Guest Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I don't get it - I see a lot of people doing this with their phones, why? is this common? maybe only here? why would you talk to someone on the phone like this....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 cause the mic is down there. I can see the logic but it's completely unnecessary. I like to imagine if you gave those people an actual microphone that actually needs to be held up close to your mouth they'd use it incorrectly. hypesters these days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I do this. It's more comfortable than holding it to my ear, especially if the phone is a huge Galaxy Note type joint. Also no sweaty ear grease on your touch screen in 100 degree august weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Also - You can be a bit more aware of your surroundings without one of your ears being covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grain Bastard Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 No brain cancer either..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJW Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Speakerphone style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Because they are a fucking knob. Get a hands free ffs wtf idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Think it's the fault of reality TV - That's how they always hold it on those shows so the audio editor hasn't got to bother syncing up dialogue from the phone and the person holding the phone ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixxx Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Think it's the fault of reality TV - That's how they always hold it on those shows so the audio editor hasn't got to bother syncing up dialogue from the phone and the person holding the phone ... YES. OMG. The apprentice is the first time I saw this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 They're dumb as bricks, that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colunga Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 i like to shout at ppl and also enjoy having everyone hear the conversation while i have a caller on speaker phone. So this method of phone holding really speaks to those preferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Stupid phone misholding people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 what a hostile thread omg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Visitor Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I've only done this recently cuz my phone dropped and the glass is all shattered on the screen, so i don't want to cut my ear. The plastic slip things i keep replacing keep bunching up from all the broken glass segments, and I'm not looking forward to going to the Apple store and paying like 80 bucks for a new screen so I'm just being a weirdo.. it's starting to look pretty cyberpunk/dystopian though.. the glass pieces are falling out lately and leaving the black / silver motherboard thingy showing little by little. its pretty rad but I'm also shedding glass shards everywhere i put my phone lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I wish everybody would just die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkreso Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I wish everybody would just die They will eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I've only done this recently cuz my phone dropped and the glass is all shattered on the screen, so i don't want to cut my ear. The plastic slip things i keep replacing keep bunching up from all the broken glass segments, and I'm not looking forward to going to the Apple store and paying like 80 bucks for a new screen so I'm just being a weirdo.. it's starting to look pretty cyberpunk/dystopian though.. the glass pieces are falling out lately and leaving the black / silver motherboard thingy showing little by little. its pretty rad but I'm also shedding glass shards everywhere i put my phone lol FFS, get that fixed! I get so triggered when I see somebody with a cracked screen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 My theory is that this makes you seem more important. People are more likely to notice that you're on the phone and it makes you seem like a high achieving person who's super busy. To me it's also body language saying "i'm too important for this call, I'm not even going to bother lifting the phone all the way up to my ear". Dunno, maybe some of my best friends use this technique and I don't even know about it. And to be fair doublename has some good points as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 wants to speak but not to listen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 People who talk on the cell speaker phone at work are idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 My theory is that this makes you seem more important. People are more likely to notice that you're on the phone and it makes you seem like a high achieving person who's super busy. To me it's also body language saying "i'm too important for this call, I'm not even going to bother lifting the phone all the way up to my ear".this is plausible imo - had vaguely the same hunch. It's certainly something which came to be kind of recently...? if it's a meme, does it have a name..? A bit related: people who listen to (shit) music through their phone speaker in public. Sitting there, in the metro, holding their phone in front of them, looking around, fully aware they're being twats. (not offended by the phone holding thing, just curious...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Ok the music thing is capital punishment worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 A V A T A R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 No brain cancer either.....Phones do not cause cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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