Should Women have Mobile Phones?

[neonlyte]

Before, you go for a lynching, can I please emphasize this is not aimed in any way at the legions of women that have graced my life with apprehension and excitement - sometimes simultaneously.

It is a rant, I'm sure most will understand my point.

Women and men use mobile phones differently. When a man uses a mobile, he generally does two things; he either strides purposely forward talking loudly into his mobile or stands stock still until he completes his conversation - generally in the middle of a large space where he can be seen.

When a woman uses a mobile, she uses it in one of two ways whilst undertaking the same conversation. When she is listening, she has to stand still, impervious to everything around her and generally in the most awkward place possible, like a doorway or next to a shopping trolley completely blocking the aisle. Her other mode is an attempt to prove 'Gerald Ford's First Law of Motion' as she talks, she kind of suffles forward, halts, shuffles again, turns sideways, turns back and takes another step. Whilst this is happening, someone has generally rammed a shopping trolley into my ankles.

All of this was rammed home to me this lunch time by a women attempting to negotiate the purchase of a large bowl of soup and a beaker of Diet Coke whilst simultaneously conducting a mobile phone call. It took for ever and the Coke ended up down my trousers because her single hand was incapable of holding the tray - I think she did it on purpose.

Now the mobile phone is a great convenience, as long as it is not incoveniencing every one else. To prove my point, there was a chap shopping, his conversation went like this, "Right, I'm at the detergent. Do you want a large bottle or a small bottle?"

I'm travelling for a couple of weeks, see you when I get back.

NL

 

[cloudy]

Before, you go for a lynching, can I please emphasize this is not aimed in any way at the legions of women that have graced my life with apprehension and excitement - sometimes simultaneously.

It is a rant, I'm sure most will understand my point.

Women and men use mobile phones differently. When a man uses a mobile, he generally does two things; he either strides purposely forward talking loudly into his mobile or stands stock still until he completes his conversation - generally in the middle of a large space where he can be seen.

When a woman uses a mobile, she uses it in one of two ways whilst undertaking the same conversation. When she is listening, she has to stand still, impervious to everything around her and generally in the most awkward place possible, like a doorway or next to a shopping trolley completely blocking the aisle. Her other mode is an attempt to prove 'Gerald Ford's First Law of Motion' as she talks, she kind of suffles forward, halts, shuffles again, turns sideways, turns back and takes another step. Whilst this is happening, someone has generally rammed a shopping trolley into my ankles.

All of this was rammed home to me this lunch time by a women attempting to negotiate the purchase of a large bowl of soup and a beaker of Diet Coke whilst simultaneously conducting a mobile phone call. It took for ever and the Coke ended up down my trousers because her single hand was incapable of holding the tray - I think she did it on purpose.

Now the mobile phone is a great convenience, as long as it is not incoveniencing every one else. To prove my point, there was a chap shopping, his conversation went like this, "Right, I'm at the detergent. Do you want a large bottle or a small bottle?"

I'm travelling for a couple of weeks, see you when I get back.

NL

I gotta agree with you here - to a point. I've seen those women, and they get in my way, too.

I use mine so rarely that I can hardly justify having one. It's more a "peace of mind" thing because I'm on the road between my house and my exhusband's, ferrying kids back and forth.

Anyone that wants to talk to me calls me at home.

 

[shereads]

Before, you go for a lynching, can I please emphasize this is not aimed in any way at the legions of women that have graced my life with apprehension and excitement - sometimes simultaneously.

It is a rant, I'm sure most will understand my point.

Don't make me come over there.

 

[raphy]

The counterpoint, of course, is that it's been my experience that men are more likely to use a cellphone while driving....

 

[lucky-E-leven]

You drink diet coke out of beakers over there?

~lucky

 

[shereads]

I confess that I should not have a cell phone, but then neither should most people. We can't resist using it while driving, and i can't multitask worth a damn. Typically, the people I've hit have had it coming, anyway.

You know what creeps me out? Strangers talking to me in the bookstore or someplace, who, when I turn to greet them in return, are staring straight ahead or into space, and apparently talking to themselves. But then it turns out they're speaking into those tiny headset mics. The really microscopic, nearly invisible kind of headsets. Which means these people have paid a lot of money to look like homeless Crazy Preacher Man.

