Another Nuance In Phone Etiquette
Doing some more Christmas shopping this morning, I was one of half a dozen customers in a store that could comfortably accommodate two. I poised my phone to take a picture of something I wanted to show Janet, and was politely but firmly told not to by the proprieter. Flustered and embarrassed, I explained that I simply wished to show my wife, whereupon he smiled and said go ahead, I had only to ask. I gather I must have shown rather bad manners, and he made his point very pleasantly; but it seemed like a rather pointless exchange, especially when he was up to his ears in customers. I'm looking forward to our Christmas holiday back in North America where one can venture outside without fear of falling into such cultural traps.
posted 14.12.05
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