Keeping your phone on the table during dinner
Unless you’re waiting for someone to go into labor or are a doctor who might be called into a last-minute surgery, keeping your phone on the table when you’re having dinner with someone is undeniably rude.
Doing so only shows your dining companion that you’re not willing to give them your undivided attention—something that probably doesn’t make your friends feel great, and definitely won’t land you a second date if you do it during a romantic meal.
As difficult a habit as it may be, Betts-Johnson says that, in the interest of etiquette, it’s important to “put that iPhone away and learn to have real conversations and build relationships.”
