"Since 2002, Sprint has rallied the nation for Cell Phone Courtesy Month in July. But are things getting better? �Unfortunately, no. Cell Phone Courtesy Month doesn�t work if cell phone users aren�t aware that they are not being courteous in the first place,� says etiquette expert Barbara Pachter. �A better idea would be to institute Cell Phone Jerk Assertiveness Month." People need to stand up for themselves if they are disturbed by cell phone jerks�but they need to do it in the right way."
You know there is another solution to this problem. Everyone gets a cell phone and we all just talk to each other on phones, even the person sitting next to us. Ok but seriously, maybe more Smartphones will help. I find myself using the phone much more for email and SMS than actually talking.