Restaurants Are Cracking Down On This Horrible Dining Habit
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More restaurants are putting restrictions on phones in the dining rooms.
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44 Comments
ZERO common courtesy in people anymore!
That's a great idea, my parents were the same way we sat at the dinner table for dinner every night 7 days a week and mom cooked the dinner that's just how it was
Yea so who is going out to eat in this economy anyhow that is 1st on the question list. 2nd what is so urgent is my parents are old I have teenagers so yeah buddy got a keep the phone I also run a business soo yes bud gotta keep the phone on me lol this isn't the 1700 not waiting for Paul Revere to deliver the message from the doctors my parents are dead it's dinner responsibility doesn't wait for me to finish dinner . There is a fine line between respect for my old lady at dinner out to eat and my obligations to my two teenage daughters and old ass parents come on bud cut us some slack technology is great. Yes put your phone away for dinner no need to scrolling ticdick or twater or bookface but some people should be able to get a hold of you while your out that is why we have cellular phones .
I am older than you, but Im one of the few people that hates talking to people while I eat and honestly dont get it at all. Eating is something you have to do to live, like taking a dump. I dont mind as much eating around someone I care about but I do it quickly. I quit going to stupidly high prices restaurants decades ago because why would I? But if I went to one and they told me I cant use my phone I would instantly leave, and I only use my phone for calls.
You cant legislate morals or impulse control
There was no talking at the dinner table. Get my Hungry man out of your mouth .
I need my phone's flashlight to read the menus.
When I was growing up we ate dinner on TV trays watching the news from 1969 to 1973. We had good home cooked meals. There was a reason we did this. I lived with my Aunt and Uncle after my mother pass away 1971. My Mother and Dad both worked and I would got to my Aunts house after school. My Mother got off about 5 pm and my Dad worked until later. The reason we watched TV during dinner was that my Uncle had MS and they set up the dinning room as his bed room so he wasn't stuck in the back of the house. He was bed ridden by this time and had to be fed. He passed away in 1973, after wards we ate in the kitchen again.
But, I need my phone near me. Cause when I'm watching youboob videos, I need to make a comment to piss people off.
My son is 17, when he and his friends all get together they have a strict no phone policy. A couple times a month they meet up at a local camp for an overnight bible study time, same thing, no phone rule. Its nice to see.
We dont have a "no phones at the table" rule at our house, because none of us would dare be so rude as to pull out a phone during supper.
I was in a rehab center for four months and the lady next to my room did nothing but take calls, call all times of the day. She was loud and all you hear is the phone ringing…š¬š¤Ø
One thing I've noticed is some people get mad and me if I don't answer my phone and let the call go to voice record.
I do food delivery with GH and DD part time and there is an italian restaurant I pick up from and they have a sign behind the host stand "we live like its 1995 here. Please put your phones away" I LOVE that sign! I was a waitress in the early 2000's and even back then, in the beginning of the cell phone era, I would often encounter whole families all on their phones and not talking to each other at all or very little. Sometimes they wouldn't even stop their scrolling or playing phone games to look up at me to give me their order. Sometimes I would just stand there to see how long it would take for them to stop, notice me, and give me their order
I stopped service on my phone years ago and never looked back. One day I realized how annoying the thing was and deactivated it. I was already gainfully employed and did not need my phone for my job. I never missed the damn thing. Unfortunately I am moving to anther state in five weeks and will have to turn it back on but once I establish myself at a new job I will turn it off again. I have better things to do than text and stare at a phone.
I'm watching this on my laptop, Matt!
Great idea. Bars should pick this up immediately. If I owned a bar and had live acts I would definitely try out a mandatory phone lockup. I'm assuming if sell more drinks if I did this. Thus, I would reduce the cost of beverages, or create a buy one get one free type of event.
My family and most of my extended family have a rule no Phones at the dinner table
I also grew up with parents didn't allow us to eat in front of the tv…we ate at the table and discussed what happened that day.. school, work and political
When my daughter was a phone-addicted teen, the rule when we dined out was simple – all phones stay home. Of course, she could opt to not come with us, which she she did on occasion. Generally though, after much broo ha ha, she would set her phone down on the couch and get in the car.
Not to mention people watching and eves dropping when you're out. People don't people watch anymore…
" I was at a eating at a restaurant." Matt, what's worse being at a restaurant with someone looking at their phone , or sitting at a table, and the one next to you has 6 kids screaming?
I am so glad to be old enough to remember that life proceeds happily without holding a cell phone. First of all I am old and not important to anyone. Also, everyone who knows me, knows that I am not likely to answer my cell phone if you call it (and I do not care how often you call it). So, no one calls me anyway. Texting is great I might respond to a text message in a day or 2. Email? I check it very infrequently. I have turned my phone off a couple of times when people persisted with their attempts, just to stop the vibrating. So, I can trust myself that I will not take my phone out of my pocket during dinner.
It is sad that people these days are so attached to one.
Looking back I can remember only a few instances where a phone call might take precedence over any meeting. When my wife was pregnant with one of children I would have taken a call from her. If you have something like that in your life, put the phone away but tell whoever youāre meeting with that you are expecting a call and you may need to leave the meeting briefly. Do not take the call at the table.
