As much as I hate it, we are a cell phone culture. Everybody either has one, wants one, or can’t afford one. So, how is it we have managed to become a cell phone culture with absolutely no cell phone etiquette? Why do people think that it is okay to carry on a phone conversation while trying to operate the self-checkout at the grocery store with only one hand while a line of people wait behind them? If they do go through a cashiered checkout, why do they think it’s okay to be unable to answer questions asked of them, because they are too busy talking on the phone? Why do people talk on cell phones loudly in restaurants? Why is it that the first thing that people do when going out to dinner is set their cell phone up on the table beside them in case they get a call or text message? Why do people take text messages constantly while engaging in a conversation with you? Do cell phones really make people ruder or do they just give people the opportunity to showcase how just how rude they are?