I hate smartphones. I don't even have an ordinary mobile phone, never wanted one. OH has a prepaid mobile, because he drives the car and may need it in emergency.
People just don't communicate the normal way anymore. I go to the Supermarket and look at all the Zombies, people that used to stop to say hello and have a chat, are now glued to some contraption that seems to hang like a magnet in their hand. I just wonder how they can see what they are shopping for?
Recently two of my grandchildren came to visit. By the time I made coffee and cut some cake, their heads were burried in smartphones. I asked them why they had come and they answered; "To see you Nan."
"Oh!" I said; "I don't think I am in that little box of yours. Did you come to talk with me or just pretend you care about Nan and post it on that box?"
I got an apology and the phones were put away for the rest of the visit.
Now I hate the idea of Mothers day. We'll be invited out to dinner with some of the family, but besides paying for the meal, nobody talks to anyone. All heads down on phones.
Family gatherings are a pain now.
Erica
