ImagesThe world has changed a lot since I was a kid. Last evening three of my children and I stopped at a restaurant for a quick dinner. The place was an order-at-the-counter type, where you stand around waiting for your food for a few minutes before taking a seat at a table. During those brief moments I noticed a bizarre ritual performed by each and every successive patron who entered. It went like this:

1. enter restaurant and take a quick look at the queue

2. take place at back of line and dig smart phone out of pocket

3. assume the "smart phone slouch" (a position wherein the smart phone user curls spine forward and downward so he or she can peer at the little screen)

4. occasionally glance up at line and move into the empty space that was opened up because no one was paying attention

5. repeat

Man! How things have changed! When I was a kid, all those people would have been smoking!

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10 responses to “The Smart Phone Slouch”

  1. Greg Streuly Avatar
    Greg Streuly

    I’m not sure which is better….lets hope they are looking at something life changing on their phones and not the latest celeb gossip.

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  2. Mike Tiberi Jr Avatar
    Mike Tiberi Jr

    Haha so true!! At least its a somewhat “better” vice…. at least better on the health. maybe… :/

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  3. Brian Suddeth Avatar
    Brian Suddeth

    Based on your observations, I am assuming I was at this resteraunt with you. I am also wondering how long you were watching me before I actually moved up in line! lol. I am guilty as charged. As I am reading this, I am laughing at myself and countless others who really need to find something better to do when we are bored. Or at least something less funny.
    Brian Suddeth

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  4. Moira Fitzgerald Avatar
    Moira Fitzgerald

    Things have changed and yet they really haven’t. People are still caught up in the urgent and unimportant (smoking vs cell phone).

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  5. Drew Harvey Avatar
    Drew Harvey

    Amen
    from one bad habbit to another

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  6. Mads Singers Avatar

    haha, well the smoke replaced by the phone ๐Ÿ˜€

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  7. Heather Rogers Avatar
    Heather Rogers

    So true, Chris….I attended a college basketball game today and during every time out the fans around me would sit down and pull out their phones to check them.

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  8. Cathy - Team Rascal Avatar

    I must be missing out on something. We have boring, ordinary phones.
    The only time I check my phone is if I receive a call, text (or picture message) or Tweet!
    Now my co-workers and kids, on the other hand, and their smart phones . . . They look just like you said!

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  9. Debbie Avatar
    Debbie

    How funny!!! I make those people unhappy because I want to talk. I can’t stand in any line and not talk. Boy was that a problem in school.

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  10. Yitz Weiss Avatar
    Yitz Weiss

    Hilarious! As I read this, I’m sitting in a board meeting (a “bored” meeting?) and most of those around the table are focusing on their phones!

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