Am I just old fashioned?

[loveallthingsitalian]

I'm one of those people who has very fixed ideas on manners when using mobiles etc so I am finding it very annoying when a lot of the shows are being taken up by Tweets especially when the presenter starts to read it out and then stops and giggles (yes Julia, I mean you) like a schoolgirl keeping a secret. I suppose this is what comes of not having them reviewed beforehand. Would this be the one way to get a bad review slipped in (ha ha)

Texts are ok, I usually mute the phone calls, but the tweets are doing my head in. Perhaps it is because I just don't get it - how in God's name do people get the time to be constantly on giving the world details of their every move.

What are others thoughts on this?

 

[NIKKID]

I hate it too but then i also come from the point of view that mobile should not be answered in company - they have voice mail for goodness sake! Texts scrolling across the screen are bad enough and are usually nothing more than an ego boost for the presenter and guest!

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

thank goodness someone agrees with me about mobiles - when someone answers one whilst talking to me I leave their company as they have just said "this person is more important than you" - personally unless you are a brain surgeon on call I think you can give it a rest - convinced people will soon evolve with mobiles as part of their ear.
I am not against tech - far from it - but they are tools - not a bodypart.

 

[Paul_s]

I hate mobile phones. If mine rings and I'm talking to someone ~ switch the thing off. :grin:

 

[Lucy-loo]

The woman who serves in our corner shop is always on the phone while shes ringing uyiour stuff in the till, then she just about manges to tell you the ammount and holds her hand out for the money, no please or thankyou

 

[Pinkpussycat]

No you're not alone, imho many mobile users are ignorant with no social skills and even less manners. I hate to see people constantly glued to their mobiles especially when walking down the street, often stepping into the road without a thought about traffic. :wonder: I always toot them VERY LOUDLY and usually get a dirty look back, and then I'm forced to give them the two fingered salute. :wink: Well that's far better than hitting them and losing my no claims bonus. :grin: ****** tweets are taking over in all the shows and I'm using the mute option more and more these days and I hope this stupid phase soon passes as you are right, they are being used to massage presenters' egos and there are certain egos that are far too large as it is. :wonder:

 

[Loveinamist]

A lot of people have dire manners with or without a phone glued to their hand.

 

[stratobuddy]

What's a mobile phone?

 

[janie]

i agree 100%. it's the height of rudeness imo. it's not just mobiles though. when i have a guest in my home, i either switch the phone off or let it ring and go to voicemail. i can honestly say out of all the friends i visit, not one does the same. i have taken the time and trouble to visit them and then i am supposed to sit there staring into space while they yak on the phone. i find it very hurtful.:doh:

 

[BusyMum]

is it a generation thing? I have a mobile but it's more to take out with me in case the car breaks down than anything else...I can send a text if I have to but I'd sooner type an e-mail or write a letter - younger people however are glued to their electronic gizmos and can't seem to function without them.

 

[janie]

i'm exactly the same as you described carol. i think to an extent it's a generation thing in that youngsters never have it out of their hand (you often see groups of youngsters all texting. they're with each other but only in communication with someone else. i think it's really weird) but the rudeness goes across all ages.

 

[Lucy-loo]

Im not stupid I can use my computer, and I even have an ipad which I love and an iphone, again love it, but I cant for the life of me understand twitter, not just not understand, cant do it, dont know how it works at all, and couldnt tweet to save my life, my son said just put in who you want to follow, what!

Still my life doesnt seem to be any worse for it

 

[Loveinamist]

is it a generation thing? I have a mobile but it's more to take out with me in case the car breaks down than anything else...I can send a text if I have to but I'd sooner type an e-mail or write a letter - younger people however are glued to their electronic gizmos and can't seem to function without them.

I laughed at this BM, me to a T. :grin:

 

[HoodedClaw]

i'm exactly the same as you described carol. i think to an extent it's a generation thing in that youngsters never have it out of their hand

:thinking:

Now that IS just bad manners! :nod:

 

[janie]

ya know hc, when i saw that in print, i did think to myself, it might have been a mistake. lol

 

[minim]

I resisted using a mobile as long as I could. I did not want to be "found" if I went out solo. I did not want to be told to pick up milk or explain where I was or have to second guess where daughters trainers (jeans, skirts etc) were.
But, when my girls started going out solo I got myself one.
Three people have my mobile number - Himself & my girls.

Same with FB. Signed up just so my girls could keep in touch. Limited to 10 people - I'm exclusive. Even turned Himself down when I got a request from him.

Twitter - forget it.
As for the Q tweets - they drive me nuts! A total waste of time & yes, rude!

 

[HoodedClaw]

Same with FB. Signed up just so my girls could keep in touch. Limited to 10 people - I'm exclusive. Even turned Himself down when I got a request from him.

I thought the phrase was "high class" :wink:

 

[minim]

That too!
Lol

 

[janie]

ah, the dreaded facebook. for me it was a case of 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'. i got so fed up with asking at work, where are the pics of so and so's leaving do, new baby, wedding and the answer was always facebook, that when i left, i signed up as it it was pretty obvious it was by far the best way to stay in contact with the younger element. having said that, although it has its uses, 90% is mindless drivel - 'i got up, i walked the dog' 'the baby threw up'. um, who cares? i think but not sure, twitter is the same only more so. at least you get the odd good pic or joke on fb.

 

[Brissles]

In the same vein, forget Twitter and mobiles - I've always had a THING about being interrupted by other peoples small children i.e. If I am in conversation with an adult and their child demands attention, my conversation is ignored and all the attention is directed to the offspring first, while I am sat there sucking breath !! If I did that as a child, my Mother in no uncertain terms would tell me not to interrupt as it was bad manners, and to wait until she had finished talking.