Sue Scheff: How to Keep Good Manners in the Digital World
Soure: Guideposts Magazine Pls B Consider8! How to keep good manners alive in the digital age By Patricia Rossi, Safety Harbor, Florida August, 2009 I get questions all the time about rules of etiquette in this tech-crazy world. Lord knows, things have changed. But not everything. I always go back to what my grandma taught me (and she thought Blackberries grew on bushes!): Good manners never go out of style. Common courtesy most often is just common sense. Here are some tips to help you navigate the digital world with style, grace and, most important, consideration for others. Don't Cell Yell What is it about cell phones that make us think the person on the other end is stone deaf? Be aware of others’ personal space when you’re talking. Phone conversations are meant to be private, regardless of where you’re taking the call. Everyone has a cell-phone horror story. Once I was in a quiet Japanese garden only to have the peace shattered by someone’s techno funk ring tone. I wanted to t...