Has banned the use of phones, iPads etc with a £10 fine to charity to anyone using it.
I think it's brilliant as there are other pubs who don't care but others are in uproar.
My argument is you can turn the volume off check your phone for urgent messages and go outside to call if needs be.
I guess pubs are evolving but to me it's a place to meet friends and catch up on life over a beer or six.
To see a table of friends earlier today just stare at there phones for two hours was quite sad
What are your thoughts ?
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By *eliWoman
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There's a great little pub in Soho that has the same policy - I've had fascinating conversations partly as a result of it. People are far more wanting to start up a conversation and it's a better environment overall. |
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There's a pub in beverley did this as well, they would confiscate them from you if caught. Though the building was so old and the walls so thick you struggled to get a signal any way half the time. |
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I think it's a good idea. People talking to each other in person would be weird though. If they're not posting pics every 5 minutes how would they know it was real?
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I’m reading thread titles wrong just now and thought this said ‘my local sub’ at first 
Nice idea though, it has become almost like a nervous reaction to reach for the phone in any moment of pause. Bring on actual conversations. |
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"There's a great little pub in Soho that has the same policy - I've had fascinating conversations partly as a result of it. People are far more wanting to start up a conversation and it's a better environment overall."
We go there and I agree. I even met somebody who ended up on Fab in there. |
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I only use my phone in a pub if I'm sat waiting for someone. I've seen couples that are constantly on their bookface or whatever, and hardly a word is exchanged between them. Nothing to do with me I suppose, but if I go to a pub, I go to socialise with people face to face, not spend an hour or two with ma head buried in ma phone. I can ignore ma partner when I get home.  |
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I've been on nights out before now and if you believed what the pictures portrayed then you would think it was a great night.
However the reality was miserable adults sat around staring at phones until someone held a phone up, it was like a beacon! A switch flicked where suddenly it was all laughing, trout pouts and smiling central.
Then as soon as the phone is put down social ineptness resumed
Bizarre behaviour. And I wonder what skills we are losing by being so internalised. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've been on nights out before now and if you believed what the pictures portrayed then you would think it was a great night.
However the reality was miserable adults sat around staring at phones until someone held a phone up, it was like a beacon! A switch flicked where suddenly it was all laughing, trout pouts and smiling central.
Then as soon as the phone is put down social ineptness resumed
Bizarre behaviour. And I wonder what skills we are losing by being so internalised. "
I would rather enjoy the moment that photograph it. I remember when photos were precious and you were economical on what you took as you only had 36 exposures |
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"That's a great idea,where is it I'll torture my child by taking her in there
My two children aren't impressed
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It's so funny to watch, luckily my dogs don't mind and are happy to come to a tech free pub as they get extra fusses because the patrons now get to look around and see what's happening.
One new patron said to me that he was surprised that the view from the pub contains a river !
I told him it was only built last week
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"I've been on nights out before now and if you believed what the pictures portrayed then you would think it was a great night.
However the reality was miserable adults sat around staring at phones until someone held a phone up, it was like a beacon! A switch flicked where suddenly it was all laughing, trout pouts and smiling central.
Then as soon as the phone is put down social ineptness resumed
Bizarre behaviour. And I wonder what skills we are losing by being so internalised. "
So true!!
I know couples where they post a pic of every date they go on. It's like being sat in a 70's living room watching roll after roll of someone's holiday pics on their creaky projector.  |
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"I've been on nights out before now and if you believed what the pictures portrayed then you would think it was a great night.
However the reality was miserable adults sat around staring at phones until someone held a phone up, it was like a beacon! A switch flicked where suddenly it was all laughing, trout pouts and smiling central.
Then as soon as the phone is put down social ineptness resumed
Bizarre behaviour. And I wonder what skills we are losing by being so internalised.
So true!!
I know couples where they post a pic of every date they go on. It's like being sat in a 70's living room watching roll after roll of someone's holiday pics on their creaky projector. "
Oh my! I bet they have a perfect Facebook life as well!
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"I've been on nights out before now and if you believed what the pictures portrayed then you would think it was a great night.
However the reality was miserable adults sat around staring at phones until someone held a phone up, it was like a beacon! A switch flicked where suddenly it was all laughing, trout pouts and smiling central.
Then as soon as the phone is put down social ineptness resumed
Bizarre behaviour. And I wonder what skills we are losing by being so internalised.
So true!!
I know couples where they post a pic of every date they go on. It's like being sat in a 70's living room watching roll after roll of someone's holiday pics on their creaky projector.
Oh my! I bet they have a perfect Facebook life as well!
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The ones with the most pics usually split up soon after. |
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I think shops should ban phones too it’s so ignorant seeing someone on the phone talking as they are paying at the till. If I worked in a shop I would refuse to serve them. |
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Great idea, last night I was in a pub and stood near a table with 5 people say all on their phones, they didn’t speak to each other for 5/10 minutes until one of the girls asked another to take a pic so she could update a status and “checked” them all in ??????????
Crazy world we’re living in !!! |
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