 

[neonlyte]

Re: Re: Should Women have Mobile Phones?

Don't make me come over there.

Now what could I say that would guarantee it?

NL

 

[SnoopDog]

Sorry to hijack this thread a little bit......

Mobile phones (or as we germans call it, 'Handys') are really a fascinating topic.
Some things worth noticing: (at least here in germany)

- Women want a mobile phone to make a phone call or be in reach all the time, men however want a mobile phone just because they want to possess it. They need all the gadgets and funny stuff, W@Lan, sms, mms, umts, games, camera, mp3 player, etc. To a man it doesn't really matter if you can actually make a call with it

- When you are in a cinema, there will always be someone who forgets to put his mobile on 'silent' or turn it off AND in 100 of 100 cases this person will be called during the most exciting part of the movie

- Everybody knows how dangerous it is to make a call while driving a car. It's also forbidden here in germany. Yet everybody does it.

- It doesn't matter how powerful the batteries of your mobile phone are, when you need it most, it'll be 'LowBat'

- You'll never have a good connection. NEVER. Has anyone really ever made a phone call with a cell phone and has had a good, clear, stable connection ? I highly doubt it.

- The point above makes people always yell into their phones which is extremely annyoing, especially in more silent places.

- You can buy the best, technologically advanced, most expensive cell phone...in two days time it will be 'old' and 'outrun' by a better one.

- People (especialyl kids and teenagers) would prefer to send each other a lot of short messages (since one often doesn't suffice) even when it would be MUCH cheaper to make a short call

- And the most crucial point of my observations is:
Nowadays nobody can live without a cell phone and if you turn yours off for a couple of hours everybody would go like 'What was wrong, where have you been, why was your cell phone turned off????' I mean, we lived before this invention, didn't we????

Snoopy, still has a Nokia 3210, and I'm happy with it

 

[Guest]

Sorry to hijack this thread a little bit......

Mobile phones (or as we germans call it, 'Handys') are really a fascinating topic.
Some things worth noticing: (at least here in germany)

- Women want a mobile phone to make a phone call or be in reach all the time, men however want a mobile phone just because they want to possess it. They need all the gadgets and funny stuff, W@Lan, sms, mms, umts, games, camera, mp3 player, etc. To a man it doesn't really matter if you can actually make a call with it

Snoopy, still has a Nokia 3210, and I'm happy with it

I hate to go against what you said there, Snoopy, but my phone has got all of that and much more. It's a G3 phone and has, GPS, MP3 player, two digicams, a video recorder, videocall capability, UBS, Bluetooth and everything else you mentioned. It's my new toy and I love it.

I also go against what Neon said about women using mobiles in his first post. The majority of the time, I use my mobile in the privacy of my own bedroom.

Lou - techno geek.

 

[neonlyte]

I also go against what Neon said about women using mobiles in his first post. The majority of the time, I use my mobile in the privacy of my own bedroom.

Lou - techno geek.

I'll call later, or maybe we can swap numbers at the orgy
NL

 

[cloudy]

Snoop - those nokias are good phones....

I'm with Lou. I have all the bells and whistles on mine, too. When I first got it, I played with the damn thing for hours.

 

[raphy]

Sorry to hijack this thread a little bit......

Mobile phones (or as we germans call it, 'Handys') are really a fascinating topic.
Some things worth noticing: (at least here in germany)

- Women want a mobile phone to make a phone call or be in reach all the time, men however want a mobile phone just because they want to possess it. They need all the gadgets and funny stuff, W@Lan, sms, mms, umts, games, camera, mp3 player, etc. To a man it doesn't really matter if you can actually make a call with it

Lou notwithstanding, this is also my experience. Women want it to use it. Men want it because it's an expensive electronic toy.

- You'll never have a good connection. NEVER. Has anyone really ever made a phone call with a cell phone and has had a good, clear, stable connection ? I highly doubt it.

I used to be lucky enough to live about 2 miles from a relay tower. Got good cellphone reception there

- People (especialyl kids and teenagers) would prefer to send each other a lot of short messages (since one often doesn't suffice) even when it would be MUCH cheaper to make a short call

I've noticed this with my teenaged friends and I've never figured out why it is. I think it's because a text message is less intrusive than a call. If I want to contact a friend, I'll send them a text message and if they reply then I might call them, if I have more things to talk to them about.

