Well I was going to talk about R.O.B's today but I'm going to save that one for you as I have something far more pressing on my mind.
Whilst out for dinner, at a rather nice Indian restaurant in Pego, we'd just finished our starters, mine a rather solid vegetable samosa (have had better at that restaurant) & Richs, a shish kebab (also had better), when a family came in and sat opposite.There was the Dad was mid forties, like ourselves and the son, who you could tell was the son as his body language, said so and the sons girlfriend (looked very timid and uncomfortable). 'Well here we are day two of your holiday' said the Dad whilst the kids got their phones out, ready for the off. There was another five minutes conversation discussing the menu, they went for menu del dia and a bottle of house rose and by the time our main course had arrived they had got the wifi code off the sweet little Indian girl and the rest of their meal was in silence whilst they all tapped away on their phones, including the Dad. I found it very hard to keep my gob shut and not say something to them. Bet its going to be a looooooooong holiday for them, especially if they have to keep finding wifi spots.
How sad is todays society that they can't enjoy a meal together with conversation & without phones. Its just sooooo rude. Why do people do this? Is it because families have dinners on their laps and don't sit around a table together? I'm never going to win Mother of the Year award (according to my kids but they're still alive, aren't they?) but I've always insisted on family meal times and still do. OK, its not always, well hardly ever, a jovial affair but we do sit and talk. I just feel very sad for all the families missing out on each others lives due to phones.
You only have one life and you only have one family. So if you are reading this on your phone, whilst eating your dinner, on your lap, STOP IT!!!!
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