i remember very clearly the first time i saw/held an iphone in person - it was maybe 4 months before the release and a group of my friends were at brunch in san francisco, in pac heights. one of my friends was working at apple (actually he still works there...) and had a test model on him.
needless to say the entire restaurant stopped eating and was staring at us/it, and we stayed at least 30 minutes longer than we would have otherwise. pretty sure the waiter was annoyed.
recalling that scene in retrospect is quite telling. also, this was only in 2007! not that long ago. i have pants older than that that still look good.
anyway, about the article... since the restaurant is in NY they should just put up a sign that says "using your phone causes slow service" or just ban them outright.
needless to say the entire restaurant stopped eating and was staring at us/it, and we stayed at least 30 minutes longer than we would have otherwise. pretty sure the waiter was annoyed.
recalling that scene in retrospect is quite telling. also, this was only in 2007! not that long ago. i have pants older than that that still look good.
anyway, about the article... since the restaurant is in NY they should just put up a sign that says "using your phone causes slow service" or just ban them outright.