Is it rude to text at dinner with friends?
88% said Rude. Face down still counts as on the table.
A phone on the dinner table is a small signal of where someone's attention is. Most people think texting during a meal with friends is rude, which is not the same as most people never doing it.
The numbers
In a similar question from Pew Research Center, Americans' Views on Mobile Etiquette, 2015, 88% answered rude and 12% answered fine. Source: Pew Research Center, Americans' Views on Mobile Etiquette.
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