CarrollBlog 3.31

The novelist Douglas Coupland (GENERATION X) made an interesting observation in a recent interview. The interview took place at an indoor restaurant. At the next table, a woman was talking on her cell phone. Her voice was very loud, as is often the case when people are on their phones in public. Coupland became annoyed and said he wished she'd pipe down and talk with her 'indoor voice' and not her 'outdoor voice.' As soon as I read that I thought—exactly! No one wants to hear others gab on...