There Oughta Be a Dress Code...

[Mario]

:eusa_clap Well said Lizzie. At least when we still wrote letters it would take a few days or more so that you'd have something to share.

Agreed. While today you have kids twittering (or whatever this is called) that they're just waiting for the traffic lights to turn green (or rather red?) so they can cross the street. Or that they're just having a coffee. Or that they were just having some other kind of useless brain fart (sorry). Or whatever.

Digital gibberish.

As some twitter user who wants everyone in the whole wide world to participate in twitter once put it: "This is real information coming from real people!".

Oh dear... :eusa_doh:

 

[Flicka]

I love twitter. I love text messaging. I love emails. Sure they're full of nonsense, but you should hear me do conversation face-to-face. Not one bit smarter

The means of communications may change, but I bet we tend talk about the same things we always did. Alas, human existence is made up of triviality and banality so that's what mostly come out.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

The means of communications may change, but I bet we tend talk about the same things we always did. Alas, human existence is made up of triviality and banality so that's what mostly come out.

That may be true but the advent of texting, twitter, etc has only amplified the banality.

 

[amador]

Airport dress code: Togas and flip-flops. Easy to scan get in and out of and comfy.

I am always overdressed at the clinic and exceed the dress code. Unkempt, disheveled, malodorous, poorly dressed, poorly groomed,lacking personal hygiene are far more prevalent than the more pleasant versions when I write notes on encounters. Appearances can be indicative of presenting mental status or perhaps illuminate the etiology of the presenting chief complaint.
Alas we have a Jeans Friday . I relented after the first Firiday. Somehow I manage to over dress with jeans as well, I've been told, must be the hat and coat and attention to accessories.
Nursing staff and Medical Assistants wear Scrubs, very utilitarian. When necessary I will put on a Cliinic coat to avoid unpleasant body fluids on my clothing. I have been known to change into scrubs when the situation calls for it. Of course this takes time. So if I wore scrubs all of the time then I would always be ready, like working in the ER.
One time I wore jeans to a particular clinic, I was told that jeans were not acceptable so I changed into much more informal scrubs which were ok. Slacks, dress shoes, shirt and tie were ok too. Dress codes can be onerous and they can differentiate status in the work place.

When entering the exam room walk with noble carriage and grim demeanor
Speak with the resounding ring of Unquestionable Authority.
For you are there to add a little dignity
To an otherwise vulgar affair.


I need another drink, things are starting to clear up.

 

[Mario]

I love twitter. I love text messaging. I love emails. Sure they're full of nonsense, but you should hear me do conversation face-to-face. Not one bit smarter

Very well, then - you just passed the twitter test!

 

[scottyrocks]

I, too, am amazed at just how much yammering goes on in society today, and not just on phones.

 

[Flicka]

That may be true but the advent of texting, twitter, etc has only amplified the banality.

Yes, because suddenly the collective stupidity of humanity is easily available and that's not a pretty sight. To quote Einstein: 'Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.'

 

[bunnyb.gal]

I hate talking on the phone so much (even on a landline) that I can't possibly imagine what people can be gabbing about to be constantly on the phone all the time.

me too. i will never understand why some people are glued to their phones. or why they constantly feel the need to chit chat about random nonsense. or why people constantly need to text each other. BEEP BEEP BEEP. ugh.

that said, someone stole my cell about 3 weeks ago and everybody (family, friends.. you know) is urging me to get a new one asap, but i'm so enjoying being off the grid. guess it won't be much longer until i'll have to get a new one but it was nice while it lasted!

I'll be the first to admit that, in person, I more often than not have verbal (something for which you don't need Ex-lax, ahem), but I really severely dislike talking on the phone, and on a mobile, forget about it. If the phone rings at my house, most of the time I just won't answer it.

If someone's having a phone conversation, I will leave the area and give them some privacy. I would expect the same to be done for me. I don't want Joe Bloggs knowing my business. Thus I cannot understand how someone could have the arrogance to assume, in a public space, that everyone wishes to be subjected to hearing about every crappy little aspect of their lives.

 

[LizzieMaine]

It's a pity the traditional full-enclosure phone booths have gone out of style -- even if people don't use the payphones inside, they'd be fine for people to stand in to talk on their cells at theatres, restaurants, and other places where such conversations annoy other patrons. Time to bring them back.

 

[JeffOYB]

Ooh, phone etiquette! : )

I think that if someone is on a cellphone near me that I'm part of that conversation. I'll chime in. I can usually hear what they're both saying. If I can't I'll ask them to tell me what was said. I definitely want them to leave if I'm not part of it. If it's clearly and briefly private, fine, but if it's a social call -- laughing, hearing a joke -- I'm in if I'm there! : )

When I meet someone somewhere and we both arrive and then they get a call I expect them to say they're busy and hang up right away. If they start talking I'll often just tell them to break it off. I somewhat understand the excuse of "it's important business," but not really. If they go through with that call then they are in effect missing our meeting. They're not present or available. Sometimes this will happen with tightly scheduled meetings -- I tend to bulge my eyes and put my foot down. It's in effect saying "I'm now meeting with this other person and not you." And if we had only 5 minutes, say, then it's basically an overt bump. I say "just don't go there." Unless the other person breaks out then says "I'm terribly sorry but something just came up and we have to meet some other time."

