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Today’s digital life mention about mobile phone ban being lifted on airplanes being lifted by the united states federal communications commission (FCC) and US federal aviation administration then she continues to rattle about the mobile phone etiquette hey, how often does one takes a plane? For the general public, planes rides are during holidays, business trips..

There’s a more common problem at home, right on the singapore MRT. with all the cheap mobile phones offering mp3 functions or built in radio and worse students without etiquette owning them cos they work part time or they have rich mummies or daddies is irrelevant, have they not know most of these phones comes bundled with earphones? Or have they just missed that out when they were opening up their mobile phones fresh from their boxes? what is the need to be blasting their mp3 (that are most prob downloaded illegally) from their phones? i do find listening to mp3 (which i paid and downloaded from allofmp3.com in case anyone is wondering) via the bundled earphones on my dopod 838 more enjoyable as compared to blasting it. The youths of today having hearing problems? I don’t think so since they can hear and answer their calls while the mp3 cuts when a phone call comes in. It is really annoying, it’s so annoying, i have approach them, telling them i do not find their music enjoyable so they do not have to share it with me. Most of the time, these students politely apologize and use their earphones which they have with them! Or switch it off. Well, since they apologize, they know well that some people will not like it. It’s normal reaction.

It ain’t the fault of the music or mobile phone industry that such device exists. It is a market that they hope to specifically target for revenue. It is a sound and big market to be going after. It’s how comsumers use their devices that upsets others. Taking a photo with your mobile phone of the recent fireworks will not work wonders, oh yes, you do have a right to but when i have setup my DSLR on a tripodplease don’t try to have my camera capture your hand with your mobile phone. I won’t call it etiquette, it’s bloody common sense!