I've laugh out loud when I saw this. So true. Before, when you meet up with friends, you talk, but now .. you text.
Before, I went to a convenient store with a friend to eat some ice cream. While we are there, someone called on my phone and then we had a long chat that I forgot I have someone with me. That friend of mine was so annoyed that she actually left me in the convenient store. Well, I haven't realized it by that time ... but now I know how bad I was. I apologized, don't worry.
I remembered the seminar workshop held by some of my classmates about mediated communication. Our professor told us that it is unethical to text while you are with someone especially when you are talking with them. But because people these days are too busy, it is not a big deal if you text or not. Personally, I believe cellphones must not be held all throughout the conversation. I mean, phones are just there, and messages will remain there until you finally read it, unlike the time that pass while you were with someone, which, when gone, you could never ever bring back. But of course, if it is an emergency, then take it. Just be polite in a way that you will tell your companion ahead that you are expecting an important call or message.
Sometimes, there are also awkward moments like you were both talking and this someone you are talking to is constantly checking her phone that you could not stop yourself from glancing at her phone too. That sucks.
To tell you honestly, I miss those times when someone talk with me straight to the eye. Now, people are fond of multitasking .. talking to you while staring at their phones. I admit that I too have been like this ... but now I'm trying my best not to.
