LOL
that is funny as I have seen the same thing and yes it is these yuppies.
We got gift certificates for the cheesecake factory(expensive place I found) anyway we went to a restaurant and a couple were both on their phones completely ignoring each other.
It was so pathetic I had to laugh, my wife asked what I was laughing at and I pointed it out.
we now find it amusing when you see two or three people together on their phones doing whatever while totally ignoring their friends , spouse around them.,
I loved Cheesecake Factory when I went there for lunch in Baltimore. Unfortunately,or fortunately, here in NYC we don’t have many chain restaurants.
Most restaurants are still Mom and Pop operations. Hundreds of Greek Coffee Shops/Luncheonettes, Chinese restaurants, and small restaurants owned and run by individual proprietors/chefs.