I remember back in 2006, I was walking around my neighbourhood in mid-summer and passed the park next to the grade school. Out on on the grass, there was a young lady, between the ages of 16 and 19, playing catch with her dog. The dog was having a good time but she spent those precious minutes staring at her flip phone. And that scowl I get back when seeing people on their phones when they could be enjoying life… planted its seeds in my face. My biggest scowl: when I see a mother pushing a baby carriage, the kids is looking around, new to life and there's mom, dumbly scrolling on her device. That mother is a POS in my opinion and showing her baby 'you're less important than TikTok.' F'n disgusting…
i used to eat those tv dinners when i was single the Salisbury steak was ok after working all day
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I love it when people who otherwise would be a nobody if not for the internet, phones, and social media go on 15 min diatribes daily condemning those things. And then of course at the end theyāre sure to say ābe sure to like and subscribe for moreā
My husband and I always put our phones away when we go out to dinner. Itās the best time to connect and actually talk to each other.
Wasn't there a Star Trek episode about people being addicted to some kind of evil, addictive video game?
I saw it too many times. One couple had their faces buried in their phones, games I think and in a high class restaurant. But, at home I hardly ever eat at the table, usually in front of the TV. Sorry
My family did a movie night dinner sometimes. We were a low screen household until babies 6 and 7 came along and my sister had intense medical needs. Then came a point when the TV was constantly on and my parents could barely look away from a rerun of burn notice to hear I was engaged. It got better but it took almost five years.
Sure I don't care, in fact good for them, for recognizing there is a problem and doing what they can to help.
Only time my parents turned on the small kitchen tv during dinner was to put on the news; otherwise, the tv was off.
Aah yes, the TV dinner. The old Swanson "'aluminum" style trays we'd place in a pre-heated oven, good old days.
Yeah, people should put the phone down and talk to the people they're with.
Our phones are not allowed in the bedroom, period.
I mean if my wife or I go out to run errands, thereās actually a fairly high likelihood that one of us will contact the other to remind them to grab something we forgot to add to the list, saving an additional trip to the store. Thatās a big enough inconvenience that itās worth taking your phone when you run errands
I doubt this has anything to do with promoting conversations. The restaurants just don't want people posting them on their TikToks causing problems for them.
Iām 77 and I notice when we are out, young women dress nicely and the men wear baseball hats backwards, low along pajamas. I feel badly that the women have to settle for that. As for phonesā¦. Donāt get me started. Iām 77.
I have my notifications off, phone always on silent.
the corporations and governments are using mobile phones as a way to tie us all into a technology based prison that we cannot get away from. there are already alot of requirements in the uk to have a mobile phone to get on in society now. its quickly become obligatory as a pose to a choice, or something that would be a benefit. now its, have a mobile phone or else.
ehh – Unless restaurants have data to suggest this is somehow profitable to do, im not in favor of restaurants choosing to be the morality police. I hate this obsessive usage of cell phones too, but outright banning their usage seems like it would offer minimal upside to the restaurants bottom line and potentially could hurt it. Personally If a restaurant around me how this kind of policy, I wouldnt go. What if I am eating alone while on business? What if I am expecting an urgent call? There are lots of grey area situations, this seems like it could be a nightmare for these restaurants.
š¤ āwhy even go to a restaurant?ā (If youāre going to use your phone or tablet or computer) . š¤¦š» maybe we didnāt want to cook? Are we in fvkin junior high/high school again? When my wife and I (who are 55+, raised our kids and theyāre out making their own lives, weāve said everything and know everything about each other at this point, have already discussed our day in the car otw to a restaurant) go out to a restaurant after weāve both worked all day and donāt want to cook or wash dishes. We like to sit and check our respective FB feeds from family and friends to see whatās going on and talk about it. Wtf else is the alternative? Sit and silence and stare at each other because some idiot phone-Nazi seized my phone at the door to promote a more social atmosphere FOR ME? This is the most ridiculous thing Iāve ever heard of. Iām a big fan of yours,my dude, but this is beyond the pale for the actions of those restaurant owners and Your gleeful support.
I thought the "horrible dining habit" you were going to call out was Dine and Dash. I expect soon that some restaurants will ask customers for a credit card before they are served. That said, I'm all for No Phones at the dinner table. We had that rule in our house when our kids were growing up. Sadly, we have slipped a little lately. Need to get back to enjoying each other's presence without interruptions.
The worst is couples on public transit sitting next to eachother staring at their phones. Showing eachother SENSELESS CRAP. Group of teen friends all together, heads down not engaging with eachother. And lastly, 15 years ago my ex wife would sit at the park looking at her phone when I played with the kids. "Hey mom, look at me!". "Cooool" without even raising her head. Got so tired of it that I walked up to her, took it out of her hand and locked it in my SUV. Upon walking past her on the bench back to the playground, I said "PAY ATTENTION TO OUR FN KIDS. That crap's going to make you stupid". Smh.
Oh no what will the folks who must take pictures of their food do. I for one wouldnāt miss seeing someone elseās food picture
This is absolutely relatable. Years ago I went without power and it drove me back to books and outdoor activities. I still use tablet for YouTube and emails but I don't feel as disconnected from reality. Walking in the park, feeding the animals, exercising or reading a good Star Wars book is better for me physically and I'm not sitting still indoors missing fresh air and sunlight.