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Originally Posted by JustJ46671
When that layout was instituted, cell phones didn't exist.
But phones at the table is on par with farting when you're eating...sometimes it can't be helped, but it should be avoided.
I think you're wrong. Phones at the table, on silent, should be expected. Obviously checking your Facebook or texting is not ok, but they're a mandatory fact checking accessory for lively debate.
Actually, once I typed that I realized that is probably just my family. We ruthlessly discuss things. A winner is always crowned. Every social issue. Every interpersonal conflict with work. On laid back nights my parents tell union stories. My Mom is a rep now, and my father was before he retired. His violent 80's strike stories are damn-near a Christmas tradition.
I miss them.