[Daniel27219]

There’s something about hearing only one half of a cell phone conversation on a bus, in a restaurant, etc., that both irritates someone and compels one’s attention. Even a loud conversation among teenagers can be heard, identified and then ‘tuned out.’ But we’re conditioned to hear both speakers, and a cell phone conversation in a public place feels like a fresh distraction with every overheard ‘Yeah…Uh huh…Right…’ (much less an extended anecdote or, worst of all, a domestic argument) as we automatically prepare to hear the response and don’t hear it. Maybe as some standard cell phone etiquette takes hold concerning volume and where/when to take calls, and as we get accustomed to this new type of urban distraction, it will cease to be such an issue.

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Name : Daniel27219, Gender : M, Age : 36, City : Ann Arbor, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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