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You're the Pundit: Is talking to Siri the next social sin?

by Erica Sadun Nov 22nd 2011 at 1:00PM

When it comes to discussing the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is Siri.

A push back against Siri seems to be growing. Is talking to your cell phone in public the new faux pas du jour? Or is the problem with those people who haven't mastered the raise-to-ear-and-talk-quietly maneuvers that brings discretion to the Siri table? Maybe it's just a problem for the "talks into the phone like a Nextel walkie talkie phone" crowd.

Is it polite to chat with Siri in public? Is this even a real problem? You tell us. Place your vote in this poll and then join in the comments with all your predictions.

Is Siri creating a social issue?
No. It\'s no worse (or different) than talking on cell phones in public. Keep your voice down and we\'re good.1250 (49.0%)
Maybe. People seem to think they have to talk especially loud to their phone because it Won\'t Understand Them otherwise.610 (23.9%)
Yes. There\'s a place for having conversations with your personal electronics, and that place is not in public.331 (13.0%)
Squirrel!316 (12.4%)
Something else, I\'ll tell you in the comments.45 (1.8%)



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Buzz Mega

Siri, what is the next social sin?

I can't answer that, but I could search the web for it, if you like.

November 22 2011 at 11:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Vera Comment

i'd rather hear someone ask their phone a question or 2 than one side of a conversation.

curiously, I only get annoyed if the talker is speaking in english. other languages don't bother me (and I can speak conversational Spanish) go figure.

November 22 2011 at 4:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Austin_tacious

It's not talking to Siri ,in itself, that's the problem, it's the reaction you get from onlookers and friends who (for whatever reason) do not like hearing Siri being called upon and used. I've had moments where I want to utilize Siri and people will tell me to "shut up" or to "not be so full of myself". Now, I am in no way, affected by their reactions personally, having to become subject to such and action is quite irritating. So more often than not, I will only use Siri in private; and, in hindsight, I'm basically wasting the money I spent to upgrade to a new iPhone.

November 22 2011 at 3:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Buzz Mega

Siri, am I full of myself?

I can't say.

November 22 2011 at 11:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
minimalist2001

Quite frankly, I could care less if some anti-technology jerk with a chip on their shoulder does not like hearing me talk to my phone. As long as its in public and a place where people would talk at a normal to loud volume, asking siri where the closest Starbucks is no different than asking an actual human the same question. Rudeness goes two ways you know. In this case it sounds like the people around you could be the ones being rude.

November 23 2011 at 1:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Aaron MacNeil

Only use Siri when my hands are full. If people are just sitting at Starbucks and texting people through Siri that's overkill. I only use it in the car to text or make calls or when I wake up early and reach over and activate it and ask what the weather is going to be like. using it when you hands are not busy is just weird.

November 22 2011 at 3:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bryan Castleberry

I don't talk to Siri in public for the simple fact that I feel ridiculous *talking to my phone in public*

November 22 2011 at 2:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mathias

Better to talk to someone else’s Siri while he/she is taking a call. Hilarity would ensue, for sure.

November 22 2011 at 2:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tatonka8181

It is not so much the noise from the conversation that annoys me. It is just that I instantly consider the person on the phone a tool for talking to Siri. Really, you can't type in that damn search query in a crowded commuter train.. you have to ask Siri .. what a tool.

T.

November 22 2011 at 2:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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David

Your answer is so on the money (in my view anyway).

November 24 2011 at 7:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
minimalist2001

I always just ask myself this question: would I talk to another person in this situation and how would I modulate the volume of my voice if I was going to do so? Manners are not about rules abut about being considerate towards those around you.

November 22 2011 at 1:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dorjesyber

If Siri can get the *redacted* from texting or having a phone pressed to their head while driving, people can scream at Siri as loud as they want. I've given up count on the number of *redacted* people texting and talking on phones speeding through the school zone crosswalk I tend... which is right in front of the *redacted* school. Seriously pay the *redacted* attention you *redacted*. There are *redacted* children leaving the school.

November 22 2011 at 1:46 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Paco Gonzalez

Siri is an asisstant, right? Can people not talk to human asisstants in public? I don't see the difference.

November 22 2011 at 1:26 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
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