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Met a friend for lunch the other day. Hadn't seen her in a month and was looking forward to catching up. I always turn my phone off and never thought about my friends, whether she turned hers off or not. I never thought about it until it started to ring. Her phone is set on the old fashion phone ring and it was turned up very loud. I mentioned it being too loud and she blamed it on her husband for the settings. When it rang it was a bit alarming. She looked at it and said, "Alabama?" She answered it and began arguing with a person who turned out to be a stranger but my friend turned into this indignant person and gave them hell for calling and hung up.
I thought ok, and moved on with talking and the meal. Then it rang again. I now thought this is too bizarre. My friend is not a cell phone user, like hanging on it forever, so I thought this was getting odd. She does the same thing, states what state the call is coming from and then answers it and starts to argue with the person about calling her. At this point I told her to just ignore and then block the numbers, or turn it off. She said it was on in case her husband called which is ridiculous or put it on vibrate..
Anyway, this happened a total of 4 times in a 2hr period. I realized my friend wanted to fight with someone, she was angry.
My friend has never done this before. I also know when I meet her again I have to be more direct and tell her to knock it off.
What have you done when this happens? Just curious. I mentioned it to other friends and it was a surprise to them.
unfortunately I phones are a way of life with most people..
whether in restaurants or around the family table...
what I will do before we sit down at the table....or if im in a restaurant or at the movies....or anywhere else it might be rude to answer....I announce "im shutting down my phone until after the meal....it would be rude to all of you to answer it" after saying this.....most everyone will do the same..
what I will do before we sit down at the table....or if im in a restaurant or at the movies....or anywhere else it might be rude to answer....I announce "im shutting down my phone until after the meal....it would be rude to all of you to answer it" after saying this.....most everyone will do the same..
Frankly, I'd get up and walk out. I don't need friends who talk to me like that if I've done nothing wrong to warrant it.
I might agree it’s rude for your friend to leave it on and answer unimportant phone calls during dinner… But to those of you who have answered so far… Do you seriously make demands on your friends that they must turn off the phone when they are with you? Do friends really do that? Friends are not like your children that you can just tell what to do. One either accepts and shrugs off the quirky behaviors of our friends or we don’t.
unfortunately I phones are a way of life with most people..
whether in restaurants or around the family table...
what I will do before we sit down at the table....or if im in a restaurant or at the movies....or anywhere else it might be rude to answer....I announce "im shutting down my phone until after the meal....it would be rude to all of you to answer it" after saying this.....most everyone will do the same..
I would not do the same if I was out to dinner with someone who made such an announcement. I would be wondering why they need to completely shut down their phone I have the self control to not answer my phone Everytime it rings, and can also wait to respond to any text messages as well.
remain calm and quiet.
i have found that total and complete
silence is the best remedy for me.
only AFTER she is finished and actually
ASKS me a question, do i respond.
Personally, I think it's rude. We used to have phones in our homes and were actually able to leave our homes for hours. We'd come home and maybe find some messages, and maybe answer them. The fact that people now think they have to answer every call is, well, there are a few things I can think and none are really kind lol. Try being in retail and waiting on someone who answers the phone and leaves the line to talk, then gets mad that you took the next person in line!
I have a relative that gets all up in arms if I can't make an event they plan. But when I do go, they are the ones texting, facebooking and talking on the phone. My phone is on silent in my pocket.
Rude
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