Skout recently surveyed more than 5,000 people to uncover the do’s and don’ts of cell phone behavior in our mobile society. The results are below.
- 25% of men and 17% of women admit that they have actually checked for messages, or sent messages, during sex!
- Almost half of all people (49%) have been interrupted by their mobile phone during sex.
- 67% of people say that your cell phone manners reflect your overall manners as a person.
- 21% of people have actually ended a relationship with someone because they had bad cell phone manners.
- 78% of people say they notice when someone has good cell phone manners (hooray!).
- 64% of people say that it is not okay to get tagged in photos on social media sites without their permission.
- 52% of people say you should not put your mobile phone on the table during a meal.
- 70% of people confess that they are guilty of breaking that rule, though.
- 50% of people say someone else has broken off a relationship with them using their mobile phone.
- 48% of women admit to breaking off a relationship using their mobile phone vs. 39% of men.
- Worst breach of cell phone etiquette is “using your mobile phone while simultaneously talking to someone in person.” (41%)
- Other offenses include: talking too loud in public (34%); using a mobile phone during a meal (13%) and annoying ring tones (12%).