Annoying fiddling: Survey: Two-thirds don't want cell phones at the dinner table
He's looking at his phone again. Thoughts like these are likely to be booming in the digital age. A survey shows when people are annoyed by their conversation partner's phone use.
A survey conducted by Civey on behalf of Vodafone found that many people consider the use of smartphones during certain social situations to be impolite. Almost two-thirds of the 2,500 respondents believe that using a smartphone while eating with others is rude, while 17% admit to occasionally doing so themselves. The survey also found that 71% of respondents consider smartphone use during personal conversations to be impolite, and 34% consider it rude during cinema or theatre visits.
Additionally, the survey revealed that 9% of respondents use their phones during personal conversations, and 6% do so in cinemas or theatres.
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