I'm surprised by how so many independent business people today still seem to prefer phone calls, even web-workers. I find a phone call to almost always be a disruption and that phones shouldn't be used unless they have to be. Email is a great innovation. Like a letter, in a way. One can deal with it when one is available. I do important business with people who use email who basically balk at doing so. Maybe they can't type. I don't mind typos. Then with the phone it's the usual chasing and messages and when you do connect to them they're doing something else at the same time -- walking, driving, shopping, talking to others. Conversation about important things can be good, don't get me wrong. It's just that the modern cellphone exchange/process is an odd one. Sometimes it's cute when the other person is in a quirky location. It's good for timely/urgent things, but bad for real business in some ways.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Agreed. While today you have kids twittering (or whatever this is called) that they're just waiting for the traffic lights to turn green (or rather red?) so they can cross the street. Or that they're just having a coffee. Or that they were just having some other kind of useless brain fart (sorry). Or whatever.

Digital gibberish.

As some twitter user who wants everyone in the whole wide world to participate in twitter once put it: "This is real information coming from real people!".

Oh dear... :eusa_doh:

They have definitely put the "Twit" in Twitter.

 

[amador]

I do not carry on relationships on the phone. Phones are for communicating where I will meet someone for a face to face encounter, or to communicate information, mostly.
I have entered exam rooms with the patient on the phone, after a few seconds I will leave and see the next patient and have the phonester wait until I come back. The phonester will complain that I was rude, really.
There are large brightly colored signs asking politely that cell phones should be turned off. If I am expecting an important call I will inform the patient that I may have to leave for that call, nursing will knock on the door. I turn off or do not carry my personal cell phone in the exam room, during meetings or when a ring would interrupt aforementioned face to face relationship encounter.

Patients getting a call on their cell phones during exams can be entertaining as you can imagine. These do not qualify as Dark Tales.

 

[scottyrocks]

It's a pity the traditional full-enclosure phone booths have gone out of style -- even if people don't use the payphones inside, they'd be fine for people to stand in to talk on their cells at theatres, restaurants, and other places where such conversations annoy other patrons. Time to bring them back.

Then, of course, there's always this:

 

[Angus Forbes]

Phone booths -- especially useful to Superman and Dr. Who. What will future generations of superheroes do?

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Phone booths -- especially useful to Superman and Dr. Who. What will future generations of superheroes do?

The only thing that would fit the bill now would be a port-a-potty. *yucky*

 

[Pompidou]

Well, Batman for one, needn't stand around waiting to see the bat signal, at least if the mayor has a cell number to call, or Facebooks him, or even if Batman follows the mayor on Twitter. "@batman #joker joker in gotham" is well under 140 characters. "@mayor #joker omw" is all he'd have to reply to set the stage for the drama. Maybe have Joker tweet "@batman #joker got ur grl lol" if we're talking the last part of a series - book or movie.

 

[AntonAAK]

Oh yeah? How about a mime? Crowded bus, standing room only... girl gets on and starts miming, with an occasional narrative about her next skit. Mimes creep me out when they perform on the street, and to sit inches away from one for blocks on end... I'll sing a spiritual any day over that.

I'd go with the mime any day. At least you could close your eyes.

 

[MikeBravo]

Well, Batman for one, needn't stand around waiting to see the bat signal, at least if the mayor has a cell number to call, or Facebooks him, or even if Batman follows the mayor on Twitter. "@batman #joker joker in gotham" is well under 140 characters. "@mayor #joker omw" is all he'd have to reply to set the stage for the drama. Maybe have Joker tweet "@batman #joker got ur grl lol" if we're talking the last part of a series - book or movie.

I think the bat signal had uses far beyond communicating with Batman. It was there as a signal to the people of Gotham City that their hero was on the way and all would be well with the world

Mind you, it also let them know that something was wong. A double-edged sword it seems

 

[sheeplady]

I think the bat signal had uses far beyond communicating with Batman. It was there as a signal to the people of Gotham City that their hero was on the way and all would be well with the world

They could just send out a text message alert to all the people- like the Japanese government did for the earthquake.

I am joking about the first part.
The second part I think is amazing that they have such an alert system in place, and it's really a tribute to a forward-thinking government.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Hi

Dress code for 2012: "Patrons must wear at least one article of clothing. Bar owner will determine it's size and placement..."

Later

Dress code at bar:

"Men: No shirt, no service! Ladies: No shirt, free drink!"