Rudeness
I know there are a lot of people who are complete jackasses when it comes to using a cell phone. They talk too damn loud, they completely forget they are not alone in their own little cave talking on the phone.
The oversharing ALONE can cause one’s ears to bleed. Just peruse the listings of OverheardInNewYork if you don’t believe me. Although you don’t have to believe me - I’m sure you’re experienced just such a thing yourself.
But you know, it doesn’t always go one way. It’s not always the person on the phone that is being rude. Rudeness, it seems, is all around us. Sometimes, for instance, you could have made a call on your cell phone, and moved to a location that while public, was unoccupied and therefore somewhat private. You could sit there and talk quietly while waiting for, let’s say, your hair appointment. And then you could be interrupted, repeatedly, by someone coming out and standing RIGHT NEXT TO YOU and screaming to someone else who is across the parking lot.
At one point, you might even have to excuse yourself momentarily from the call because you can’t hear over the screaming. You might even have to say, a little bit louder than necessary that “I can’t hear you right now because someone is standing next to me screaming.” While looking very pointedly at The Rude Screaming Screamer.
