- It’s fine mate, it’s 2017
- Very rude, uncouth, etc.
- Option 3
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i take it out my pocket sometimes because it’s quite a big phone but i would never read / look at it
Probably okay to glance at it a couple of times over the course of the evening to make sure no emergencies have cropped up (e.g. if you’ve booked a babysitter) but yeah: definitely not sat on the table.
Don’t really mind either way although unsure how it’s any clearer than just having it in a pocket/bag nearby. It’s basically a sign of anxiety tbh.
Out for a meal is very different from most social situations.
Meal: no
Drink with one other person: no
At someone’s house for a cup of tea or something: no
Anything else: probably fine
I just assumed he meant looking at it. I’m not sure why just having your phone on the table is bad in and of itself.
what @Ruffers said, the anxiety thing.
except it makes anxiety worse. best to put it away for your own sake, anxiety pals.
Will look at my phone in most social situations other than being out for a meal for two. Maybe I’m a cunt.
Conversely, what about cooking dinner during a phone conversation?
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It’ll be on the table if I’m wearing clothes with no pockets but it’ll be face-down and not looked at for the duration (unless I need to check the time).
Wouldn’t do it if I’m with friends or at a fancy meal with Mrs HYG. But if we’re just at Nandos or something we’d probably have our phones out and it might get occasionally used for looking something up, to show her something from earlier, plus she’s always in a dozen ongoing conversations. It doesn’t bother me. We speak all day every day by various means, we can happily be in each other’s company and not focussed intently on the other.