The truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me snopes
I think the internet has been around long enough that people
would not take everything they read on a website or email for
truth. I went in to my favorite gas station today for a cappucino,
and on the counter there was an email printed off of the internet
and taped down with the header…PLZ READ. It is the still circulating
email about Starbucks not supporting our soldiers yada yada. I had
to wonder, didn’t anyone take the time to research this and find out
if it was true. I don’t generally believe these types of things, but if I
think there might be a grain of truth in it, I go to snopes.com and check
it out. There are a couple of good websites that have researched these
rumors and will tell you if they are true or not. It worries me that people
will so blindly believe everything they hear or read. Has this blindness
encouraged leaders to dismiss us as intelligent citizens? Are our children
going to grow up without independent thought? Much to ponder for sure.
First, I have to find a new favorite gas station.
Cell phone etiquette (con’t)
One thing I forgot to include in my blog on cell phone
etiquette was answering your cell phone while in class. I
guess the reason I skipped this one is because it is so very
wrong that surely no one would ever do it. Wrong. I witnessed
this stupidity myself. A girl that sits next to me in one of my
literature classes answered her phone to tell the caller that she
was in class. Are you kidding me? What makes this worse is that
she had just asked the professor something and he was in the
middle of an explanation. She ducked behind the girl in front of
her and had her little conversation, and didn’t give a second thought
to the situation. Can I just say.. what an idiot. Just because a phone
rings does NOT mean it has to be answered. Come on. Let’s use a little
better judgment on appropriate times to talk on cell phones.
Cell phone etiquette
While sitting in the doctor’s office the other day, I was lucky enough to hear a woman’s
cell phone conversation. Yes, I was privy to the going’s on in her personal life and
how deeply she was affected by her boyfriend’s lack of maturity that caused him to kiss
another girl in a bar. Lack of maturity. I’m thinking more along the lines of respect.
Anyway, I cannot believe that people do this. It is rude. It is disruptive. It is space rape.
I hate that people do not practice cell phone etiquette. I think I might start a page about
cell phone conversations that I hear every day and see how many I rack up by this time
next year. Come on Margaret, go out into the hallway and tell Donna how you will get
even with this cheating loser.
I think cell phones are great, and in some cases they are a necessity. I also think there
is a responsibility that comes with them. It is a gentle mix of manners and common
sense. Turn your phone off before entering buildings. Especially libraries and funeral
homes. Have intimate conversations in private. Do not talk on the phone while you
order food at the drive-thru, do your banking, or pay for groceries at Kroger. Turn
down your obnoxious ring tone. It is not really music. Or even enjoyable. Lastly, do not
yell in to the phone when you cannot hear the person on the other end. This will not
help you hear him or her better. It makes you look ridiculous.
