Can reading be rude?
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Can reading be rude?
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I am an avid reader & if I'm alone I will read while eating or watching telly or doing almost anything. But, if I am in company with my OH, other family or friends I certainly would not ignore them & proceed with my reading. IMO that would be the height of rudeness and display very bad manners. I also consider it rude & bad mannered to produce a mobile at table & start texting or facebooking or whatever .. you are clearly saying that the person you are with is less important or less interesting than whatever is going on on facebook or twitter. To my amazement I have seen couples out to dinner where one party takes out a mobile and for the duration of the meal eats while gazing at the screen and totally ignoring their partner - no way would I put up with that!
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kbsmith11 wrote:Is it ever rude to read instead of interacting with others? When and in what setting? In my opinion it is no more rude then being glued to your phone or social media.
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That being said, if I sit down at a table by myself and someone joins me after I've started reading, I don't always put the book away. They saw me reading when they sat down and knew that was how I wanted to spend my lunch hour (or whatever time I've found to sneak in a few pages).