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over a year ago
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Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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just the same the other day,table of 3 women,4 men, not teens though,all 40 ish,barely spoke a word for 2 hours...in a busy restaurant/pub, ate, had a few drinks, really hardly a word exchanged...personally i find it both rude and utterly moronic! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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" just the same the other day,table of 3 women,4 men, not teens though,all 40 ish,barely spoke a word for 2 hours...in a busy restaurant/pub, ate, had a few drinks, really hardly a word exchanged...personally i find it both rude and utterly moronic!"
Me too iv seen it a few times |
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I remember as a teenager on the house phone with my dad on the other line you are costing me a fortune with my friend saying I called her...then her dad on the other end saying get off the phone and me shouting I called her,..lol the days before mobiles |
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?"
Could have been anything. It was an hour and who knows if it was representative of how they spend their time. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Could have been anything. It was an hour and who knows if it was representative of how they spend their time."
Your missing the point,arnt they out to socialize and have a laugh? |
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Could have been anything. It was an hour and who knows if it was representative of how they spend their time.
Your missing the point,arnt they out to socialize and have a laugh?"
No I got the point, you missed mine. They obviously weren't out to socialize and have a laugh in the hour that you saw them but they might do that during the other 23 hours in the day. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Could have been anything. It was an hour and who knows if it was representative of how they spend their time.
Your missing the point,arnt they out to socialize and have a laugh?
No I got the point, you missed mine. They obviously weren't out to socialize and have a laugh in the hour that you saw them but they might do that during the other 23 hours in the day."
They wernt out to socialize in a pub? So they all decided to go out with the intent of looking at their phones? |
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Could have been anything. It was an hour and who knows if it was representative of how they spend their time.
Your missing the point,arnt they out to socialize and have a laugh?
No I got the point, you missed mine. They obviously weren't out to socialize and have a laugh in the hour that you saw them but they might do that during the other 23 hours in the day.
They wernt out to socialize in a pub? So they all decided to go out with the intent of looking at their phones?"
I have no idea. I agree that people seem to spend an awful lot of time on their phones instead of talking to the person or people they're with but it isn't just teenagers in pubs.
Every generation has something that the older generation thinks will destroy society, communication and family life it was the radio,the television, then computer games now it's Facebook.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Could have been anything. It was an hour and who knows if it was representative of how they spend their time.
Your missing the point,arnt they out to socialize and have a laugh?
No I got the point, you missed mine. They obviously weren't out to socialize and have a laugh in the hour that you saw them but they might do that during the other 23 hours in the day.
They wernt out to socialize in a pub? So they all decided to go out with the intent of looking at their phones?
I have no idea. I agree that people seem to spend an awful lot of time on their phones instead of talking to the person or people they're with but it isn't just teenagers in pubs.
Every generation has something that the older generation thinks will destroy society, communication and family life it was the radio,the television, then computer games now it's Facebook.
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"Who cares, least it keeps them quiet and not annoying me with shrieking at each other. "
That is a major bonus. Otherwise these new antisocial groups out and about just on their phones seem utterly stupid. |
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I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other? |
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?"
Hmm... maybe they were messaging each other along the lines of "that old guy at the bar has been looking over at us for about an hour - creepy or what?"
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Hmm... maybe they were messaging each other along the lines of "that old guy at the bar has been looking over at us for about an hour - creepy or what?"
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Well i was nude so maybe your right |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Once a month me and a load of friends I grew up with go out for a meal.
The first time we did it they all spent most of the night on their phones and I walked out because it was annoying me and I hadn't seen them since I was 12
They apologised so from then on we all put our phones face down in the middle of the table and the first one to pick theirs up pays for the entire meal |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Could have been anything. It was an hour and who knows if it was representative of how they spend their time.
Your missing the point,arnt they out to socialize and have a laugh?"
