A little video which explains movie theater etiquette very well.

[ZombieHorde]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRn15vwcXyU">2:54 youtube video explaining movie theater etiquette.

I wish this video was played before every movie.

[msongs]

1. wish we could keep all the cellholes out of the theaters lol nt

[bigwillq]

2. Pay my cell phone bill

and then you can do whatever you want with my phone. I agree that people need to be more respectful in public places regarding their cell phone, and the usage of it, but I against any establishment that tries to ban the use of it. I went to a drive thru window a few weeks back and they had a sign that said "Please do not use cell phones at this window" (not sure why) BUT EXCUSE ME!?!?!?!? I am purchasing something from your establishment, I will use my cell phone if I choose to, thank you.

[Berry Cool]

3. Perhaps, and this is just a perhaps,

the drive-thru window had the cell phone sign up because, whether this has occurred to you yet or not:

1. The person serving you at the drive-thru window deserves the courtesy of your attention while you are interacting with him/her and he/she is serving you. That person is a human being you are dealing with face to face, and thus your interaction with him or her should take priority over a phone conversation with someone not present.

2. People who try to carry on a cell phone conversation at the same time as they are carrying on a transaction with a real live person at a drive-thru window, counter, etc., tend to do so slowly and distractedly. They are also harder to serve because their requests tend to come in bits and pieces and be confused with their phone conversation. ("Sure, I'll tell her. Yeah--No! I meant NO, I don't want any fries. No, not you--I'm at the drive-thru. What??")

3. People who try to carry on a cell phone conversation at the same time as they are carrying on a transaction with a real live person at a drive-thru window, counter, etc., tend to slow things down for everyone waiting behind them in the line, partly because of their distraction and partly because of the confusion that so often takes place in their conversations with the person trying to serve them. ("What--NO, I SAID I WANTED ketchup! When you asked me if I wanted it and I said 'No,' I was saying no to the PHONE!...Hold it a sec, hon, I have to deal with this idiot at the window.") Sometimes it just means they're so engrossed in the phone conversation that they don't keep walking ahead or driving up in the line as they should. This means that they're being discourteous and rude to everyone behind them by not paying attention to what's going on.

The next time you see a sign asking you not to use a cell phone when engaged in a drive-thru or counter transaction, consider it not as a sign that some eevul corporate monster is trying to tell you what to do, but that it's an attempt to at least force you to be courteous to the person who's serving you and the people behind you in line (if any). Put away the phone. Focus on the transaction. That way, if you get bad service, you definitely won't have been a party to the problem.

[bigwillq]

4. I am always courteous at drive thurs

or anywhere else for that matter, or I at least try to be. Sometimes if I am on the road and a call comes in that I need to take, I will take it, even if I am at a drive thur or at another public place. I am not a rude cell phone user. But I still don't support people telling me where and when I can use my cell phone.

[Berry Cool]

5. Well, that's prioritizing the person on the phone over the person you're interacting with

when you're at a drive-thru window or a service counter. It's rude. The person on the phone can talk to voice mail. Or if the call is so crucial, wait to transact with others later.

As for not liking being told when you can't use your phone, why is it any different from being told where you can and can't bring a gun? (And I sure hope you don't spend much time in hospitals.)

[bigwillq]

6. I don't own a gun.

I choose not to. So I don't need to worry about where I can or cannot carry a gun. I don't spend a lot of time in hospital, and if I did, I would go outside to use the phone.

Sometimes a call needs to be answered no matter where I am. That's the way it goes. My phone. I will choose to answer it or to not answer it no matter where I am.

[dbmk]

7. If you have calls that needs to be answered

.. then you should not go it into a movie theater. Or a theater. Or a concert.

It might be your phone. But its not your world.

[Touchdown]

10. Pay my movie ticket and you can talk on the phone all you want.

Otherwise I reserve the right to shove you phone broadside up your ass. A movie theater is not your phone booth.

[ki83760]

9. Yeah, that pisses me off

[ki83760]

8. What a great video