Vent-I Hate People on Cellphones in Lineups

[cinnamon]

A bad start to my day. uggh!

The guy in front of me at the coffee shop lineup is chatting on his cellphone. Loud enough for a couple of us to hear the dull conversation. He gets to the front and the girl ask what would he like.

The idiot keeps talking on his phone! She asks again. AFter a couple more sentences he orders something.

THe next time that happens, I'm just going to move up and give my order because I know what I want and if people are too rude and inconsiderate to hang up the phone when they get to the front of the line, too damm bad!

 

[bubbatd]

I'm sorry , but I hate these rude people !! Either talk on the phone or shop and whatever !! Not both !

 

[darkchild16]

Ugh you have no clue how annoying that is. I work a deli counter at work and when people come up with phone half the time you cant tell if they are talking to you or not. Last night we had one lady come in and she waaas the only person in line and was ordering but couldnt remember what her husband wanted and asked if I minded if she called him to ask. I wanted to hug the lady I was like not at all thanks for asking but I wanted to hug her.

 

[jess2416]

Its not the cellphones... its the people..

if people are going to be rude, they are going to be it regardless of whether or not they are talking on a cellphone..

I shop and talk all the time, and I'll be damned if someone is going to call me rude when Im not...

When I get to the counter, I ALWAYS tell the person Im on hold with to hang on and then when Im done at the counter I resume my conversation..

oh and I have found that if people quit listening so hard, you wont hear nearly as much of other peoples conversations...

 

[skittledoo]

I've actually done that... pushed in front of a cellphone chit chatter that is. I get so annoyed. I don't even really like talking on my own phone around people just because I feel like I'm being rude. One time I was in a similar situation at Starbucks. Some guy was chit chatting on his phone and the lady behind the counter taking his order was growing impatient. So, I stepped up and placed my order. Of course the guy was pissed and yelled at me about how he was in line first and I had no right to cut him off.

 

[darkchild16]

Its not the cellphones... its the people..

if people are going to be rude, they are going to be it regardless of whether or not they are talking on a cellphone..

I shop and talk all the time, and I'll be damned if someone is going to call me rude when Im not...

When I get to the counter, I ALWAYS tell the person Im on hold with to hang on and then when Im done at the counter I resume my conversation..

oh and I have found that if people quit listening so hard, you wont hear nearly as much of other peoples conversations...

Thats not the kind of stuff I was talking about at least we have people that do that all the time and it doesnt phase me its when they are talking and ordering that i hate.

 

[Fran27]

It was the same when I was working at the bakery... People would come in, order something and leave all the while talking in their cellphone. I hated it, especially when you had to ask them to be more specific and they were so busy talking they would not hear you...

 

[release the hounds]

a little respect goes a long ways. The person you're talking to deserves respect, and the person in front of you trying to help deserves your respect and attention as well. Best not to divide it. If the conversation is really that important, maybe its not the best time to be deciding between a tall or veinte coffee or red or blue swimsuit.

If conversation and human interaction is really that important, here's a novel idea, get off the phone and interact with people around you. It's amazing how much better a day can get when people are actually aware of you and what's around them and they react to that stuff, instead of being in their own little world locked in meaningless convo or ipod movies.

 

[bubbatd]

My son calls me when he's shopping etc .... drives me nuts !!! I let him know too !

 

[jess2416]

instead of being in their own little world locked in meaningless convo

and who are you to say, that ANYONES conversation is meaningless..

 

[PoodleMommy]

Its not the cellphones... its the people..

if people are going to be rude, they are going to be it regardless of whether or not they are talking on a cellphone..

I shop and talk all the time, and I'll be damned if someone is going to call me rude when Im not...

When I get to the counter, I ALWAYS tell the person Im on hold with to hang on and then when Im done at the counter I resume my conversation..

oh and I have found that if people quit listening so hard, you wont hear nearly as much of other peoples conversations...

What Jess said.

I always talk on the phone while on line at starbucks, or at the store, or wherever... hey I might as well multi-task... it doesnt take much effort to do either so why not do them at the same time?

 

[sparks19]

a little respect goes a long ways. The person you're talking to deserves respect, and the person in front of you trying to help deserves your respect and attention as well. Best not to divide it. If the conversation is really that important, maybe its not the best time to be deciding between a tall or veinte coffee or red or blue swimsuit.

If conversation and human interaction is really that important, here's a novel idea, get off the phone and interact with people around you. It's amazing how much better a day can get when people are actually aware of you and what's around them and they react to that stuff, instead of being in their own little world locked in meaningless convo or ipod movies.

Agree....

it's all part of this "I'm more important than everyone else" frame of mind people have going on these days. Like they are the ONLY people on earth.

I remember when I worked at Tim Hortons (coffee shop) people would pull up to the drive thru and say "Hold ON I'm on the phone" Well GET OFF THE STUPID PHONE.... We would have a line up of cars out onto the street but they don't care.

No not all people with celll phones are rude and not all people that are rude when on cell phones are rude all the time either. Those same people that would come through and be so rude while on their precious phone would come through the next morning without being on the phone and are able to order promptly and get their correct order right away and are happy and polite and move on. So sometimes... I think it IS the cell phone that turns people into monsters lol. They are capable of being polite any other time.

What cracks me up is when someone orders while on their cell phone and are talking to me and the person on the phone at the same time... THEN these people get pissy at me when they get to the window and say "Can't you hurry up I'm already late for work" OH I'm sorry... perhaps you shouldn't have spent 5 minutes at the speaker talking on the phone instead of ordering... and if you are late for work... WHY are you stopping for coffee? Priorities?

 

[PoodleMommy]

and who are you to say, that ANYONES conversation is meaningless..

you keep stealing all my arguments

sometimes people are too far away to just go talk with them face to face... does that mean we shouldnt interact?

Some of you would die in NYC... new yorkers never get off their phones, :lol-sign:

 

[sparks19]

Well if the conversation was that important I would think one would be giving them their undivided attention instead of trying to talk to two people at once.

 

[darkchild16]

exactly my thoughts Sparks we had one guy at the counter talking about his ummmmm bathroom problems. Sorry but unless you want puke mixed in with your taboule then dont tlak about that.

 

[zoran]

Cellphones have a place in our lives but to say that they are used for interaction with friends is a bit too much. If your friends are that important, then by all means call them, but do it from home where you can give them your undivided attention. I get rattled when someone in front of me at Timmie's just continues to yap on the phone instead of placing their order. I have pushed my way in front of these rude people and placed my order and I can say the worker was quite pleased with this. And did you ever try and have a converstion with a friend over coffee when you have a dim lightbulb talking on a cell so loud that you can hear them throughout the store? Some people seem to find a sense of importance talking on cellphones in public, something they need. Like a baby with a pacifier is what we always call them. If your conversation is that important, stay in your car and finish talking before entering a public place. Nothing ruder than to have a loudmouth ruin our quiet time.