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Old 07-27-2011, 12:03 PM   #83
Russic
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger View Post
It isn't just women though. It happens all the time with men and women.


To counteract this I've started carrying a book with me wherever I go with friends who are always on their phones. At random times, in the middle of a convo even, I whip out my book and start reading.

When the person looks at me startled and asks what the #### I'm doing I just inform them it is no different than them answering texts, going on FB etc.

They don't like it so much.
You make a point to carry a book with you just to prove the point? Why not just explain to them that what they're doing bothers you? It just seems like a hassle to carry a prop around with you when you go out to prove a point you could easily verbalize.

This discussion reminds me a lot of the thread on giving up your seat on the train or bus to a female. Seems like there are many who are quite passionate about the issue!
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