Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Miche" > wrote in message
>> On the contrary. If I'm in a doctor's waiting room with my daughter, I
>> may need it to tell my husband where we are.
>>
>> Miche
>
> And that can be done in 15 seconds or less. It is the loudmouth that talks
> on the phone for 20 minutes and is disruptive that is the problem, no matter
> the place.
>
>
Unfortunately like most things a few give everyone a bad name. I put my
phone in manner mode or just turn it off when in a restaurant etc. That
way I can look at the CID and go outside to call them back.

The other day we were in a restaurant and there was a blaring ringtone
and the person answered in a loud voice. They kept going for at least 15
minutes and spoke loud enough to ensure everyone in the restaurant knew
how important they were. An example of even more clueless I was at an
event where there would be a speaker and the phone of the extremely self
important guy in front of me started ringing just before the event
started. He starts yakking in a loud voice. The MC went to the podium to
introduce the speaker and asked that people turn off their phones. The
guy actually got louder. The MC asked again and I gave the guys chair a
kick and he kept going. The person next to him gave him a nudge and he
kept going. The person on the other side of him gave him a nudge and
pointed at the speaker and the guy stopped.

I was at another event and a guys phone started ringing and the guy
answered it and got into a loud conversation while the speaker was
giving his presentation. The speaker politely asked the guy to turn the
phone off and the guy announced that it was important business. A number
of us said to the guy "maybe you should be somewhere else this
morning" and he left in a huff.