Is it just me, or...

[rasmus]

Is going on the internet now more important than chatting to the people you're with?

I work in a bar/cafe and more often than not people come in and the first thing they do is take out their phones etc to go onto the internet-not look at the menus etc.
I come over and they just gaze up at me with a blank expression on their faces, annoyed that I've dared to interrupt them by trying to take their order!

Got 4 young women in right now, been in for about 30 minutes and theyve not said 1 word to each other, very sad way of life!

[Seaworldlovers]

You are spot on! Art of conversation is truly dead sad sad sad

[Jendita]

Would you be annoyed if they were all quietly reading a newspaper instead?

Nothing wrong with quietly enjoying company with someone else.

[Smilesonfaces]

I know what you mean but are you not on the internet yourself ?

[Tco200]

Too true - I also love the irony of this being posted online

[rasmus]

Yes, on my break. I don't go online if im Sat with friends

[Colette-S]

Yes sadly and it’s in almost every situation. Look in restaurants, so many just sit on the phones rather than talk to whoever they are with. I have seen my kids Snapchatting people thy are sat with😡Also, people are sending less cards and letters which really saddens me. I love a good pen and paper and there is something special about receiving a handwritten card or letter rather than a text or email.

[Bluefish]

What gets on my wick is in meetings at work, you are having a conversation and direct a question at someone, and say 'what, sorry didn't catch that ' because they are too busy on their phones. And this is often people who are in high positions and quite frankly should know better.

I do wish they would ban phones in work meetings, all you can ever feel is the table vibrating with the phones going off and people being distracted by them.

[snowbelle]

When you have been I invited out with a group of girls and all they do all night is Facebook , compare likes etc etc and we aren’t young 20 something’s all in our 50’s .
After going out one night and sat like a lemon all night because I’m not on Facebook I decided that’s it.
I have been left out of the social circle now ... after being pointedly told “well you aren’t on Facebook how were we supposed to let you know “ umm how about talk to me ?😠

As for meetings with a presentation and some managers just sat on their phones , not even looking at the presentation that’s just rude.

[Guest]

I work in catering too and see this everyday, and it's not just groups of teens that do it I've seen many parents ignoring their child to stare at a phone, or put an iPad on the table with a video playing to keep them quiet!