It's perfectly acceptable to take a phone out at a table everywhere I've traveled. It's rude to be glued to your phone everywhere I've traveled; or to talk on

It's perfectly acceptable to take a phone out at a table everywhere I've traveled. It's rude to be glued to your phone everywhere I've traveled; or to talk on a phone during a meal. Which is also why I said TFA missed the reason by a mile. "Everyone knows it’s rude to take a phone out at a table" isn't true at all; and demonstrates that the author is out of touch with the general public's relationship with tech.