silverhawk
Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia
Using Cell Phones in Public
After a tiring day, a commuter settled down in his seat and closed his eyes.
As the train rolled out of the station, the young woman sitting next to him
pulled out her cell phone and started talking in a loud voice:
"Hi sweetheart. It's Sue I'm on the train".
"Yes, I know it's the six thirty and not the four thirty, but I had a long meeting".
"No, honey, not with that Kevin from the accounting office. It was with the boss".
"No sweetheart, you're the only one in my life".
"Yes, I'm sure, cross my heart!"
Fifteen minutes later, she was still talking loudly.
When the man sitting next to her had enough, he leaned over and said into the phone,
"Sue, hang up the phone and come back to bed."
Sue doesn't use her cell phone in public any longer.
If you remember when talking loudly and gesticulating wildly while alone in the street was seen as strange and worrying behavior - you might be an old person.
rehess
Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
The sad part of this "joke" is that it is so believable - especially people with blue-tooth headsets who walk down the street talking to themselves. When I took Amtrak Chicago to Los Angeles to San Diego, I insisted that my family keep in touch with me via text messages, but there were several persons on the train who chatted way too much way too loudly.
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