Why do people feel that it is ok to stay on their phone, pc on sites

I totally agree! If the call is important, I'll take it, but I won't linger, just get the message and get off. Ya know, I think younger folks are more guilty of this than us older folks who grew up before phones were omnipresent

A married couple were friends of mine (this was ages ago), and they came over one night to watch a baseball game. We all love baseball. The husband got on the computer. Like an hour after the game, he was still on the computer. I kept dropping hints that he needed to go because I was ready to go to bed. His wife just kind of looked at me like, I don't know what to do either. At midnight I finally said look, GO NOW! And he finally did. lol

Oh, my gosh you have pushed my "MOST ANNOYING" button! I swear it takes everything in me to not grab that gadget out of their hands and toss it against the wall. I agree...they are here to see me...why are they on the phone or Ipod or epad or iphone or ididn'tdoit...whatever! My daughter is so bad, and she lives with me..and has started her daughter on it! They come to the table first thing in the morning and both sit there tapping on their little gadget! When we are talking, and those phones are beeping and ringing and they stop talking to me and answer! HELLO....I was here first! I have been in resturants and sitting there and phones ringing and look and there is someone talking on the phone while their dinner partners just sit there. I have been in stores where they were talking on the cell with a blue tooth and I thought they were talking to me...so I answered and they look at me like I'm nuts...and then when I speak again, they say "oh, I'm on my bluetooth". Embarressing!!! I was at Subway last week, and there is a sign saying "Please no talking on cell phone while ordering". I asked about it and they said, yeah, it was so bad they had to put that sign up and still some don't read it...people will be talking on their cell while placing the order and at the end, they forget what they said or didn't say it right and the preparer gets it wrong and problems happen that the place has to fix cause the customer was talking on the phone instead of paying attention to their order And in stores...I'm standing in line waiting whie someone ahead of me is getting rung up and isn't watching and complains something was rung up wrong only to find out they just didn't see it as they were on the phone or taking their sweet time to pay while they are on the phone...drives me nuts! I was a the fabric cutting counter at the fabric store yesterday, my cell in my purse rang and I didn't answer it. The cutter person said "Your phone is ringing" I said "I know, but I am busy right now". She looked at me like a calf looking at a new fence...and then said 'really, you aren't going to answer it?" I said "no, I am busy doing a transaction here and telling you how much fabric I want of which fabrics. Unless you want to stop cutting while I take the call and hold up the line". She said, "Oh no, just never heard anyone not answer like that before". And texting..again...stop pressing my buttons! I HATE that too! I keep telling my grand daughter to go to college to be a orthopedic surgeon...specializing in hands, fingers and elbows....cause by the time she is out of school and ready to start practicing...these hand held button pressing gadgets will have had everyones thumbs, fingers and elbow all jacked up with arthritis and carpol tunnel etc!

You should say something to them. If they don't know it bothers you they certainly won't stop it. If it bothers you that much then make it a rule that visitors not text or even turn off their phones. Maybe they won't stay as long but so be it.

I would find that extremely annoying I must say. In fact, come to think of it, we've been round to my SIL's boyfriend's house in the past and she was forever looking at her phone. She did it when we went on a night out a few months ago. I wanted to ram it where the sun doesn't shine. I can't understand why she needed her phone in the first place, to be honest. When you're on a night out you want to escape from all of that, surely? It's not as though her son is small or anything, he's a grown man and can look after himself at home.

I know what you mean. And I have noticed this with my sister in law. Everytime we visit his brother's house, she would be lying on their bed and just play with her iPad the whole time. The only time she gets out of the room is when she is called to eat. She does this when she goes to her other sister's house and also at their parent's house. She barely associates and when she does, oh gosh....the MOUTH!

I have an office mate who is glued to her phone and c she was a self confessed phone addict. So when you see her is either she is on candy crush, temple run, or texting with her phone and sometimes she is on her tablet watching movies or series. So there was this time we were having a lunch what v we did was hide her phone and told her she can't always be anti social and stuck to her phone. The next time she controlled her urges to open or use her phone. Hehe

it just seems to be part of life now. I have the same problem, with visitor's phones going constantly with new messages, even in the middle of a meal, they still answer them straight away. It's almost as if the world would end if they didn't give an immediate reply. Personally, I think it is very rude to even have a phone switched on when you are visiting, and certainly not if you are eating.

I haven't that problem but I do have a friend that likes to phone me while she's eating. Just as rude.

I agree! It can be VERY annoying! I have an aide that comes and helps me with things and she spends a lot of time on her cell. I hear her talking, but sometimes I'm not sure if she is talking to me or is on the phone.

I know it is rude. I hate it when people use their cell phones and computers while visiting their friends. It also bugs me when people use the Internet while they are out to dinner. When Randy and I were dating we both left our cell phones behind (randy carried his in the car in case his mom called). We felt that we were out together and that is all that mattered. If someone needed to get a hold of me they would leave me a message and then I would call back.

It's annoying indeed. When I talk to someone I want them to pay attenttion to me even though I am not their family or friends. They have to respect when someone is talking to them. If they feel disturbed they can tell me directly that they are busy on something.I hate when people just ignoring me when I talk to them.

Hi, It is very annoying when people come to see you and don't want to talk to you and engaged in talking on phone, or looking on sites etc. Sometimes we go to see people at that time also we have such experience. they continue to watch TV.And don't give attention to you. It is very insulting experience.

that is rude if your visting some one your there is no reason that they should not put the stuff out of sight and mind till the vist is over

yes my youngest son does that. then he wonders why im always so upset with him. acts like i dont even matter when im trying to talk to him. and now hes just coming around once in a while. dont know why i ever miss him when hes not really here with me even when hes physically present so i know just what you mean. people never really relate to each other these days with all the phones and pcs handy.

if the situation like that I just take the pc or the mobile phone or turn it off then I start talking or maybe I will send them text to their mobile or their pc as well cause they will hear me more that way

I know. It is crazy. I hate it when people do that.

that is really annoying,because it also happen to me,i was talking to that person but she was concentrating to text or something in her phone,so when i know that she/he is busy doing that i will not talk to her/him unless she/he is finish on what she/he do.

They shouldn't come to your house if they only want to stay online and use their phone while your talking to them. I think it's time to talk to them about their bad habits and much better to stay in their own home than bothering you.

I agree, I have family who do that to me here. it drives me crazy. Very rude like you say here.