Mobile phones moan.

[simoncpg]

I go to my local pub about twice a week for a bit of banter, and I must confess to being a bit of a people watcher. Anyhow every tuesday night, a father and son come in, dad in his late fifties, son in his tweens. They proceed to sit at the bar and nurse a lager each, one each for three hours or there abouts. Having had a good slurp they get out the i phones and play on them, in silence, all night. No words are spoken, they frown when a ribald comment is made from me to my long suffering pool partner, possibly because it disturbs the concentration they so obviously require. Am I missing something here?.
Simon.

[Two_Sheds]

they get out the i phones and play on them, in silence, all night. No words are spoken

That's what my OH is like. I come on here for conversation!

[Mikey]

I'd love to answer this simon, but its distracting me from my iphone.

[Two_Sheds]

I must confess to being a bit of a people watcher.

aka stalker

[Mikey]

aka stalker

don't forget, perv...

[donnakebab]

If I'm going to make the effort to go to a pub I'd:-

a. want to be nursing more than one solitary lager.
b. want to be having some banter with somebody.
c. just need my phone to call a taxi at the end of the night.

This father and son team = sad loosers.

[Piggle]

don't have a mobile phone, don't want one either. Can't understand people's obsession with wanting to update everyone in the world as to what they are doing ..... "i'm in the pub" .......... who do they think cares?

[pauco]

Mobile phones Why Oooh why do you need a mobile when you go to your local
for a pint and a natter But then again pub's just aint what they used to be


paul.

[rinabean]

It's a bit pathetic, yes, but I think it's still better than complaining about how other people choose to spend their evenings when it's not doing any harm. (And I know complaining about complainers makes me the worst of all! )

Now if you'd asked them to come to the pub with you and they sat there doing that, that'd be different, of course. That would be really rude. This is just a bit weird - and people-watching has taught me that most people are!

[alldigging]

What I find horrid to watch is parents who ignore their babies whilst busy on their phones.

I really worry that kids are growing up without having anyone talk to them properly.

[veggiechicken]

I go to my local pub about twice a week for a bit of banter, and I must confess to being a bit of a people watcher. Anyhow every tuesday night, a father and son come in, dad in his late fifties, son in his tweens. They proceed to sit at the bar and nurse a lager each, one each for three hours or there abouts. Having had a good slurp they get out the i phones and play on them, in silence, all night. No words are spoken, they frown when a ribald comment is made from me to my long suffering pool partner, possibly because it disturbs the concentration they so obviously require. Am I missing something here?.
Simon.

How do you know what they're doing on their i phones? They could be playing some game against each other. I haven't a clue what they're doing, but if they're content what business is it of mine, or yours?
Each to their own and long may it remain so!

[rustylady]

I hate mobile phones. I had to have one for work, but it's a basic phone and text jobbie. I think it's got a few games on it, but I have no interest in them. For me a mobile phone is to contact people (usually in an emergency). I don't do text conversations, if I want to talk to someone I will telephone them. I find it really rude when people come to visit and then spend all the time texting their mates. OK, I'm a grumpy old woman

[simoncpg]

Perv eh no. Where did that come from

[arpoet]

If a smart phone will stop our lass talking at me all the time i will get her one and enrol her into night classes to learn how to switch the thing on. Maybe then she could teach me.

[mothhawk]

... I find it really rude when people come to visit and then spend all the time texting their mates...

I so agree, and if I could bring myself to do it, I'd show them the door at once. But I pride myself on having better manners than that (and them!).