What did unaccompanied eaters use to do before the smartphone? Did they literally just sit there and chew?
>>21638883TV, radio, newspapers, listen to music? Also its not like you need to do anything in particular because god forbid you be alone with your own thoughts
I've always eaten lunch and dinner in front of my pc for as long as I can remember. Breakfast when I was a kid was a bowl of cereal in front of the tv before school. Or when staying at my grandparents' it was two slices of toast at the table while reading a magazine from the newspaper.
chew and watch
>>21638883I curse all who use they're smartphones in the midst of eating.
I would eat while watching reruns on tv or while listening to music on the radio (usually due to temporary loss of cable and lack of owning an antenna for over the air channels). Back in the late 90's it was usually SImpsons and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reruns, sometimes NBC "must see tv." In the early to mid-90's, ABC's TGIF block on Friday evenings.
>>21638886>be alone with your own thoughtsHa ha, yeah anon, there's nothing better, ha ha ha...
>>21638883https://vocaroo.com/1b18lYbrrC9R
>>21638883>I CANT POOP WITHOUT PHONE!>I CANT EAT WITHOUT YOUTUBE!!!!!!!
>>21638909I CAN'T EAT POOP WITHOUT YOU
>>21638886>>21638903I started taking Lexapro so my inner monologue would go away. I think it's working.>>21638883I like to go eat at the metro station and watch all the cute yuppie girls pass by the window.
>>21639019>I think it's working.
>>21638883>just sit there and chew
all zoomers should be tortured
>>21638883TVTalkThinkOr just easy
>>21639130My IM is a fucking asshole. I'm better off without it. I'll finally be able to sleep.
>>21638883We used to read the cereal box as kids. Back then you would get toys in the box and/or games on the back you could play. Lunch and dinner was spent talking to each other.
>>21638883uncs finna be rawdoggin reality six seven
>>21638883No, we figuratively just sat there and chewed.This was before smartphones and before the word literally was literally used to mean figuratively. Back then we used the word figuratively to literally mean literally.
>>21638897>they'rethe word you were looking for is "their"
>>21639130I don't understand why you wouldn't want to be like this. The alternative is so much worse
>>21638883The same thing I do now throughout the day. not look at my phone, occupy myself with my own thoughts. every second of every day does not have to entertain you.
>>21639130>>21639541before the 1940's that's how ALL people looked. the people who you have to watch out for are the ones that go around with a smile on their face. those are the true NPC's.people did not smile unless there was a reason because (before the 1940's) only crazies, and retards smiled all the time.
>>21639207THIS!when we moved in to our new much bigger house we started eating at the table together. no tv, no phones, no radio. just us, food and conversation. the same when we go out. no phones at the table.
>>21638883Why do I need to be distracted while eating. Even with my smartphone I basically spend my time eating, eating. I typically need a couple hands to properly eat. At a bar I try to avoid using my smartphone anyway, watch whatever TV's on in the place, sometimes strike up a good conversation and you're not alone anymore.
>>21641183Smiling didn't exist until the 1880s when cocaine was first marketed as a cure for the Winter Blues.
>this is literally the worst thing ever!
>>21638883Talk at the table like human beings. Its nice to have people around, even if you dont need to say anything. Feels good man
>>21638883>pic relatedi don't understand this "used to" anon
>>21638883I read food books. Collections of essays about food and cooking and writers like Calvin Trillin, MFK Fisher, Jeffrey Steingarten, etc.
>>216388831) enjoyed the view/people watching.2) talked to a waiter or bartender, inquired about sights or late night music scene or some kind of recommendations like that. Ask about menu favorites.3) read a book already-inprogress, the newspaper, studied their files and documents, planned a travel plan for the following day's sightseeing.
