Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Family Dinner


I posted a similar photo a while ago but once again I caught a family having dinner together in total silence.  They had just placed their order and out came the mobile devices. One for each of them.


After they finished eating they were right back at the devices.  They didn't even see me taking the photos.  It really is kind of sad!



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19 comments:

  1. Steve ReedNovember 18, 2015 at 4:04 AM

    LOL! Amazing. And you're right, it IS kind of sad.

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  2. KarlNovember 18, 2015 at 5:32 AM

    Mobile devices are perfect for mute people...!
    A common scene here too...

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  3. KathyNovember 18, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    I hate these scenes. What can we do to revrse this trend?

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  4. LowellNovember 18, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    Not an uncommon sight anymore. I've got to say I've been guilty of checking my phone while out at dinner. Not in a group like this, but still... It becomes habitual. Not a good thing, either.

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  5. JudyNovember 18, 2015 at 8:14 AM

    It's scenes like this that make me feel better about always forgetting to turn my phone on when I go out. Although it has irritated a few people that couldn't reach me for a while.

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  6. HalcyonNovember 18, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    Very sad. Pretty soon people won't even know how to talk to each other anymore. :(

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  7. William KendallNovember 18, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    And this is the sort of thing that leads to social ineptness in the long run!

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  8. RedPatNovember 18, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    That is amazing, Sharon! And really distressing.

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  9. VPNovember 18, 2015 at 11:36 AM

    Absolutely and totally sad! You shot an emblematic picture of our times...

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  10. ThérèseNovember 18, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    I still remember the first time I saw such a scene in a restaurant...

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  11. cieldequimperNovember 18, 2015 at 2:49 PM

    Ridiculous...

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  12. CatalystNovember 18, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    Sad.

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  13. LoisNovember 18, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    A common sight these days. Very sad.

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 19, 2015 at 7:32 AM

    I remember the last one Sharon. Gosh what happened to family nights out where chatting was on the menu!

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  15. Julie FergusonNovember 19, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    It's sad that we don't talk face-to-face anymore. I will not touch my phone when I am out having a meal at a restaurant. I would rather engage in a conversation instead.

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    1. anthonyOctober 23, 2016 at 2:26 PM

      Good on you! As a family, we made it a rule to leave our phones in the glove box (except one) before going into a restaurant... We take the social occasion of eating out (or even in) very seriously.

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  16. FOREST SNAPPERNovember 19, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    makes want to go and bang the table and scream at them.GROW UP

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  17. UnknownNovember 20, 2015 at 4:59 AM

    I can't stand seeing any more "gatherings" such as this. iPhones are a plague everywhere!

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  18. KateNovember 22, 2015 at 10:02 PM

    It is both depressing and distressing!

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