A simple request for all cellphone users

[lyzziesmom]

Please, if you're going to be using a cellphone earbud headset thingy in public - especially in a place like, oh let's say a spacious lobby of a large corporation - do not look directly at somebody while you chit chat away and say things like, oh let's say "Hey, howya doing?" and then when that somebody who you are looking at, oh let's say the receptionist answers you by saying "Good, thanks for asking!", do not give me, I mean her, a funny look and make me, I mean her, feel like a total donkey's behind.

Thank you.

 

[AprilShowers]

 

[TheDisneyTraveler06]

Sorry. Couldn't help it. I'll make sure not to look at you next time!

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

I almost choked. That has happened to me so many times!

 

[Keli]

Aren't you glad that didn't happen to you? LOL

I hate it when people do that too. I do enough to embarrass myself I don't need anyone's help!

 

[JadenLayne]

I'm sorry but I think those are the rudest things in the world.

My mother works as a payment processor at a loan company and people will come in to make a payment and still be talking on that thing. I told her I wouldn't wait on them until they have the respect to get off the phone.

Those are one of my HUGE pet peeves.

 

[sajetto]

I've made a donkey's behind of myself more than a few times because of those darn things so you're not alone.

 

[hiwaygal]

there is an older gentleman who works with us and this is kinda what happened to him a few weeks ago.

He went into the men's room and proceeded to do what people do there when he heard someone say "Hello!"

He replied "Hello" (he thought it was odd that some guy in the next stall would be talking to him, but he didn't want to be rude)

Then he hears "How are you?"

"Fine" he says...

And then he hears "Can I call you back, the guy in the next stall keeps answering me and I can't hear you?"

 

[doxdogy]

The first time I saw someone with on those ear thingys, I thought they were talking to themselves.

 

[momrek06]

The first time I saw someone with on those ear thingys, I thought they were talking to themselves.

I am so technically challenged, the first time I saw one of those (do you call them) bluetooths...I thought it was a new toy out by STAR TREK for adults for their ears....I am not a "TREKKIE" so I didn't know...and I am tech challenged so I didn't know....

 

[Tigger&Belle]

there is an older gentleman who works with us and this is kinda what happened to him a few weeks ago.

He went into the men's room and proceeded to do what people do there when he heard someone say "Hello!"

He replied "Hello" (he thought it was odd that some guy in the next stall would be talking to him, but he didn't want to be rude)

Then he hears "How are you?"

"Fine" he says...

And then he hears "Can I call you back, the guy in the next stall keeps answering me and I can't hear you?"

That is too funny!!!

We have one of the bluetooth headsets, but I haven't used it yet. I want to use it when driving and also when using my phone for long distance calls (we don't have long distance on our home phone), but so far I haven't gotten up the nerve to use it. I have no plans to use it walking around in public, but I don't want to look stupid even in front of my own family (or should I say, more stupid than I normally look).

 

[MoniqueU]

I bought my husband a bluetooth with his latest phone, so far he hasnt used it though I don't know why, he wont shut up on his phone. I thought the thing would be perfect for him. I should sell it on ebay.

 

[GeorgeG]

We saw a guy walking in Epcot a week or so ago and we thought he was talking to himself until we got close enough to see he had one of those ear things.

I think they are good for in the car (if you must talk and drive), but cell phones have become a real annoyance in public places. I put them in the same category as "call waiting." If I'm talking to someone on the phone and they put me on hold to take the other call I hang up. If someone continued to talk on their cell while having a conversation with me I'd be inclined to smack them upside the head to dislodge that hideous growth in their ear.

 

[bettyann29]

there is an older gentleman who works with us and this is kinda what happened to him a few weeks ago.

He went into the men's room and proceeded to do what people do there when he heard someone say "Hello!"

He replied "Hello" (he thought it was odd that some guy in the next stall would be talking to him, but he didn't want to be rude)

Then he hears "How are you?"

"Fine" he says...

And then he hears "Can I call you back, the guy in the next stall keeps answering me and I can't hear you?"

 

[binny]

you know I talk to myself so often that I think I should get one just so people think Im actually talking to someone else!

 

[Mrs.Toad]

there is an older gentleman who works with us and this is kinda what happened to him a few weeks ago.

He went into the men's room and proceeded to do what people do there when he heard someone say "Hello!"

He replied "Hello" (he thought it was odd that some guy in the next stall would be talking to him, but he didn't want to be rude)

Then he hears "How are you?"

"Fine" he says...

And then he hears "Can I call you back, the guy in the next stall keeps answering me and I can't hear you?"

Eewwwww!

That's even worse than bringing the newspaper into the bathroom!

 

[Missy Mouse]

there is an older gentleman who works with us and this is kinda what happened to him a few weeks ago.

He went into the men's room and proceeded to do what people do there when he heard someone say "Hello!"

He replied "Hello" (he thought it was odd that some guy in the next stall would be talking to him, but he didn't want to be rude)

Then he hears "How are you?"

"Fine" he says...

And then he hears "Can I call you back, the guy in the next stall keeps answering me and I can't hear you?"

ROFL!!!

 

[cardaway]

I've often thought people who do that should have to wear a light on their head that would work like the "on air" lights they have in studios. It can be really tought to know if the person is "on air" or not.

 

[lyzziesmom]

I've actually seen that bathroom cell phone joke a few times before. However, it's funny because it actually DOES happen!!

Why do people use their cellphones in a public bathroom anyway? When I hear someone doing that, I make really loud mouth fart noises - "pppphhhhththththtppppththth!" - and flush repeatedly!!

 

[NeverlandClub23]

Please, if you're going to be using a cellphone earbud headset thingy in public - especially in a place like, oh let's say a spacious lobby of a large corporation - do not look directly at somebody while you chit chat away and say things like, oh let's say "Hey, howya doing?" and then when that somebody who you are looking at, oh let's say the receptionist answers you by saying "Good, thanks for asking!", do not give me, I mean her, a funny look and make me, I mean her, feel like a total donkey's behind.

Thank you.

I've done this twice. I was at WalMart and a lady looked right at me and said "Hello!" I looked back at her and said "Hi!" (not wanting to be unfriendly) she looked at me and snorted and laughed into her phone conversation saying "This girl thought I was saying Hi to her!" and continued to laugh. I just looked at her like yeah moron, you were looking at me and saying hello.