What would you describe your use of the forums as? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Now i thought you had to be 18 to enter a pub, or has that changed too like society has"
If you're eating your parents can buy you a drink in a pub at 16 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?"
Hate seeing parents doing that. Sat reading the paper or on their phone while their kid(s) just sit there. Lonely.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not just teenagers who do this ...no one seems to talk anymore as they are too busy with their heads down on the phone..If I'm oot with friends none of us get oot our phones and if we do the one who does pays for the bill. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?"
Maybe there trying to not make eye contact with nutter watching them!? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?"
I'd tell them to stop messing about with the papery stuff and get themselves some kickass mobiles. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?
Maybe there trying to not make eye contact with nutter watching them!? "
This.
If being on their phone is what they want to do then it's hardly bothering anybody is it? It's not affecting you personally is it? They're just sitting quietly minding their own business, I can't see how that can be viewed as rude at all. |
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"It's not just teenagers though, everyone is doing it, I have no idea why people can't sit and chat without a third party (their phone) is involved. Thankfully my friends don't do it.
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Same here...if I'm going out in a social situation I will often not have my phone with me or it stays in the car...I have no need for it when I have real live people with me....in saying that I often don't have it with me when I'm on my own...I like the peace and quiet. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?"
I find one of the best things about being in a solid relationship is the ability to just be together without incessant talking. I often go out with my husband for breakfast and we'll both be reading the paper or I'll be reading a book. I'm exactly the same with my dad and one or two of my friends. We know and love each other enough to not NEED to chatter. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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When ours have mates round, they all sit around on their phones talking to each other via the bloody phone/FB/Whatsapp! Think most teenagers have lost the art of conversation. And any other kind of chat involves grunting.
KIDS!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?
I find one of the best things about being in a solid relationship is the ability to just be together without incessant talking. I often go out with my husband for breakfast and we'll both be reading the paper or I'll be reading a book. I'm exactly the same with my dad and one or two of my friends. We know and love each other enough to not NEED to chatter. "
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By (user no longer on site)
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They may have been looking online for suitable Universities
I wish the young teens on my buses would stare at their phones instead of screaming at each other and throwing missiles around the bus. |
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?
I find one of the best things about being in a solid relationship is the ability to just be together without incessant talking. I often go out with my husband for breakfast and we'll both be reading the paper or I'll be reading a book. I'm exactly the same with my dad and one or two of my friends. We know and love each other enough to not NEED to chatter. "
Couldn't that be the same with these teenagers. We often go for coffee and sit with a paper, a book or our phones or kindled. The couples I was referring to in my original post are the ones where they just stare our of the window seeming to have nothing to say to each other |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?
I find one of the best things about being in a solid relationship is the ability to just be together without incessant talking. I often go out with my husband for breakfast and we'll both be reading the paper or I'll be reading a book. I'm exactly the same with my dad and one or two of my friends. We know and love each other enough to not NEED to chatter.
Couldn't that be the same with these teenagers. We often go for coffee and sit with a paper, a book or our phones or kindled. The couples I was referring to in my original post are the ones where they just stare our of the window seeming to have nothing to say to each other "
It could well be. I can also totally understand why teenagers may seemingly take solace in online communication. I always felt so conspicuous and self conscious and awkward when I was in my early teens, if someone had given me an opt out whereby I could easily maintain all my friendships and communicate via my phone I totally would have taken it.
Just sticking up for the quiet ones, I'm not much of a talker.  I do know what you mean though, you can sense sometimes that there's a hostile or empty silence as opposed to being together in quiet content. |
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Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?"
I would think why the hell did you all meet up just to sit and read in your own little bubble. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I went out with my cousins the other night, we all put our phones in a pile in the middle of the table. First one to reach for theirs bought the shots!
