"Stage-phoning, phone-shielding"

As i read through the chapter i decided to pick two terms to discuss. The first one is stage-phoning. Stage-phoning is when someone pretends to be making important phone calls to impress bystanders. I have never actually done this but i have had someone do it to me. At SJSU there are people all around all the time. I am a very outgoing person and loves to meet people. When i am at school i ind it hard to not say hi or meet someone. There are a lot of people who try to get you to sign their petition, and to be honest it just gets on my nerves when they are constantly bugging. One time a guy approached me and tried to use his 'swag' to talk to me. When i blew him off he actually found it a way to 'get in.' As we were talking, he randomly said oh i really need to take this call; my girlfriend is flying in from New York. Turns out no one was calling because when he was 'on the phone' his phone rang aloud for an incoming call. haha. i honestly do not understand why people do that. I guess it is nerves when they are struggling for conversation. This leads me to phone-shielding. Phone-shielding is when someone pretends to take a call to avoid unwanted interactions. I have definitely done this! There have been times where it becomes a safety issue so i will do that to avoid scary people! I don't think that phone-shielding is a bad thing because it can really save you.