Hefei Expat - China
The World => News and Opinion => Topic started by: luiz_iniciante on May 30, 2014, 01:34:22 pm
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... And this just in:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/mobile-is-eating-the-worlds-attention-11-amazing-graphs-on-the-state-of-the-internet/371727/
I refrain from judging whether these trends will be good or bad for humanity. However, just as we all know how to behave inside an elevator, I think the world needs to follow some basic rules for smart phone etiquette.
http://www.samachar.com/sainsbury-s-welcomes-phone-debate-nhffLsacbea.html
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/hang-up-or-i-wont-serve-you-backing-for-sainsburys-checkout-assistant-who-gave-shopper-lesson-in-mobile-phone-etiquette-8683404.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-23190261
I, for one, find it amazing that people cannot be separated from their phones for the two hours it takes to watch a movie in the cinema. Hearing a ringtone followed by that loud, 'Hello? Hi, yeah, that's right, I'm in the movie theatre right now! How are things with you?' fills me homicidal fury everytime. I read recently of a cafe that that wrote explicitly on its door that it had no Wi-Fi as the people working there wanted it to be a place where the patrons chatted with each other.