It only lasted a short while because we wanted to take photos |
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?"
when we get rid of the kids of a weekend(which isn't that often) we make a point of going out for breakfast on the Sunday morning somewhere nice and reading the sunday papers. It is one of lifes luxuries that we dong get to do that often anymore. Does it make us unsociable doing something that we both wanted to do... Much discussion is had about some of the more contemptuous articles. Xxx |
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"I think it's really sad when you see a couple who are clearly in a relationship just not speaking to each other or one of them is reading a newspaper while the or her just sits there.
Out of interest how would people view a group of older people sitting in a cafe all reading a book and not talking to each other?when we get rid of the kids of a weekend(which isn't that often) we make a point of going out for breakfast on the Sunday morning somewhere nice and reading the sunday papers. It is one of lifes luxuries that we dong get to do that often anymore. Does it make us unsociable doing something that we both wanted to do... Much discussion is had about some of the more contemptuous articles. Xxx"
That's exactly the point I was trying to make, just because it's teenagers doing it on phones doesn't make it bad. They might have all just downloaded the Guardian app......... |
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I hate kids have mobiles etc. Really not good unless its a mobile that cant join the internet.
When on holiday I was horrified to see babies watching stuff on mobiles/ tablets at mealtimes in the hotel to keep them quiet ffs. 
I agree that the sight of adults behaving like morans on a mobile is sad. How many times have we seen people cross a road on a mobile and nearly got knocked over? |
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"I hate kids have mobiles etc. Really not good unless its a mobile that cant join the internet.
When on holiday I was horrified to see babies watching stuff on mobiles/ tablets at mealtimes in the hotel to keep them quiet ffs.
I agree that the sight of adults behaving like morans on a mobile is sad. How many times have we seen people cross a road on a mobile and nearly got knocked over? "
We used to takes books and colouring in stuff to keep our kids entertained during long meals in restaurants and hotels as well as including them in our conversation, if tablets had been available we would have used them too it's preferable to squirmy kids spoiling other people's enjoyment. It's not the use of the device thats a problem it's how it's used. |
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"Just had a quick pint after work and maybe 8 or 9 teenagers were sat at a table all looking at their phones and not talking,this went on for about an hour im assuming it must be facebook,social site?"
 not only teens, I'm ashamed to say..
Definitely not Facebook for us though |
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"I hate kids have mobiles etc. Really not good unless its a mobile that cant join the internet.
When on holiday I was horrified to see babies watching stuff on mobiles/ tablets at mealtimes in the hotel to keep them quiet ffs.
I agree that the sight of adults behaving like morans on a mobile is sad. How many times have we seen people cross a road on a mobile and nearly got knocked over? "
I'm totally down with people using whatever tactic to keep their children under control in a restaurant. It's no different from a book or a colouring book really. |
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"I hate kids have mobiles etc. Really not good unless its a mobile that cant join the internet.
When on holiday I was horrified to see babies watching stuff on mobiles/ tablets at mealtimes in the hotel to keep them quiet ffs.
I agree that the sight of adults behaving like morans on a mobile is sad. How many times have we seen people cross a road on a mobile and nearly got knocked over?
We used to takes books and colouring in stuff to keep our kids entertained during long meals in restaurants and hotels as well as including them in our conversation, if tablets had been available we would have used them too it's preferable to squirmy kids spoiling other people's enjoyment. It's not the use of the device thats a problem it's how it's used."
I should have scrolled down before posting! |
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I work in a pub/restaurant and I love to people watch!
Hate it when you try to serve food and the whole family have to move their iPads before you can give them their food. Your left standing there with hot, heavy plates waiting for them to finish their games etc, that I find rude!
On the other hand provided they keep the volume down (needed to tell some) I'd rather the little ones played on tablets/phones rather than running around screaming while the parents are on their phones.
Phones are not permitted at meal times in or out but then my kids are well behaved so there is no need.
Older couples come in and sit and read but then tend to discuss over their meal which is nice but sometime you get couples come in who just sit there, hardly a word spoken, have one drink, eat and then leave. Can't see the point! |
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