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Not a new topic, but I was recently confronted with this. Went to an impromptu lunch with four friends, all slightly older than me.
After ordering, the three men were consumed with their phones/tablets and the woman was on her iPhone sporadically for the entire time until our food came out - at least 10 minutes. One guy continued to play with his tablet throughout. None of them were doing anything important, or in common to the group! Right or wrong, responding to the occasional call or text or maybe looking something up relevant to a real time conversation seem to be normal these days, but they've never been fully engrossed in their own little mobile world like that before .
I wasn't very friendly that lunch, not sure I was fully aware why at the time, but in retrospect I was subconsciously PO'd at their preoccupation with their mobile devices. If it happens again, despite longstanding friendships I will probably leave $ for my meal, point out the mobile preoccupation, and just leave. What's the point of getting together for a meal if not to interact?
What would you do?
And I am convinced it's all generations now, not just kids. I see people of all ages ignoring each other playing with their phones or texting and driving, stupid - stupid- stupid.
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After ordering, the three men were consumed with their phones/tablets and the woman was on her iPhone sporadically for the entire time until our food came out - at least 10 minutes. One guy continued to play with his tablet throughout. None of them were doing anything important, or in common to the group! Right or wrong, responding to the occasional call or text or maybe looking something up relevant to a real time conversation seem to be normal these days, but they've never been fully engrossed in their own little mobile world like that before .
I wasn't very friendly that lunch, not sure I was fully aware why at the time, but in retrospect I was subconsciously PO'd at their preoccupation with their mobile devices. If it happens again, despite longstanding friendships I will probably leave $ for my meal, point out the mobile preoccupation, and just leave. What's the point of getting together for a meal if not to interact?
What would you do?
And I am convinced it's all generations now, not just kids. I see people of all ages ignoring each other playing with their phones or texting and driving, stupid - stupid- stupid.
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