone, but it can become excessive. You may be sitting there thinking, “Wow, I’m glad that’s not me,” when you hear all the crazy things others go through.

I know it seems cool, because now you know Brian is cheating on Linda.

Who would have known? Not me. But now that I’ve heard you talking loudly on your phone I’m in on all the latest gossip. Score.

If you ask me it’s just too much information and I’d rather you keep it to yourself.

Now that we live in 2005 it’s hard to avoid this since everyone has more than one way of being contacted.

If you’re going to talk on your phone in a public placekeep your voice down and don’t say anything that might embarrass you or get you into trouble later on.

Or else some of us may think you’re just plain rude. I know I do.

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