Just returned for a great trip except for the rude SG

[Randy B]

I think I must be one of the few people in the world to actually use full words and complete sentences (with punctuation) in my text messages... Or at least full sentence fragments. :) I can type out pretty quickly on my phone using the T9 way of typing, and it's just easier.

-Rob

I act the same way in texting. I use complete sentences and words.

But neither of you are a teen girl who counts any moment not spent dicussing their classmates as wasted time. It is much more important to point out a classmate who's shoes clash with the color of their locker door and how such behavior MUST not be allowed. In those cases the ability to send messages at lightning speed is MUCH more important than silly stuff like spelling and punctuation. ;)

The stuff that confued me (before I simply stopped accepting text messages) was the texts sent to me by my cell provider that (I think) were supposed to be advertizements to get me to buy additional features. But they were so heavily abbreviated I never could figure out what they were talking about. Now the occasional text I get is erased without even an attempt to open it.

I am even so silly that if I want to take a photo I use a crazy device called a camera!

Randy

[Cranbiz]

Texting is not allowed in my house or on my kid's phones.

When they are paying the bill, they can do what you want. When I am paying the bill, you do what I say or lose the privilege.

In fact, if I see you texting on my bus (only during my spiel, why would you want to do anything else while I'm talking anyway) I say " Folks, in addition to no eating, drinking or smoking, there is also no texting"

[ktulu]

I hate texting on my razr, but if actually had a keyboard...

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

When I got cell phones for DW and I, I had to get simple phones, as no phone/camera combo's are allowed in places that I work or sometimes visit. And DW and I think that if it's importatnt enough, she can call me and leave a message.

Of course, that is always my questions, WHAT are all these people talking about? (OR texting?)

I am a part time professor, and a number of years ago, read about a study that a graduate student did for his PHD. The study was about interpersonal communications, and how verbal and personal contact skills are on the decline. The gist of his thesis was tht too many people were relying on E-mails and texting to communicate, and did not know how to deal effectively with an interview or face to face conversation.

sorta like the SGT.... Hmmmmmm(hehehe)

[BionicEar]

Texting is not allowed in my house or on my kid's phones.

In fact, if I see you texting on my bus (only during my spiel, why would you want to do anything else while I'm talking anyway) I say " Folks, in addition to no eating, drinking or smoking, there is also no texting"

What if the guest is DEAF???

I use texting. A LOT. And I use complete sentences when texting as well; I don't care to abbreviate my texts. I'm a weird grammar snob that way.

I really wish people wouldn't look down on others who use texting a lot. Because you just don't know what kind of shoes that person may be walking in.

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[glendalais]

I just returned from a wonderful trip to WDW. My husband and I were there for our honeymoon( we both work for a Renaissance Faire so we love going to Disney because we can empathize with the CMs we do the same guest interaction and so appreciate the hard work you guys do.) As it was our 3 trip together in as many years we decided that we were going to take it slow and just enjoy ourselves. If we did something alright if not no big deal for example we missed that bus, ride, whatever we will get the next one. We could not get over all the little things that CMs did for us. Nothing big but cute things like the CM on the TTA put a just married signed on our car. We stayed at the POFQ again and the CM managed to get us the same room we had 2 years ago for our first trip and we had an awesome housekeeper named Rosa for the last 2 years who just made our stay fantastic.

What did upset me however was a very rude SG over at MGM (we saw a bunched but this one really upset me). We were there on Tuesday Nov 6th in the early afternoon so we decided to ride the great movie ride. The line was quite reasonable but cue the SGs who had to complain the whole time. Then they ended up in the same car as us behind us. It Mom, Dad and 3 wonderful teens actually I think one was a pre-teen. Here where the problem started our host was a nice CM member I think he name was Everret I couldn’t see his name tag. He had a very slight lisp when he talked and most likely it is not noticeable normally but the microphone he had made it sound worse.

Now he spoke quite clearly and I and my other half enjoyed his enthusiasm. The pre-teen behind us spent the whole ride making snarky comments about our host. When we got the part where the host switches out we got the gangsta host the girl still would not stop with the comment like how stupid the ride was etc … At this point much to my new husband’s dismay I turned and shot her a glare. She stopped for a little bit. Unfortunately, when it got to the part where the hosts switch back this idiot girl actually had the nerve to BOO the host and stated she wanted the other guy back because “He is not a dork and at least he knows how to talk right.” This was not under her breath but loud and clear. I whipped around stared at her and comment on how could someone so young be so rude and cynical. She turned beat red but still did not completely stop with her comments.

