Comments on: Technology Addicts, where are your manners?

By: Shawn Blanc

Shawn Blanc — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:14:38 +0000

I never answer my phone if I’m in a conversation ulness it’s my wife calling. Then I’ll say “excuse me, it’s my wife.”

Something I do that is rude though is often I’ll be on the phone with someone and working at my computer at the same time, thus only giving about 1/2 the energy needed for a polite conversation.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:03:35 +0000

@Molly:

Yes, I am exactly one of those types of people. That is exactly why I wrote the article. I realized the other night — I was actually sitting with someone eating dinner and my phone rang, I said, “Crap, I really need to answer this — excuse me.”

The 9/10 is an actual statistic, I asked 10 people and 9 of them said they did.

Thinking of all of my friends, every single one of us is guilty of being in that “heap” of people. Sad huh :(

Just my opinion, doesn’t mean it will ever change.

The meeting side of things is from a scenario totally different.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:27:11 +0000

I fall into the 9 out of 10 people ;)

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:10:36 +0000

Two questions:
1. Is that 9 times out of 10 an actual statistic?

2. Are you heaping yourself into the group of people who respond to text messages or answer calls when they are with someone?

I’m not pointing fingers, I’m just curious. :)