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This sounds to me like the reason that “smartphone roulette” is a thing.
For those of you unfamiliar with it, at a restaurant, everyone puts their smartphones on the table. The first person to pick theirs up picks up the tab for the entire party.
It’s not the phones. It’s that more people are more self-centered, spoiled and demanding.
The phone thing everywhere drives me crazy.
thanks for the post. glad I looked at the thread, I thought
it might not be worth it.
Get rid of the free WIFI.
Make sure the building is a great Faraday cage.
Maybe they should put up a no phone sign?
Smartphones are now like cigarettes. Back when you could smoke almost anywhere the biggest complaint of staff was after the bill was paid the smokers would sit for a while and chat and smoke making it hard to turn the tables.
Now after the bill is paid they pull out their phones and start doing stuff on them and you can’t turn the tables.
My other pet peeve is parking lots. Especially grocery stores. People load the car, get in, pull out the phone and sit in a good spot for 10-30 minutes messing with the phone. Probably Tweeting what they bought.
It’s rude, useless and selfish.
I have always hated smart phones. Basic cell phones are fine, but when they started turning phones into entertainment centers, everyone turned into idiots.
While I’d like to think this is true, it’s hard to believe they’re serving the same number of customers but those customers are taking up to double the seating time.
and... just... think... what... this... electronic... pacifier... is... doing... to... commute... times... in... traffic.
OMG my husband read this the other day!
It is so true - although people have been obsessed with “phones” (truly or not) since the boom in the mid ‘90s.
But now, I guess, since they “text” and can be silent, it’s even worse. “I’m not bothering anyone so....”
Oh yes you are bothering me with your rudeness!
PUT DOWN THE DAMN “PHONE”!
Something about him just isn't right... can't put my finger on it...
Driving through our small town last week I stopped at a red light. When the light turned green I started to go when a young girl about 19 or so walked right in front of me all the while looking down at her phone. I slammed on the brakes and yelled at her. “Put the stupid phone away and pay attention to where you are walking!” She gave me a two word reply I’m sure you can guess.
I have never taken a photo with my phone and wouldn’t know how. Really.
Very interesting. I have lately been driving more slowly and more warily due to the dramatic increase of people crossing over into my lane or failing to yield. If in a left turn lane, I stop a full car length back from the white line, due to people turning sloppily, often with phone in hand. One gal who almost ran me down came into a traffic circle doing about 50, and was lucky not to overturn. As she passed by, I saw her lower the phone, kind of shrug, and put the phone back to ear while continuing only a little slower.
I hope it’s a passing phase. We really can’t tolerate such slovenliness!
While the before / after effects of cell phone technology for restaurant ordering are interesting, why haven’t restaurants taken advantange of the technology?
More specifically, since this is 2014, why don’t restaurants have web accounts for patrons so that they can decide what they want before they arrive at the restaurant, their orders automatically placed when GPS indicates that they have stepped inside the restaurant? I think that it would be convenient to simply edit minor changes to menu items that I have previously placed and click OK.
As a side note concerning old versus new concerning business transactions, please consider the following. With all due respect to freepers who still write checks at the cash register, I really tighten up when I see somebody ahead of me in a cashier line taking the time to write a check. Is it my just my imagination, or is everybody in the line, including cashier, rolling their eyes like I am because the check-writing patrion is wasting everybody’s time carefully recording the details of a check in a check register?
What has amused the heck out of me since cell phones became ubiquitous, is seeing a couple out on a date. They often ignore each other, talking or texting or whatever it is they do on their phones.
But hey! Maybe they are communicating with each other that way, it is easier than speech! Really, how can they talk the way they spell with their testing language?
Everyone loves these stories about self absorbed people on smart phones and how they are ruining the world.
Will have to see; but guessing this one will turn out to be false and made up.
For example; I have never witnessed someone taking a picture of their food; although I know it happens sometimes. This article says 26 of 45 people spend 3 minutes taking pictures of their food. I call BS on that point alone.
Embarrassed to say I have a Twitter account, never use it though.
Who cares that I'm going to the store or toilet or whatever these twits think their 'friends' are interested in. It's crazy.
My daughter comes over for dinner. Her phone ringing w/ the message tone constantly.
Next time she comes over, phone off.