Lunch Date
One thing I’d like that I will mention
is some old-fashioned attention.
The kind with no device in hand
is the kind that I can stand
better than the sort with texting—
minds caught in “before” and “next”ing—
and not a thought for whom you’re with
until I’m sure that it’s a myth
that I’m the one you want to see,
even though you have invited me.
For though our table is for two,
you bring so many more with you—
every relative and friend.
Your texts to them just never end.
Our tete a tete‘s become absurd.
I never get to speak a word!
Since I’ve discovered you’ve come to see
your smart phone as more smart than me,
there’s just one thing I’d like to state.
Please cancel our next luncheon date,
and the next time you desire a munch,
just take your iPhone out to lunch!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Hahaha! I love this poem. And I understand completely your point. But unfortunately, I too am guilty of doing this.
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One thing I never do, except sometimes when I’m with two other people and I can see they are having a “private” conversation and I want to make them more comfortable by “removing” myself in this way.
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That’s how it should be
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But won’t be in the future, I’m sure. ;o)
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Not likely. I do try to leave my phone alone when with friends
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This reminds me of a time we were in a noisy restaurant and I noticed a couple at the next table texting each other (at least I think they were: they were texting, not talking, and their facial expressions made me think they were interacting).
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Well, this is a good solution to a noisy environment, so long as they are talking to each other.
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Speak truth, Sister! Yes, I hate it!
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Do you say anything about it? I don’t, but wish I knew how to do so tactfully.
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No, I don’t because I believe that people will think I am being petty. But I would remind my students to put them away and inform them that they were not so important that they could not be away from their phones for an hour or two. I never saw anything like the smart phone phenomenon with people around the world so attached to them. It is unbelievable. I often don’t know where mine is. I have to call it to find it.
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I agree.
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Despite years of trying to get used to it, I find people who endlessly take calls while I’m with them unless it’s family or an emergency — RUDE. Especially at dinner! And most particularly when you’ve made extensive and complicated arrangements to meet.
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Absolutely agree. I think I have just one friend who does this and I hate it, too.
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No kidding. And I hate loud conversations at the next table👍
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say it
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Real.
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I’ve noticed the phone epidemics when it first started, and I wondered if they were texting each other instead of talking.
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