“Lady, are you still on the phone?” My host asked, feigning annoyance. I figured I was poolside, she was picking in her vegetable garden, so I might as well pick up my phone and call a few friends. She kept picking and I kept talking and didn’t even notice that she was now weeding a garden near the pool.
I
was being rude. Instead of taking
a dip, I took a dive into one of the most popular, tacky activities a
houseguest can do - making and receiving calls all weekend long. Your friend’s home isn’t really your
home away from home. When they say make yourself at home, they’re not saying, “Make
calls all weekend at your convenience, don’t mind us. Wave when you’re hungry.”
Left
to our devices we’re ruining our quality time and disrespecting others in their
own homes. It’s not like I was
making deals at the pool with my agent that couldn’t wait. I don’t have an
agent. (I’m looking.)
If you have pressing business maybe you should opt for
another weekend, make your calls in the comfort of your own home. But if you’re a guest of really rich
people, you’ll probably have your own little house, in that case, it’s just you
and making a call here and there in between meals or activities is fine. No
need to carry your phone as if it’s an evening clutch to the big house.
How
sad are we that our closest companion is our cell phone? We hold it more than
we hold the hands of loved ones.
2 comments:
Still can't believe people don't turn off their phones at dinner parties.
Great post! This is true too not only at dinner parties but should hold true through dinner. I have a friend who always answers her phone during dinner and it is people just calling to chat. It is irritating....
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