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"FacebookPinterest\n\nEvery day, we cram into elevators to get to wherever we're going. It's a scary thought, actually\u2014a group of strangers packed into a small box, suspended by cables as it climbs higher and higher with little to no cell reception. It's often an uncomfortable experience\u2014in the winter you're battling the heavy coats of your colleagues and in summer you're dodging the various odors accompanied by the heat. The last thing any of us need is somebody who doesn't know how to act in an elevator. For anybody questioning elevator decorum, please follow this instructional guide for optimal etiquette.\n\n1. Face the Door: If you're looking everybody else in the face, turn around. You might be having a conversation with somebody, but my god man, wait till you get to your Gchat like everybody else.\n\n2. Don't Whisper: Honestly, if you have something that secret to say, wait for privacy. A hushed voice in an elevator might as well be on the loudspeaker in a stadium.\n\n3. Remove Your Backpack: Yes, you can wear a backpack and look like a grown man. No, you cannot wear it on your back in an elevator\u2014you're taking up too much space.\n\n4. Get off the Phone: Under no circumstances should you be on the phone in an elevator. First of all, 6-10 other people do not need to hear your chit-chat. Secondly, you're in a metal box inside another metal box that's part of an even bigger metal box, you're going to lose the call. Hang up.\n\n5. Let the People Out: Before barging into the elevator, let the kind souls who have arrived at their destination out first. Just wait a moment as the doors open to see if anybody moves. If they all stay put, you've got the green light.\n\n6. Push Their Buttons: If somebody stumbles in with their hands full, politely offer to push their floor for them. \"Which floor are you going to?\" is all it takes. You may find the love of your life this way.\n\n7. Hold the Door: One of life's most awkward exchanges is the blank stare between you, in the elevator and them, outside, watching as the door closes and you do nothing. Hit the door open button, or if you're a real adrenaline-junkie, throw your arms against the bumpers and rescue them."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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