Do you have the experience that you were enjoying your leisure time in a public garden with your close friends or family when your cell phone rang furiously and compelled you to leave your companions? Have you ever talked through your cell phone loudly without ever aware of the people around, who may have little interest in your business?

You may feel guilty on considering about those situations when some etiquette are ignored by many of us. While cell phones benefited our lives, they also brought trouble to some circumstances. To consciously follow some general points of cell phone etiquette may help improve the relationship between you and your intimate friends, family, colleagues, as well as other people around by making them feel more respected.

Although it can be easier for your friends and family to forgive your improper behaviors, it might not apply to your less intimate ones.

When you are answering a phone call in the subway, you may unconsciously suppose that you are free to talk about whatever things since those people in your neighborhood have nothing to do with you. Though that is true in most cases, you still have to be aware that it is quite likely that the people around you take little interest in your story, which might not be proper to be mentioned in front of others. If they do take interest in overhearing your stories, I bet it will be even worse.

To control your voice when making calls through your cell phone in public can show your politeness. If the circumstance allows, it is better for you to arrange a more proper call time with the caller.

In some business meetings, or activities, especially the situations such as a date or an interview, where silence is highly required, you had better make your cell phone powered off, or at least turn it into mute state, so that the meeting or the circumstances will not be disturbed in case the cell phone rings. It is extremely rude to have your cell phone ring loudly when a lecturer is giving a speech on the stage. In the case of a date or a job interview, this is a basis to show your respect.

Family and friends are put next to the above one. But this does not mean that family and friends can be ignored when it comes to cell phone etiquette. No matter how intimate they are with you, they should also be respected in any circumstances. When you are enjoying your precious holiday time with your family or friends, no one can feel good on realizing that a large proportion of your time is spent with somebody on the other end of the line. When some one calls in, politely excuse yourself, or better tell the other one that you will call back later