Mobile communications entered our life quite rapidly: so that even the generally accepted norms of politeness in relation to cell phone calls did not have time to develop "naturally". As a result, some people become a kind of "mobile terrorists", harassing others with endless calls and demanding an immediate response to SMS - or forcing everyone to listen to long conversations with their best friend at full volume. How can I use my phone to avoid irritating others?
Instructions
Step 1
Mute your phone not only in theaters and concerts, but also in cinemas or museums, as well as places of worship. In other public places, set the volume to minimum so that every time you receive a call, the sound does not make everyone within 100 meters shudder.
Step 2
Better to turn off your phone during business meetings. If you are spending time in a company, especially in a “close circle,” and they call you, be as short as possible. A long phone conversation will be disrespectful to your interlocutors. You can apologize, say you can't speak, and promise to call back later.
Step 3
If you call someone yourself, at the beginning of the conversation, ask if it is convenient for your interlocutor at the moment to talk with you.
Step 4
If you receive a call at a time when you cannot communicate on the phone - "drop" the call and send a message promising to call back later and, if necessary, indicating the reason why you cannot do this.
Step 5
In crowded places, talk on the phone in an undertone, without forcing strangers around you to necessarily listen to the details of your private life. Try not to have conversations in queues, in a crowded bus and other places with a high density of people, where you will be forced to speak "over the ear" of your unwilling neighbor: this is how you invade his personal space.
Step 6
If you call someone, and the subscriber does not pick up the phone or “hangs up” the call, do not call back 10-15 times in a row. If a person cannot speak, the situation is unlikely to change in 5-10 seconds. Usually people then call back themselves, but you can also write an SMS with a request to contact, especially if the matter is urgent.
Step 7
If you do not receive an answer to your SMS within 15-20 minutes, this is not a reason to be offended by inattention or to think that you are being ignored. Maybe at the moment a person is sitting at the dentist, saving the world or running cross-country. After all, each of us has the right to be employed.
