With the introduction of mobile phones into our lives, brand new etiquette rules came along. Although it has been in our lives for more than 20 years, some basic courtesy rules are still not observed when using the phone.
Unfortunately, these disturbing behaviors that you are exposed to almost every day, and maybe some of them you are doing, are unfortunately done too much. Here are some of them:
No unnecessary searches should be made before 10 am or after 10 pm.
According to people, these time intervals may be stretched, but the general average is like this. Unless it is a very important issue, you should not call people you are not very intimate with at certain times.
Unless there is a very urgent situation, it is acceptable to ring the phone 4-5 times at most.
Because too much is insistence. No one wants to wake up, take a break from their meal, or leave their work unfinished for a non-urgent matter.
“Is X there?”, “Who are you?” without introducing yourself to the person you are calling. Such questions should not be asked.
To avoid appearing as a creditor, you should not enter this way.
Loud phone calls should not be made in common areas such as public transportation, offices and waiting rooms.
You can talk in a quiet tone for a minute or two, but long, loud conversations will test people’s patience. Moreover, some of them exaggerate and even open a video conversation. You need to think not only of yourself but also of others.
When meeting someone, it’s not nice to deal with your phone instead of chatting with them.
You make the other person feel worthless.
If you are making a phone call while someone is with you, you should not put the sound on speaker without asking the person on the end of the line.
That person will probably be unnecessarily nervous because he’s going to say something private to you, which he doesn’t need to say. It’s also not nice to say “I’m giving the X” and put the phone away without the person’s approval (parents do this a lot unfortunately).
Before you make a video call, you need to get approval from the people who can appear on the camera.
That person may not want to be seen in his home state, it is his natural right not to want to be seen in any way. This can often cause problems in housemates. If you know that he has no reservations, you can video chat, but if you do not know his opinion on this subject, opening it without asking him is to ignore the rules of courtesy.
When someone calls you, you have to wait for them to end the call.
Otherwise it will be like closing your face. Of course, if you do not have time, if you need to close it urgently, you can specify it and close it.
While listening to music with headphones, the sound should not be at a level that will disturb others.
If there is no headphones, the sound should not be turned up at all while watching a video.
The phone should be kept silent in public areas such as public transportation, cinema, library.
If everyone’s phones had increased call and notification sounds, it would have been a complete chaos. Even key sounds should be kept off in such environments.
If someone is showing you something on the phone, you should not pick up the phone.
When he hands it over, you have to give it back immediately after looking at that thing, it will not be nice if you swipe left and right and look at other things.
It’s a good idea to consult someone before you video call.
Video calling someone without notice is not welcome. Especially if it’s a “group video call”. Of course, there is no problem in looking for people with whom you are very sincere and know that you have no reservations about it.
It is an example of impudence to call or write to someone you do not ask about his condition once in a while, even for his birthday or wedding, just because you have lost your job.
It’s no different than treating someone as a “disposable napkin”.
When you are asked for an IBAN number, you should not send it as a screenshot.
Imagine if the same was done to you.
Staring at someone else’s phone in areas such as public transport is harassment.
Some can even exaggerate and read private conversations.
If the person you called said that he had eaten and what you want to tell is long, you should say that you will call later and hang up.
If you prolong the subject, there will be situations such as the coldness of the food in front of that person and if there are others at the table, it will be disrespectful to them.
You should not turn on the light of the phone in dark environments such as the cinema where people are together.
The phone light you turn on suddenly will dazzle people who are accustomed to the dark. Opening while the movie is in progress will distract you, so you push the limits of disrespect.
You should not share someone’s contact information without their permission.
It will be a nice behavior to inform that person without adding them to the WhatsApp group. If it’s a group of people who don’t know each other’s phone number beforehand, some people might be offended by this.
In public areas, you should not point the camera of your phone towards the face of the person in front of you.
More importantly, you should try not to approach them in private areas. We used to want to say, “We don’t need to say, ‘Don’t photograph people and humiliate them on social media.'” but unfortunately, people don’t even hesitate to do that anymore.
So what are the behaviors that bother you? You can specify in the comments.
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