Texting at dinner

[gmoney]

If I ever meet some of you lot, I am going to text during dinner, JUST to piss you off!

Maybe I'll make an exception just for you, Mills!

 

[nevstoploking56]

I just got home from a night out with friends. During dinner I looked around and found a few of my friends buried in their phones. I find this to be rather rude. What is your opinion on this matter.

I agree with u. My partner sits with that damned phone and clicks threw a dinner, a family visit, riding in the car. Its all I can do to refrain from grabbing it and bouncing it off of the nearest wall.

 

[Huskerboy]

Texting at dinner? No. Absolutely not.

It's rude, anti-social, and shows a basic lack of respect for those with whom you're dining with.

 

[EwanSF]

Okay, how bout this.... what if they're sitting on your cock and they store there phone up their ass.... but it's set on vibrate?

....Hmm I guess you MIGHT not want them to answer.

Aye, I think that'd be an entirely different kettle of fish

 

[G-Lexington]

I'll reiterate. If someone texts during dinner, the problem isn't that they're rude. The problem is that you're not interesting enough.

Lex

 

[SirJude]

So after he sent the 2nd text message at the table I (nicely) mentioned that I thought it rather rude to carry on a text conversation while dining with someone.
He apologized.
Moments later he received another text message, read it and started to text a reply.
While he was busy I excused myself, walked straight out the door, flagged a taxi and went home. I'm certainly not going to force my company on someone that doesn't appreciate it.
I haven't heard from him since and we're both probably the better for it.
I do hope he had enough $ to pay the bill.

 

[danniflava]

I find it extremely rude & unclassy. It ruins the mood of the evening & makes your dinner partner feel uninteresting. There is nothing that can't wait until after dinner.

 

[KyleWells]

It's weird, I have a lot of friends who would never do that, and are very reasonable about texting.
But I have a really good friend who ALWAYS has her phone. She texts during movies, plays, shit she invites me too. One time we went out to dinner and she texted the whole fucking time, and she ran out of battery and said "ok we need to hurry up i need to go home and charge my phone."

Also, when a teacher tells her to put her phone away, she'll look at them like they're crazy and will keep it out and text anyways.

 

[KyleWells]

I'll reiterate. If someone texts during dinner, the problem isn't that they're rude. The problem is that you're not interesting enough.

Lex

It's not like the internet, you can't just minimize someone out if you're not interested in what they have to say. There's proper etiquette, work harder on moving the conversation foward and if they're still not interesting get the hell out of there.

 

[bankside]

B/c we'd never be able to leave the office.

I'm a habitual cell phone user. I text and talk when I'm shopping, when I'm eating, when I'm driving (not texting), when I'm walking, when I'm doing most anything. I have a pocket pc for that reason. I believe I'm polite enough about it, and usually, most of the people I'm w/ have their phones out too.

For those of you who are complaining about it, well, there are a few things in life that bug me as well. It's annoying when an older person walks slow, and I'm stuck walking behind them. Why won't they just get out of the way? It's annoying when two people stop to chat in the middle of the grocery aisle. Why don't they leave the store if they want to chit chat? It's annoying when someone has a huge buggy load of items, and I'm stuck behind them w/ one item. Why don't they get in a different lane? It's annoying when I'm eating at a restaurant and a nearby couple insists on making out. Why can't they do that in private? It's annoying when I'm at the park and there's a smoker nearby. Why can't they just smoke at their own house? It's annoying when I'm anywhere and children are near. Can't the parents leave their kids at home? It's annoying when I'm at the movies, and the people near me are talking. Can't they shut the fuck up? Turn your hearing aid up if you can't hear each other whispering. It's annoying when parents have those huge baby strollers in the mall. Again, can't they leave the kids at home? It's annoying when I'm on a plane, and the person next to me is taking up my seat and his. Hello, it's called economy class for a reason. It's annoying when I'm at a restaurant, and the girl next to our table is drunk. Uh, I don't wanna deal w/ that. It's annoying when the group next to us talks very loudly to where you can't possibly drown them out. I don't want to hear how they feel about the President, or the economy, or sex. Haven't they heard of using their inside voice? It's annoying when a couple starts fighting in public. Why can't they do that at home? It's annoying when someone drives slowly. Am I the only who understands that the left lane is for faster moving vehicles? And it's annoying when people give me dirty looks, or gripe about my phone usage. Don't they realize that they have annoying habits too, that I keep to myself?

This post was annoying so I stopped reading. ;-P

 

[HOT4MEN]

Wow. This explains my family's relationship with each other: we all play with our phones over dinner - all the time.

 

[BabiGayPimp]

Even in this digital age, especially in this digital age, there is no substitute for good manners or excuse for lack thereof. A person who cannot resist the urge to play with toys at the dinner table is a child and should be promptly sent to the kiddies table where they will be in like company.

 

[G-Lexington]

Excellent. That's where all the cool people are.

Lex