Phubbing
Being on your phone while someone is talking to you is plain rude. If a person is talking to you and you’re on your phone then that is disrespectful because they were trying to talk to you but you just completely ignored their existence to go on your phone. There are some situations though where it is okay like if it is an emergency you should excuse yourself politely and finish the conversation later.
Looking at your phone interrupts your ability to be present and engage with people around you. I do understand that society is changing and young people (including me) are practically plugged into their phones. I’ve seen young couples out on what seems to be dates, staring at their phones. To me, that is just sad. You go on dates to get to know a person, not stalk their social media and see what you can find out about them. And no, I do not accept that they are experts at multitasking because I myself do suck at multitasking.
Personally, I just stop talking until they look back at me. I don't say “put your phone away and pay attention to me,” because if the person you're talking to actually cared they would be paying attention. If they ask what I was saying I wont answer either i'll just say “nevermind,” cause there's no point they should have listened the first time if I actually like them though i'll explain it to them again.
I do it too and it's okay, but I'm working on not doing it because imagine how the person on the other end feels and trust me I've been that person many times and it's not fun.
I agree that being on your phone when someone is talking is often disrespectful. I liked how you included firsthand examples of what you experienced to support your argument. Good job splitting the blog into smaller paragraphs, and good job overall.
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