I wonder if this is a generational thing or a location thing. Over here in the UK my family went to the pub (3 families) to eat. The whole pub was mobile phone

I wonder if this is a generational thing or a location thing. Over here in the UK my family went to the pub (3 families) to eat. The whole pub was mobile phone free. There were one or two on tables, but no one was looking at them, I guess they were there as 'phones' in case a baby sitter needed to phone.