fillyjonk
OBS Chief
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2011
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I'd enjoy that. What I was complaining about were the people who pretended that no one else around them existed, other than the "people" inside their phones.I find the cell phone can be a good conversation starter....one way is to bring the speedometer display up and remark how fast we are going....most people are fascinated by it and the conversation goes from there....I'm a pretty serious introvert but I can play at being an extrovert. I've met some interesting people at dinner.
Of late, occasionally, I get at a table with one or two people who do nothing but scroll through their cell phones (updating FB status? I don't know) the whole meal and I admit I feel a little disappointed. (I don't have a smartphone and even if I did, I'd turn it off for dinner)
I will say I've had people share pictures of their other travels (or their gardens, whatever) that are on their smartphones and that can be a fun conversation starter.