 | TomTom( 40s, Male, United Kingdom )I agree – it’s intrusive. The other day my neighbouring table was occupied by a dating couple when the girl’s mobile went off. On picking it up she was heard to say: ‘Not now, mummy… I’m busy’ and that was the abrupt but admirable ending. Though why she had to pick it up in the first place defeats me.
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 | R.R.Gill( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )Onetime I really got irritated it was almost like that comedy sketch with the guy who has the giant mobile “ HI, I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW I'M IN A RESTAURANT…YEAH IT'S LOVELY…OH REALLY…THATS NICE…YEAH…YEAH…AHA…” and so on for about 5 minutes. I saw a waiter approach the table presumably to ask him to keep it down and the guy holds his hand up to the waiter and said “I'm on a call” and then went back to his conversation. Shocking.
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 | Victoria ( 30s, Female, United Kingdom )Really winds me up too. My favourite was in Clapham (there may be a clue there…) with a few mates who couldn't stop laughing at the guy on the table next door. He was eating with his girlfriend and he still had his blue tooth ear piece in. She must have felt really special…
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 | Foodess( 50s, Female, United Kingdom )Seems to be a trait in some who love to draw attention to themselves, which is why I guess they won’t leave the table. Frankly I’d be embarrassed to use a mobile at the table, though I hate to admit that I keep my phone switched on purely to take a call should my house alarm be triggered. Thankfully not happened yet. And I agree any other call can be ignored/terminated.
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 | Felix's Guide( 40s, Male, United Kingdom )Should definitely be banned but I think it is very difficult for restaurants to enforce and needs to be handled sensitively by staff. If they are big spending regulars it is rather tricky telling them to ‘get off the phone’. It is so easy to stand outside if you need to make a call. So it all really rests on common decency and consideration for other – which is sometimes not that common.
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 Posts: 1 | Robin B.( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )So what's the difference between a conversation in a restaurant between one diner and another, and a conversation between a diner and someone he / she is talking to on the phone? What is it about speaking on the phone as opposed to speaking to someone in person that makes it so intolerable (baring the Dom Jolly types that feel the need to talk much louder than is necessary – I can understand why that's annoying)?
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| R.R.Gill( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )I think pretty much the increased volume? People always seem to shout over the background noise. As I said maybe I'm old fashioned in that I go to a restaurant to enjoy a meal and the company rather than sit there on my mobile talking to someone. I think it's all about consideration to others – if I couldn't hear people then I wouldnt have an issue – unless I hear that dammed crazy frog ringtone.
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 | Noreen C.( 50s, Female, United Kingdom )We were in a restaurant having dinner next to a table of about 5 adults one of them gave his mobile to the only young boy who was with them. He went through all the different ring tones on the mobile one by one, much to the great amusement and delight of the people at his table… Nice
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