Anti-social Networking

Wow, I can't believe February is over - with the luxury of a February 29! March always sneaks up on me. Well, so does July. Been a pretty engaged few weeks here and sorry, I have not updated my blog BECAUSE I have been a little busy with work and you know, life.

So, here I am and having one of those not so outstanding days. I feel like I should write about some two little words that are slowly and surely going unnoticed.

Two little words that represent the common person's effort to behave in a way that is polite and inoffensive to others. Two little words that are very underrated. Two little words that are dangerously close to becoming extinct.

                                                                   Social Niceties

Perhaps it's the simple fact that what one person might consider rude, another could find absolutely acceptable. Maybe it's that people are too hard to please. There are too many ways to offend, irritate, befuddle, or otherwise cause people to react in a negative way. It would be impossible to know who's going to not want you to do what, when, where, and why, etc.

That makes sense. I mean, We all have our small things that get us. Social niceties also means that people who are getting off the elevator, or off the bus, get off first before new entrants force their way on, and that doesn't always happen. But to me, those are little things. Acceptable things. Forgivable things.

BUT PEOPLE, Cell phones and public restrooms just do not mix. I mean, personally I don't care if whoever I'm talking to on the phone uses the restroom while they're talking to me. If you can do it and I don't ever have to know, then hey, you're pretty stealthy, good for ya'. It really only becomes awkward when it's...lets just say 'obvious'. In my (humble) opinion, what's really awkward is when you're in the bathroom, someone else is in there with you, and you hear their phone ring. And they ANSWER it. Mid-whateverthey'redoing.

And they're all like, "Hello? Yeah, hi Joanne. No, I'm not doing anything. I'm just ON the TOILET. And other people can HEAR ME TELLING YOU THIS. Yeah, what's we having for dinner?" They are talking food, WHILE they are PEEING. Because no matter what they say, that is very weird.

I mean, is it just me? Am I the only person perplexed by this? I mean, I'm pretty sure Joanne, or Eric or whoever it is calling will understand if you say, "Hey, sorry I missed your call. I was in the restroom." Or did that become unacceptable at some point? I don't know. Frankly, it doesn't come up much. I'm really more of a texter than I am a caller. And I will say that texting in the bathroom doesn't freak me out. I mean, it's texting. It's kind of funny, but it's no big deal.

AND Y'ALL! Answering your cell phone whilst in a movie theatre. Or really, okay, anything involving a cell phone in a movie theatre. Sort of maybe like checking to see who called/texted you. Because let's face it; no matter how well you angle your phone to direct it's mighty-light-screen at you and not the rest of the theatre, I can SEE it, and no matter how quietly you try to text, I can still hear your fingers on the keys if I'm near you, and so can whoever else is sitting next to you, and even if you have your phone on vibrate, YEAH. I can STILL hear that, Chuck!

Uh, that felt nice to let out so I promise, I won't give more thoughts on this but hey, how antagonising would it be if I was all, "I'm updating my blog while I'm in the bathroom talking on my bluetooth headset."? That would be pretty funny.

But I'm not.

Really...