Most people I know have a cell phone. It’s one of those fact of life that I have come to expect from average person I am to meet on a daily basis. When meeting new people, I automatically assume they can be reached at any time at my convinience because they will have a number where they can be called upon regardless of where they are.
One thing I’ve noticed lately is how having a cell phone also changed how we exchange our information. Gone are the days of, “Let me find a pen and paper” or “Send me an e-mail with your number”. Instead, the “what’s your number?” question is followed by rush of everyone on the table pulling out their mobile and proceeding to punch in melodies of button presses. Once it’s stored on the phone, we don’t bother with details of trying to memorize it by heart nor even looking at the number again. (unless of course our beloved phone meets its untimely demise from meeting with the hard floor too or flirting with water).
How has it changed your method of getting people’s contact numbers? Better question is.. how many phone numbers do you know by heart?
Monday, February 28th, 2005, 8:16 am | 
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