Mobile phone etiquette

Americans believe there are unspoken rules about mobile phone etiquette
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Europeans and Asians have differing ideas, and etiquette is evolving across the globe
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For most though checking emails, sending text messages and making telephone calls while in the company of others are definite breeches of mobile manners.
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Texting during a date is also strictly forbidden.
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But most people questioned said they would not be offended if they received an electronic thank you, instead of a written note.
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Seventy five percent had no objections to anyone using laptops, netbooks and cell phones in the bathroom.
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A majority of people questioned today agreed that cell phones, laptops, netbooks and other electronic devices are part of daily life.
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Many also thought the demands of business mean people must stay connected, even if it involves taking a laptop on a holiday or answering a cell phone during a meal.
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But despite the need to be constantly connected and the general acceptance of the technology, people were more sensitive about technology abuses during holiday and religious activities.
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Nearly 90 percent of Americans think cell phone use is unacceptable during a religious service and 30 percent admitted they would be offended if they received an online gift wish.
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But more than half revealed that they intended to send an electronic greeting card, instead of a traditional one.
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And around the globe opinions are shaping and forming about the etiquette of using devices that are literally changing the way we relate to each other
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Devices which have in short space of time changed forever the way in which we communicate with each other but how we interact with each other
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Etiquette is a little used word today however it has a place in our lives and says a lot about us to each other
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How is your mobile phone etiquette/