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May 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - 63% of people admit leaving their mobile phone on the table at dinner
- More than a third of people said they cannot live without their television
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Rob Cooper
10:44 EST, 16 May 2012
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19:05 EST, 16 May 2012
Paying attention to your companion during a special meal out might be considered a basic courtesy.
But a survey reveals that for 68 per cent of Britons, this is no longer the case, for they would happily take a mobile phone call during a dinner date – even if they know it is not important.
The study reveals the rise of ‘Rude Britannia’ since the proliferation of smartphones, with 63 per cent leaving their devices on the table while out for dinner with a friend.
Can’t live without it: A woman looks at her mobile phone in a restaurant. 68 per cent of us would take a call while on a date, a survey has found
More than a third of those questioned admitted they would struggle to live without their mobiles.
More than half (59 per cent) keep their phones with them at all times, and 16 per cent walk around with them in their hands all the time.
One in seven of the 1,000 people polled even take their phones to the toilet with them to send text messages or check Facebook.
‘The British have always been synonymous with good manners and politeness, said Hannah Bouckley of the mobile phone company Recombu, which conducted the study.
She added: ‘The research shows we are shunning our manners due to obsessive phone addiction.
‘It was only 10 to 15 years ago when high earners and business people were the only owners of clunky mobile phones. Now everyone from young children to pensioners relies heavily on a mobile phone.
‘If we are not accepting calls and texts at dinner, we are playing games, watching videos or organising our lives with them.’
The research suggests people Britain cannot bear to be separated from their smartphones, with more than a third admitting they would struggle to live without their mobiles.
Addicted: 63 per cent of us leave our phones on the table so we don’t miss any text or call updates
Around a third – 35 per cent – said they couldn’t live without their television, 23 per cent without their laptop, three per cent would be at a loss if they did not have their iPod, and two per cent would struggle without their tablet.
The survey also found Brits never want to miss anything, with more than half – 59 per cent – keeping their phones on them at all times and 16 per cent continuously walking around with their mobile in their hands.
One in seven of the 1,000 people polled (14 per cent) even take their phone to the toilet with them to bash out a text or check Facebook while they are at work.
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Just shows that a third of us are ignorant and have no manners. they appear so needy.Like a baby who can’t do without thier dummy comforter.
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Good to see that most posters disagree with incessant use of mobiles. If people are so obsessed with mobiles, I’m afraid they really do need to get a life, because while they are chained to them, life is passing them by, bigtime. Nothing is so important that it needs instant attention, I used to get calls on my landline from mobiles my first question was “are you driving”, with a ‘yes’ answer I would tell the caller to hang up call me at a more appropriate time, they got the message now they do so. Mel, southeast you are so right, but we seem to have a generation for whom the mobile is their crutch, without which they can’t function, sadly that function doesn’t endow them, or society, with any tangible benefits.
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If my daughter is home with a babysitter them my phone is on I take the calls, simple as that. Anyone who doesn’t like it doesn’t have to come out with me however every single mother I know does the same.
– CM, Surrey, 16/5/2012 21:43
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I don’t think you understand the article.
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This is the new age and times have changed, get with it or go around town upsetting yourself all day.
– money flipper, uptown, 16/5/2012 20:38———Yes, an age of selfishness, bad manners, ignorance, irresponsibility and arrogance. No wonder this country has gone so far down the drain.
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Back in the U.K when I was driving buses, one day a young man boards my bus slaps some money down while yapping into his phone. I had to ask several times for him to tell me the information I needed to know, so I could issue him with the correct ticket. He kept on ignoring me, eventually I was able to make him take notice of me. Before he spoke to me his last words to the person on the other end of the phone was:- bus drivers getting really _ _ _ _ _ _ with me. When I had issued him with ticket he carried on yapping into his phone. However a few days later I saw him again, but he wasn’t at the bus stop. He was about a hundred metres away, thrashing his arms about signalling to me to wait for him. Now usually I would have done. How many chances do you need to guess correctly whether I did or not. You get what you give.
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If my daughter is home with a babysitter them my phone is on I take the calls, simple as that. Anyone who doesn’t like it doesn’t have to come out with me however every single mother I know does the same.
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I went out to dinner last night with group of girl friends that I hadn’t seen for a while. Every single one of them had their mobile on the table sitting in front of them. They were buzzing all night long. Not one of them has children or any resposibilities so that wasn’t the excuse. I left in the end and they wondered why I was being so rude. I tried to explain that it wasn’t much ruder than starting a conversation with some else while we were trying to talk, but I don’t think they got it.
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Come on people view this in proportion, if you were waiting for an urgent call and all parties were in agreement i cannot see why you cannot take a call at the table. This isn’t the 1970s when you would have to be called away to take the call. mobiles give you flexibility and freedom.- Jacqueline, Sutton Coldfield England, 16/5/2012 18:38
Most people don’t have a problem with genuinely urgent calls but 99% of overhead mobile conversations are absolutely pointless drivel, people asking what is for tea, what the boss thought of the new chairs in reception, what they just drank in starbucks etc etc. Or someone updating their “friends” on facebook. They seem to think it makes them look busy, important and popular but it actually just makes them look like sad lonely dorks.
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This is the new age and times have changed, get with it or go around town upsetting yourself all day.
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The last time I went out to dinner – I noticed about 4 couples – each person had a phone – they were either texting or having a conversation with someone else on mobiles. When they weren’t using the phones they seemed as if they had nothing to say to each other. I was wondering – perhaps they talk to each other through out the day on their mobiles then have nothing to talk about when they meet up in person.
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