Karina Lacayo from Chile You are in a beautiful place enjoying the landscape, maybe fishing, but suddenly the peace and quiet is interrupted by the noisy sound of a cell phone! Cell phones are everywhere, and some people don't know what the limits of cellphone use are. For me, it's just a matter of education, good manners, and common sense. If I go to a beautiful place, just like the one I mentioned, it is because I want to enjoy nature. I can do it, but without disturbing other people. Nowadays, that's the biggest problem. People disturb other people, first with the ringing of their cell phones and then with their conversations because they usually speak very loudly. Not everybody in a public place should have to listen to private conversations. Even more annoying, you hear just one part of the conversation. People need to learn how to use cell phones correctly. If there is an emergency, cell phones are acceptable; but remember that just a few years ago few people had cell phones and the whole society survived! Nowadays people can't seem to live without this kind of technology. They talk in restaurants, in restrooms, in cars, in hospitals, and at parties. It's incredible! But again , not everybody wants to listen to other people's private conversation. It's like smoking. Just as people don't want to be bothered by smokers, they don't want to be disturbed by cell phone talkers. Our society has to learn to respect other people. It would be great if loud talking was seen as really bad manners. The use of cell phones must be restricted in places such as cinemas, theatres, museums, classrooms, and hospitals. Nowadays, people just laugh when a cell phone rings in these places, but it 's just the beginning, so in the future I think things are going to change. They should have get tickets when they use them in inappropriate places, like people get parking tickets when they park in inappropriate places. Sometimes when you are talking to someone, that person interrupts the conversation because of a cell phone call, sometimes without saying "Excuse me" or "I'm sorry, but this is urgent." That is bad manners. People don't have any limits. They don't know how to respect other people. It's just common sense! But our society is sometimes so "common sense-less!" So, we have to write some rules to restrict, or even prohibit, cell phone use in some places. In the past five years, our world has been changing. There is more stress, and everything is faster. We have a lot of new and useless information, and people are becoming more stressed out. New rules of etiquette are needed for new behaviors in our lives such as using cell phones. It's going to have to be part of our education in the future.
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