Do you text at the dinner table?

Hello ktmatunog, For me it depends to the situation if you have important text or call to receive i think it is okay to read or reply to it. But if you know that there is no important message to wait or you need to text just focus in eating and eat well. Have a nice day and happy mylotting.

eheeh in reality when i eat i never used to text at all!!So i think that many times people can do many things contemporary but normally when you have some things you should quit other activities for a short period so when you are eating is one of those occasions i guess..

I was just wondering this about some of the people who text me back and forth all day. They dont seem to text me around the same time of day. They cook dinner and then I dont hear from them for awhile so I assume they are eating dinner and doing clean up. I think its very sweet. I very rarely text at the dinner table. Most the time I do not eat dinner though I just make my kids food while doing the dishes. Today though I didnt have lunch so I will be eating dinner. I am going to make my kids and I mashed potatoes.

Hi. ktmatunog. No. I cannot text while I am at the dinner table. I would be too engrossed with my food than to text. I think that it is rude. It is best to excuse oneself when they feel the need to text while they are at the dinner table. I don't know how they can do it, I guess they have gotten so used to it, but it is rude. If someone calls me while I am eating, I will not answer my phone. When me and my husband is sometimes at the dinner table, someone calls him while he is eating. And then me and him are talking too. I don't like it, it is very annoying. I wished that he would not answer his cell phone. But knowing my husband, he answers most of his phone calls, as it is related to his business, mostly.

Hi. ktmatunog. No. I cannot text while I am at the dinner table. I would be too engrossed with my food than to text. I think that it is rude. It is best to excuse oneself when they feel the need to text while they are at the dinner table. I don't know how they can do it, I guess they have gotten so used to it, but it is rude. If someone calls me while I am eating, I will not answer my phone. When me and my husband is sometimes at the dinner table, someone calls him while he is eating. And then me and him are talking too. I don't like it, it is very annoying. I wished that he would not answer his cell phone. But knowing my husband, he answers most of his phone calls, as it is related to his business, mostly.

I don't text at all, but I did, it really wouldn't matter, as I live alone, and I don't have anyone here to tell me not to. I used to text, but I just don't do it anymore, as I talk now instead of texting. I only a few texts only once in a great while, one being when I am babysitting the grand kids as I don't want to be interrupted with a phone call, while I am taking care of them. I need to devote myself to them and not to phone calls or texzting. My daughter lives a long ways from me, so we talk everyday, and when I have to babysit, I will just text her and tell her not to call, as I will call her when I return back home. Take care, and have a very good day.

I think texting at a dinner table is very rude. Answering the phone is pretty much the same. Unless it is an emergency, it is just rude. It doesn't even have to be at the dinner table. If I have a friend over, I will glance at the caller ID if the phone rings. If it is just someone who I know wants to chat, I let my answering machine pick up and I call them back later. I don't do much texting anyway and I really don't get how you can text and eat or text and visit or text and drive.

I don't text and eat, that's like driving and texting, you can't do both effectively well. I will text while I'm at the dinner table or lunch counter because I'm just catching up with my digital correspondence. I won't text or talk on the phone when I'm eating, that is rude. If my phone rings my kids think I should immediately answer it. I taught them a long time ago that the phone is there for my convenience not the person calling me.

i think it is okay when you are alone eating but not with other people around..

While we are during dining, one must not bring a cellphone with us. Even answering the phone must be avoided. There must be someone to pick up a call but definitely not the one in the table. Accepting call must also be prohibited except for emergencies. Well, for us this is because we have lot of time to chat or talk with someone else but while having dining shoud always be respected. That's how we learned it.

Well, I used to text message during dinner. But only, some times. Mostly though I leave me mobile at my room. This is to prevent texting.

Yes, i do text and even answer calls while dining. It's a habit within my family and we are used to it. It's even so when we are eating with friends, we will pick up calls naturally. It's ok between family and friends but when it comes to formal dinner or important events, it's better to switch off our phones. If we are waiting for important calls, excuse ourself from the table and pick up the call outside.

When I'm in front of the dining table, I really don't bring my cellphone because for me eating must be enjoyed with all our senses. There should be no destruction while eating.

The rule in my house is no cell phones at the dinner table! This doesn't always go over well but, its the idea of dinner time is family time. I hate it when people text or talk on the phone while eating unless its an emergency. I just think its disrespectful to the people around and you are excluding yourself from the family time. :o)

I am very strict at that, no phone answering, calls or texting or googling but sometimes we do have to answer phone calls. not all have the same dining time.

I don't actually bring my phone with me everywhere. As far as I remember, I never did text messaging at dinner table, far from chatting on the phone. I always expect the caller to call back sometimes later so next time they will learn and realise that, that is actually a dinner time when they called. My partner and I have been behaving like this about calls for many years, so all our friends actually understood it so they never attempt to call or sms while dinner, lunch time, and after 10 pm in the night and before 9 am in the morning.

Indeed it is not very polite to text or answer calls at the dining table unless you are with very familiar people like your family. But even then we should mind our P's and Q's and show some respect for our company. Unless we are expecting something urgent, we should just have a proper dinner with table conversations.

I don't text at dinner table. I usually turn off my phone when I'm eating. Some people do anything while using their cellphone and I think they're attracting accidents and making life shorter for them.

In our family, we consider eating together as a time of bonding and we value really value that moment. When someone is texting while on the table we think of it as a sign of disrespect. There is a time for texting and especially a time for the family.

NO,i think it is impolite.It is a bad manner