Texting on Takeoff
Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe debate whether it’s OK to tattle on a fellow airplane passenger who’s flouting the rules.
Posted Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at 2:05 PM
This week, Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe discuss the etiquette of informing on a passenger who ignores the in-flight announcement to kindly turn off all electronics. Listen to Episode 25 using the audio player below or by opening this player in a new tab.
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You'll find previous episodes here:
The Case of the Cross-Dressing Newbie
Hey Buddy, Check the Comment Thread
The Shrinking Reply and the Vanishing Valediction
Do Evites Cheapen a Wedding?
“We Can Hear You Having Sex”
Is it OK to tweet your own horn?
Keeping Your Email Address Private
Getting Scooped on Facebook
Enough with the Earbuds
Texting During Dinner with Co-Workers
Are Some Things Better Expressed NOT On Your Facebook Page
Who Invited the Smartphone to Dinner?
Accepting a Friend Request
Sharing Passwords
Email Gone Astray
Must I Tell Facebook I'm "In a Relationship"?
Can I Ignore a Tweet Directed at Me?
Hiding Your Party’s Guest List
Declaring Your Love on Facebook
How Late Is Too Late to Text?
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Farhad Manjoo is Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society. You can email him at farhad.manjoo@slate.com and follow him on Twitter.
Emily Yoffe is a regular Slate contributor. She writes the Dear Prudence and Human Guinea Pig columns. You can send Dear Prudence questions for publication to prudence@slate.com. (Questions may be edited.) Subscribe to Emily Yoffe's Facebook page.