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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dioltach" data-source="post: 2962933" data-attributes="member: 21843">Remember the days before cell phones? We all got by somehow then. My theory is that people hate the feeling of being cut off, that they're continually afraid that something important will happen while they're away.I went on a cruise around the Mediterranean a few years ago, and whenever we were in sight of land, a bunch of people would get out their phones and start phoning around, most of them saying, "I just wanted to see whether my phone works here."Don't get me wrong, cell phones are a brilliant invention, and they make life a lot easier. There are times when it is terribly inconvenient to be cut off from the rest of the world, and they make it a great deal easier for people to combine work with travel. I'm self-employed, for example, and having a cell phone means that I don't have to worry about my clients not being able to contact me if I have to leave my office.But what is the deal with people needing to switch on their phones the minute their plane lands -- and not just business travellers, it's mostly teenagers and other people who usually don't have anything really vital going on -- and complaining bitterly when they have to switch them off.My pet peeve is people who come to visit, and leave their phones on, and spend half the evening talking on them. Actually, I'm pretty appalled by most people's phone etiquette in general: if there's a conversation going on in the room, take the phone somewhere else! You're just annoying everyone else! And don't get me started on people who start yakking at the top of their voice in restaurants ...I think there should be licences for cell phones. Limit use to people who have a real need for them! (Grumblegrumblemuttermumble)</blockquote>

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