You often hear safety rules about how not to use your cell phone. What about etiquette rules for restaurants or other places?

That should just happen, I was in the bathroom. Some guy in the next urinal was taking a call. This guy suffered on the subway. Just the other day, this lady was talking to her doctor about some ailments her had and how was flaring back up.

Springs etiquette spokeswomen Jacqueline Whitmore declared a National Cell Phone Courtesy Month because it was time to drill in some basics. She says even her masseuse once took her call. This went on for five minutes while she was massaging my one shoulder with her one hand.

Rules for the annual event include keep calls private, avoid cell-yell, and let some calls go to voicemail. We show people the rules. “It all has kinda common sense you would think.” She was put to the test. “I don’t’ answer it if I know that I’m doing something.” “It’s ringing right now.” “It is” “It is ringing.” “I just ignored it, cos’ I’m doing something.”

Courtesy Month founder says most people do the right thing. Like this guy who lowered his phone before ordering but plenty don’t. They’re here. And they’re always. They never look at you and they’re always right here.

Will Courtesy Month catch on? I think maybe you call set it a day. Like a no-smoking day. Something like that. An Annual National Cell Phone Courtesy day will be that. There you go. That will at least be a step in a country that now has more than 250 million wireless subscribers