Small talk V Smartphone

[maureenho]

People not talking to each other

12 March 2015 Last updated at 23:43
By Paul Kerley BBC News Magazine

"Smartphones have made everyone seriously dull" claims the man who took this series of intriguing images. The street photographer - who goes by the name of Babycakes Romero - calls the set the Death of Conversation.

He describes how traditional social etiquette regarding the use of phones in company seems to have disappeared.

His images are snapshots - tiny moments in time - and he could not have known precisely why those featured were gazing at their screens.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31855389

[annie]

You see it all the time ,even in restaurants, it seems many can't last more than a few mins without checking their status. You can't even relax on the beach without phones ringing everywhere, it is a sad refection on the world we inhabit today