Private Phone calls in Public Places and Why we Hate them.

Why does this have to be explained at all? (And yes, I know it does) Doesn't anyone do any parenting? And can't the schools shoehorn some manners training alongside the propaganda they spout in their re-education camps?

I cannot imagine that anyone has not dealt with this problem in our current techno age. It is annoying. I get so frustrated with rude, obnoxious people. It's as if they have never been taught a single thing about etiquette. There must be something about this that is linked to having a narcissistic personality-after all, when the voice escalates and the person on the phone is oblivious about who is around them and how disturbing the behavior is, it's all about "me, me, me!"

Well said, and lets hope we can maintain our civility and not punch the offender's lights out, lol UP/U/F/I

It happened to me many times inside a train or in a cafeteria. People just don´t think about others while in public. A good laugh hub. Thanks for sharing.

Came back for another laugh! lol! its getting worse isn't it? if I see one more bimbo or himbo with a cell phone yacking away or even worse tapping the keys with those silly fingers I will,...er, well you get it! voted up and shared, love the new buttons!

Haaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaa I cannot stop laughing at this article! You are just hilarious!

Public phone conversations annoy me to no end. Some of your solutions were funny and some were actually useful. Great hub! :)

You know you can download music on the Smart Phones. I know because my daughter has one. My phone is a stupid phone and only does the basics. Anyway, you could turn some music on rather loud so that the person on the cell phone would move in order to be able to hear. Once they step outside, you can turn the music off again.

The only problem I have with cell phone use in public are those people who walk around with the ear piece in all the time and it seems like they're talking to themselves. If I don't see them right away, but hear them, sometimes I'm not sure at first if they're talking to me. That's irritating, but otherwise generally most people where I've been don't have loud conversations.

However, if I did have to listen in on some loud discussion about a problem such as you described above, depending on the mood I was in, I might tap them on the shoulder and tell, "Since you've including me in this conversation, I have such suggestions on how to deal with that," etc."

I live in a large apartment complex and sometimes my neighbors get loud. Loud around 2 AM or so when you could almost hear a pin drop because it's so quiet due to the time. They don't seem to realize their voices carry, and I can hear them like they were standing right next to me. I did have to hear about sexual problem one of them complaining about. I saw that neighbor a couple of days later, and I stopped him and gave him some advice, since I have studied sex and sexual problems at the university. I was considering it for a major. Well, he was surprised I knew about it and I told him that he had told me about it himself. Then I told him how he did that and now he holds his voice down. After all, if I hadn't overheard his conversation, I would have had no idea about his problem. That's the way it should be. I don't want to know, but often just telling someone they're talking too loud ticks them off and they get defensive. He did at first too, until he thought about it and realized I really did overhear his conversation and my windows and doors were shut and locked. So, that told him to hold it down or share with the whole neighborhood.

Anyway, interesting article. I think a lot of people are trying to be more considerate, or maybe I've just been lucky not being in places where people just let it all out.

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Beyond this specific article, may I make a recommendation to you? I note that you have published 58 hubs, yet only about half are visible and available here on your profile page to be read.

To correct that, go to your profile page. Click on "Edit Profile." Go to almost the bottom of that page where it says "Show only Featured Hubs on my profile:" Click on the 'NO' box and then all of your hubs will be visible again on your profile page.

I realize they have been idled, which is why they aren't showing, but that's no reason not to make them available for readers interested in them. After all your work of writing them, let people who wish to read them do so. The advertising remains on them, so benefit all you can from them even though they are not currently indexed by Google.

It has been my experience that some of my hubs go in and out of idleness in streaks as they become popular for a while and then not again. Back and forth, back and forth.

The reason they are idled is because they do not get enough traffic. It isn't because they are defective. While it never hurts to edit and edit one's work for spelling and grammar errors, etc. (one's own eyes never seem able to find them all, but going over it again and again is helpful), the main thing is to use words in your title that someone might use if they were searching for information like the info in that specific hub. Ask yourself what words would you use if you were searching for this info. Use those words in your title.

Snappy titles look great on the newsstand and on a magazine you have just purchased, but people using the Google search box aren't going to try to think those up when they're searching for your information. So what I'm saying here is that titles matter for search purposes. Changing the title to reflect the contents of the hub may affect the popularity of the hub, but the main reason a hub gets idled is because of little or no traffic.

Otherwise do everything you can to get your hubs traffic. Promote your hubs whenever you get the opportunity, but also make them available to people who visit your profile. I visit people's profiles all the time looking for a hub that interests me. It's my way of saying thank you for taking time to read and comment on my hub. I realize that when someone comments, or especially if they share one of my hubs with their followers, that hub gets exposure and it may be just what is needed to make it successful.

Wishing you great success!

Oh this did make me laugh! lol! the reason? this happened to me on a train! the guy behind me talked so loud that was bad enough, but he phoned about 8 people to tell them he had been promoted at work! In the end I turned round and virtually yelled, well, loudish voice, said, 'will you please shut the hell up? I have heard this conversation 8 @@@dy times! shut up or move!' Haha! the look on his face was a picture! He humbly apologised and put the phone away! He looked like a little boy told of by his mum! lol! so funny! so you can imagine what I would have done to that guy! lol!

I love the ban on cell phones in the hospital and the movies, and yet, people still use them. I think excessive use of cell phones causes a short in the brain that doesn't understand bans and other people's space.

I truly enjoyed this hub Carter. Well done and just the right touch of humor!

Voted up, useful, funny, and interesting.

Phone booths with no phones, what a great idea! lol

How many times do people look right at you talking and act offended and jerk away when you say, "pardon me?" Actually I love doing that, lol.

Hi carter. A great take on what has become a very annoying occurrence today with everyone having cell phones. Some people are just oblivious to their surroundings. Great job. Have a great day.

Thank you for this and well done. Life has spared me this nuisance.

Very perceptive and well done. I am tempted to throttle the offender, but it creates such a scene, spoils your lunch and everything.