I'm probably not the person to be lecturing other people on etiquette. Yes, I was born and raised in Missouri and that's part of the problem. There's a good reason why people like me should never ever talk on the phone while shopping in a store and there's a bigger problem than just manners.
Perhaps you're a fairly tech-savvy person and think you can't be fooled by scammers. Think again. If you live in Missouri, there are 11 phone numbers that you should never ever answer. Not even for a brief second or you could be ripped off.
Somebody is watching you. That's true now even if you're in your own home and all the doors and windows are closed with curtains drawn. Scary new technology now makes every single Missouri home vulnerable to peeping toms and there's almost nothing you can do about it.
I would love 5 minutes alone with all the scammers of the world. I get so many spam calls on my phone every single day. If you live in Missouri, there are 5 area codes in particular that you should absolutely never answer.
Missouri is getting a new area code, and if you need a new phone number in the Jefferson City and Columbia area you could get a number with the new area code.