After the ride we saw the host leave the area and by chance saw him go into Star Tours and through a back door as we headed for that ride. I hope that SG didn’t ruin his day. I don’t know if that was a planned break or if he needed to get off stage after her comments. I wanted to tell that he did a great job and that some of us really enjoyed his performance but he walked too fast for us to catch up with him. I hate people who tried to wreck something just cause that don’t have any imagination left. I see too much of that working the faire with adults trying to make me break character because they could not get into the spirits of things.

Sorry this went on so long I just wanted to say that some of us really appreciate all the stuff CMs do and it hurts when I see a SG wreck a good performance.

As a Cast Member with a speech difficulty himself (I speak really fast and have this tendancy to stutter), I've gotta thank you. Our speech just ended up this way, we didn't do anything to encourage it, and we shouldn't be made fun just because we have to pause every few seconds to make sure we're being understood. If you haven't already done so, you should send a letter to WDW Guest Relations complimenting this guy, I'm sure ill still make his day :D: .

As to this whole texting debate, I honestly am neutral. I'm young, so texting's a natural thing for me. At the same time though, I really don't tend to do it that much (heck, most of my messages are to myself so I remember which locker I put my stuff in).

[CelebrationNM]

I called Verizon and asked them to disable my text messaging. People (who had my email address!) kept sending me these messages and it was costing me money!

Haven't been charged $.15 for a text message since.
Nick

[Goofyernmost]

What if the guest is DEAF???

I really wish people wouldn't look down on others who use texting a lot. Because you just don't know what kind of shoes that person may be walking in.

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All I can say to that is...Bull! Texting while others are talking or expecting your attention is rude under any condition. Deaf or otherwise. There is nothing that can be sent now that can't be sent later.

The same applies to just general cell phone use when in the company of friends or others. If I go someplace with anyone and they get on the cell phone and don't get off, I get up and leave. They obviously didn't want my company and I am tired of watching them pretentiously go on and on.

Cell phones can be a great thing when used appropriately. They have saved many lives and prevented many problems. If, however, they are used in place of face to face communication, nothing good can come out of that.
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[BRWombat]

All I can say to that is...Bull! Texting while others are talking or expecting your attention is rude under any condition. Deaf or otherwise. There is nothing that can be sent now that can't be sent later.

The same applies to just general cell phone use when in the company of friends or others. If I go someplace with anyone and they get on the cell phone and don't get off, I get up and leave. They obviously didn't want my company and I am tired of watching them pretentiously go on and on.

Cell phones can be a great thing when used appropriately. They have saved many lives and prevented many problems. If, however, they are used in place of face to face communication, nothing good can come out of that.
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Agreed, and bravo, with one exception -- the one mentioned by BionicEar. If the "when others are talking or expecting your attention" is a general announcement over a loudspeaker system, a hard-of-hearing person may not even realize there is someone speaking. I have no problem with someone sitting on a bus or elsewhere by themselves typing into their cell phone. But in a face-to-face situation or when a group is interacting, having a separate conversation (written or spoken) with someone not there is rude to the people you are with.

Caller i.d. is a wonderful thing. If a call or message comes and it's urgent, first excuse yourself from the people you are with and then take the call, or take it long enough to say, "I can't talk right now. Can I call you back?" Otherwise, it can wait.

[/SOAPBOX] :)

[Cranbiz]

What if the guest is DEAF???

I use texting. A LOT. And I use complete sentences when texting as well; I don't care to abbreviate my texts. I'm a weird grammar snob that way.

I really wish people wouldn't look down on others who use texting a lot. Because you just don't know what kind of shoes that person may be walking in.

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First of all, If a guest is deaf, they won't hear me say no texting. Second, if they are just hard of hreaing, they probably won't understand what I said on the crappy bus PA system. Third, If you can't tell that I'm joking with my guests, you have a problem.

I say things on my bus to interact with my guests as well as to inform them. I'm looking to enhance their experience. I try very hard to be humorous and make a memorable experience. If that means I'm poking fun at someone, so be it.

So far in my career at WDW, I have only had an issue with what I have said on my bus with 1 person. I have transported thousands.