Social Conversations Of Social Interaction

The normal expectations for social interaction are being changed by cellphone use. Conversations have clumsy pauses, people are struggling to meet others, and children are being ignored because of cellphones. This should be considered unhealthy and abnormal but instead it is customary. Society could take some valuable notes from previous generations where conversation was valued and not feared. The younger generation is hooked to their phones and this is ruining their communicating abilities. Cellphones are leaving society’s members awkward and unable to fully engage with each other.
The perfect place to observe this trend is in Starbucks. Two teenage girls are sitting together having a conversation over coffee when suddenly one of the girls pulls out her phone mid-sentence to reply to a text. Her worlds hang in the air, and she repeats the last word she was saying a couple times along with a few “ums” as her fingers slide across the keys. The second girl who is listening sits patiently waiting for her friend to return to their conversation. When the texting girl has finished and looks up from her cellphone it takes her a few seconds to even remember what she …show more content…
People can be seen walking around with their heads down hunched over their phones as they push their carts. One woman had to backtrack from one aisle to the other because she was so involved in her phone she did not realize where she was. A man looks up from his phone only to grab what he needs and maybe toss it in the cart. Rarely do people nod or smile at each other because they barely notice each other’s passing. None of the cellphone users in the grocery store are above sixty. The older ladies and gentlemen notice the people they know, shake hands, and converse. Some older gentlemen who introduce themselves seem to have never met begin to have a conversation near the checkout area while the younger people seem to avoid human