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Originally posted by Intangible People who have text message conversations in social situations bother me. Its fine to quickly reply to someone, but if youre talking to me and texting someone at the same time... its just so rude.

Forgot to mention this one too. It drives me nuts. If you want to use your cell phone while someone is talking to you, excuse yourself. I don't like waiting for you to finish replying "omg I luv u sweetie" while we're in mid-conversation.

If I was talking to someone, and while they were in mid-sentence, someone else walked in, and I just turned away and started talking to the new person, that wouldn't be very appropriate, would it? So why do people think it's appropriate when it comes to cell phones?

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I've started to not answer certain calls because I know the people are bored (and boring) and they want to kill time for 1/2 hour or more. I know it bugs them because previously I answered ALL calls quickly. It might be a bit rude to not answer the calls but they've been taking too much of my time.

Another topic - what about using cells when you're in the washroom?

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Originally posted by tvmann I've started to not answer certain calls because I know the people are bored and they want to kill time for 1/2 hour or more.

hah actually I get this a lot w/ people on BB messenger... they're bored waiting for a streetcar or something and msg'ing me while I'm actually in the middle of something... PING!

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Originally posted by The Highroller If I was talking to someone, and while they were in mid-sentence, someone else walked in, and I just turned away and started talking to the new person, that wouldn't be very appropriate, would it? So why do people think it's appropriate when it comes to cell phones?

I think that if you're expecting an important call, or you're genuinely concerned that something might be an emergency, then it's perfectly fine to excuse yourself to deal with a call for a few minutes. Couple of times I've been in a meeting or social gathering and somebody has called or texted to ask for directions or if they're too late - would be kind of ridiculous to ignore that.

When it comes to text messages in particular, though, I think that if you need to send out more than 3 (rule of thumb), then it's time to escalate to an actual phone call. I would much rather wait 2 minutes for you to work your shit out properly than sit with you for 20 minutes making half-assed distracted conversation.

In general, if somebody gives the impression that there's a good reason why they need to answer/respond, and that they're aware of it being an imposition and are at least somewhat contrite, then it isn't a big deal. But it is a fine line to walk, with extreme douchebaggery on the other side.

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