MOBILE PHONE ETIQUETTE

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adeeb.hassan@hotmail.com

Mobile phone etiquettes are about following some simple guidelines of common courtesy when using a cell phone in public, designed to make public places more enjoyable for all or using it in a meeting whether it is casual or formal.

Chances are, you’ve been annoyed at one point or another by someone not practicing proper cell phone etiquette. The man or woman talking loudly into mobile offends those forced to listen to it which is worth nothing to them. Some people sometimes enjoy the practice of listening and making mockery of other person talking into cell phone but most people are really annoyed. Private conversations, arguments, details about how a meeting went, or intimate knowledge of what’s in a stranger’s refrigerator at home are all things unwilling for other persons and they can even do better without these details irrelevant for them.

Aside from loud and un-concerned conversations, obnoxious ringtones provide regular disruptions to other people. The ambiance of restaurants and cafes must now compete with ringing phones and one-sided conversations. Another issue is what is done by the drivers. They talk and drive, they text of cell and driver, they hit and they cause damage then. A sense of deprivation is prevailing in the minds of our people and we try to impress other people by just looking busy.

The issue also remains when we call someone for meeting and still don’t pay attention to them and continues to send messages to some other. In my personal opinion, the person who is physically present deserves more time and more attention than the person who is not present in between.

Some people have gotten so fed up with rude mobile phone users they have turned to illegal mobile phone jammers. These devices knock cell phone users off their lines and prevent a reconnection with the cell tower until the user wanders out of range.

Cell phone can be used in ethical manner if we follow the following rules at the minimum.

1. 1. When there are people around you and you cannot answer the call in isolation, leave the call and let go the call to voice mail. If it is urgent, roll over to the place where no one can listen to you. It is a polite manner.
2. Phones should not be answered at the places where other people may be disturbed. For keeping the record of missed calls, either turn the mobile phone to vibration mode or activate missed call notifications.

3.     Keeping the voice low is a true symbol of a gentleman. While talking on cell phone, keep your tone low and your voice straight i.e. without any emotions.

4.     Maintain a reasonable distance from the person nearest to you while talking on phone. Make sure that no one is listening to what are you talking about on phone.

5.     Details are not essential. Keep your conversation short to a minimum.

6.     It looks odd, proud and selfish attending the call and leave the one to whom you were talking earlier. The person in front of you deserves more than the person calling you. If it is an emergency call, excuse yourself before taking the call.

7.     It is better to make a phone call later rather than never been able to make a call. Talking while driving is illegal and should not be practiced. While you are on road, not only you but other persons may also suffer due to you.

8.     Cell phones should be kept off while at mourning places or quiet places like library, meeting rooms etc. Moreover, ringing cell phones may disqualify you in job interviews and presentations.

9.     Do not wear Bluetooth devices or headphones while speaking to others. Other people may not know if you are really listening to them or the phone, which may cause bad feelings.

10.  Do not call close to pregnant women, children and patients especially in emergency wards.

11.  During a meeting, don’t answer your phone, text your friends, or check your e-mail. Otherwise, you’ll appear distracted, bored, and unprofessional. If you’re texting or e-mailing someone for important information pertaining to the meeting, let others know what you’re doing so they don’t think you’re being disrespectful. The best thing to do is leave your cell phone at your desk, and be sure to turn the ringer off.

For some Asian women, appearing more Westernized through having larger eyes is a very real concern. Short of plastic surgery and makeup, there are not many effective ways to give off the appearance of being more in tune with the Occident than the Orient.

A wedding is supposed to be a momentous occasion, wherein a man and a woman (and in some places a woman and a woman or a man and a man) lovingly commit to each other in a symbolic ceremony legally recognized by a signature on a piece of paper.

Requisite wedding items are music, good food, good drinks and fun. Not guns. Never guns.

Just before leaving the wedding reception with his new bride, 21-year old Pankaj Kishore Karotia was fatally shot in the head by his uncle.

This was not a case of jealousy, however, and no malice was involved. A popular Indian wedding custom is to shoot a gun in the air in celebration. Unfortunately, as the excited uncle learned, you should never load the gun with the barrel pointing at people.

In what was ruled culpable homicide, the gun fired as he was loading for one final shot in the air before his nephew left with his new bride.

The bride was waiting in the car for her new husband to take them to their home at the time of the accident.

Thai Artist Shares Little Slices Of Life

Thai artist Kittiwat Unarrom has found a way to give one of the world’s most basic food items an entirely different look, and it’s not pretty. Prepare to have your understanding of artistic good taste completely redefined.

No, this picture wasn’t taken in a serial killer’s basement. Believe it or not, those graphic, gory body parts are actually loaves of bread. This is definitely a far cry from the good, homemade bread your mother used to make, and it’s certainly not intended for anyone with a weak stomach.

So, anybody interested in a slice of severed head?

Ooh, these ones look really fresh! I bet they’d be scrumptious with some decent strawberry preserves.

If you can get past the cannabilistic queasiness that’s probably churning around inside of you, you might find the bread to be quite tasty—it’s made from dough, raisins, cashews, and chocolate. Unarrom, who holds a master’s degree in fine arts, uses the family bakery as a workshop for his culinary creativity, where he transforms innocent loaves into something straight out of the Saw movie series.

What began as a university competition for Unarrom turned into a full-time pursuit that keeps him busy for six hours a day. High demand for his work has driven prices as high as $500 for one loaf of his death bread.

This may be one of the most creative combinations of culinary knowledge and artistic skills I’ve ever seen, but seriously, somebody needs to give this guy a job designing props for horror movies.