The advent of technological breakthroughs mean in essence that we have three new friends that we now talk to, kid with, and cajole in to action. The laptop has become a staple in meetings, airports and hotel lobbies around the world. The tablet appears in kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms, it seems to have become the new Encyclopedia Britannica that every father used as an excuse, to commandeer the bathroom on a Sunday morning. And well, the cell phone has just gone gangbusters to the point, if you ask someone to stop texting on the street or the train, and to watch where they are going, they give you a stare that would freeze an Eskimo on a summer's day in North Carolina. Don't get me wrong, I love the sense of freedom and ease with which most of these devices work but I think that the time has come, maybe, to develop some etiquette around your three imaginary friends. I think we should start with these...................
1. No texting while driving, especially at traffic lights, if you make me wait another cycle of lights I will impound your car.
2. Do not ask the person next to you to hold your laptop while they serve your food on the plane, you can put it away for 15 minutes.
3. Please use your headphones on all devices, turn the ringer off, and do not have conversations in confined spaces, it's really annoying only hearing one half of the conversation.
4. Not all you tube videos are funny or interesting especially the ones that you made yourself.
5. Please do not text while I am speaking to you in person, you can not multi-task as well as you think.
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