Snoopy, still has a Nokia 3210, and I'm happy with it

Raph, who has a snob's distate for the evil empire of Nokia. They are the monopoly! The Microsoft of cellphones! They're everywhere, insiduously infiltrating our society with their cheesy default Nokia ringtone!!! Death to Nokia!!!! Aaaaaargh!!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

Hey, Liar. What you think of women and anything matters not to me , but I'll use this to give my say on cell phones. One was forced on me cos of work. All I do with it is call cabs or a friend in Canada. It rarely rings and then I don't answer it if I'm in public cos the one time I did it came through on speaker and I couldn't figure out how to turn it down so I hung up. When I try to retrieve a message it takes a couple minutes to figure out how to do it. I also use it at home to look up a phone number, then use my regular phone.

ta, Perdita

 

[Liar]

Hey, Liar. What you think of women and anything matters not to me

How nice. But for the record, I have not posted anything in this thread - yet.

 

[Xelebes]

To be frankly honest I think I never really had the urge to own a cell phone. Don't know why. They seem rather bothersome and frivolous and too small to keep track of.

 

[Guest]

How nice. But for the record, I have not posted anything in this thread - yet.

Sorry, I must have had your name in mind from another thread. My comment was meant for Neon. P.

 

[Guest]

 

[cloudy]

I love it when you speak geek. Say something in Fortran, please!

I just had a flashback to college!

Something in Fortran? "end"?

 

[Guest]

I love it when you speak geek. Say something in Fortran, please!

Ok, just for you...

program test
integer i
real a(5)
do i = 1, 5
a(i) = -(10**11) * real(i)
end do
write (*,*) a
write (*,'(5E15.7)') a
end

But, please bear in mind, that example program cannot be run in principle on a computer with 32-bit default integers.

Lou

 

[Liar]

My god, Lou. That was... creepy.

 

[Guest]

I'll call later, or maybe we can swap numbers at the orgy
NL

Ok, it's a deal, but on one condition: at the party, keep me supplied with a steady stream of drink and pleasure.

Lou

My god, Lou. That was... creepy.

 

[neonlyte]

Ok, it's a deal, but on one condition: at the party, keep me supplied with a steady stream of drink and pleasure.

Lou

Waxing the leiderhosen right now, I've made some modifications, for easier access.

NL

 

[Xelebes]

Ok, just for you...

program test
integer i
real a(5)
do i = 1, 5
a(i) = -(10**11) * real(i)
end do
write (*,*) a
write (*,'(5E15.7)') a
end

But, please bear in mind, that example program cannot be run in principle on a computer with 32-bit default integers.

Lou

Sample = "C:\Sound Files\bah.wav"

T=120
S=3/4
KCM*
M***
RQ**
RQ**
RQ**
M***
NC4H

 

[dirtylover]

I've not noticed a division btwn the sexes when using mobile phones. Personally, I hate them - I hate people being able to phone me whenever they want.

And Raphy - watch out for those phone masts - they give you cancer (according to my mum).

And folks - please don't use your phone while driving - it's a sure way to kill yourself.

ps

I do like gadgets though

 

[raphy]

To be frankly honest I think I never really had the urge to own a cell phone. Don't know why. They seem rather bothersome and frivolous and too small to keep track of.

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I thought that, until I finally got one. Communication independance is a wonderful thing. No more relying on public phone boxes for those times when you're out and you remember you wanted to call someone to check.

Long line at the movie theatre? Just whip out your cell phone, call in a credit card order and skip to those auto-dispensing machines.

At the restaurant and you're wondering where your date/wife is? Did they stand you up? Are they in a traffic accident somewhere? Are they simply running late at the office? A quick text message and you can get the answer. It's non-intrusive and if the other person is driving, they can wait until they can find somewhere safe to pull over before answering.

Lost looking for a party in a city you're not familar with? Just call 'em on the cellphone and tell 'em what you can see. Chances are, they'll recognize local landmarks when you can't.

I first got a cell phone when I was looking to change jobs in 1997. I got tired of employment agencies asking me if I had one so that I could be reached by prospective employers at any time of the day. So I got one and it made communicating much easier.

No, I don't *need* a cell phone, and yes, I lived 23 years of my life without one, but like all the other little life's luxuries, it definitely makes some things easier.