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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 277408" data-attributes="member: 27">I know it makes me sound like Grumpy Old Man, but there is a growing number of people who are so addicted to their phones that nothing would stop them from playing with their little toy.&nbsp; Those things have become a ruling presence in their lives.&nbsp; I will never understand the appeal.I recently saw a video online from a wedding where the bride was walking down the aisle and the groom absent-mindedly whipped out his phone to check for messages.&nbsp; Yes, someone caught that telling moment on video....probably on a phone.In the movie theater example, a lot of that uncouth behavior would likely stem from the fact that so many people were raised on watching movies at home, where such crass behavior doesn&#039;t get criticized.&nbsp; Now out in public, they don&#039;t adjust their behavior, either because they haven&#039;t been taught how or they simply don&#039;t care about others&#039; concerns.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 277408, member: 27"] I know it makes me sound like Grumpy Old Man, but there is a growing number of people who are so addicted to their phones that [I]nothing [/I]would stop them from playing with their little toy. Those things have become a ruling presence in their lives. I will never understand the appeal. I recently saw a video online from a wedding where the bride was walking down the aisle and the groom absent-mindedly whipped out his phone to check for messages. Yes, someone caught that telling moment on video....probably on a phone. In the movie theater example, a lot of that uncouth behavior would likely stem from the fact that so many people were raised on watching movies at home, where such crass behavior doesn't get criticized. Now out in public, they don't adjust their behavior, either because they haven't been taught how or they simply don't care about others' concerns. [/QUOTE]

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