A World without Mobile Phones

[LameTennisPlayer]

Depends on what the call is for. Yesterday I was disturbed during dinner by someone from work. I did not like it. On the other hand, I have had many dinners with the phone set on speaker and a nice conversation. I usually read or watch TV while eating, I find eating too boring otherwise.

Maybe he was watching tv on it, as his eyes were fixated on it I'm not sure, in our household the tv is off at meal times..... But myself personally find eating a highly pleasurable experience and dont like to be distracted by anything else, if the food is boring I don't eat it, or add a bit of spice or flavouring to it, maybe I'm blessed with a good cook, but I will find it offensive if a friend came to my house and immersed themselves in another activity instead of enjoying the meal.

 

[sureshs]

I need intellectual stimulation while eating. Like during breakfast I will be on this board and eating cereal.

 

[r2473]

I need intellectual stimulation while eating. Like during breakfast I will be on this board and eating cereal.

That is how you get GOAT status kids. You gotta want it bad!!

 

[accidental]

How can people seriously enjoy an afternoon meal if they are holding a mobile in their left and trying to ram food down their throat with the other, the message you are looking at or whatever it is will still be there when you finish, I saw 3 people at lunch do this within close proximity of each other and found it appauling. In Japan they have the rule of kejime where you either do one action or the other e.g eat an ice cream or walk, not both simultaneously, some call it mindfulness. I sometimes don't even like to talk when I'm eating.

Many people dont enjoy the food they eat, they just eat because they have to in order to survive another day.