Operate a Smartphone While Eating

In Japanese restaurant, more and more people have operated a smartphone while eating.

It does not mean to check e-mail or something occasionally.

They put their smartphones on a table, and eat a meal using their right hand, while operating the smartphone using their left hand.

What do you think about this behavior?

I think this is not a good manner.

I think this is rude to a cook, and rude to the other party if they are coming to the restaurant with several persons.

Also, it is not good from a hygiene perspective, and the posture looks like clunky.

If they eat alone at their home, I think it is no problem.

However I want them to stop operating a smartphone while eating in a public restaurant.

食事中のスマホ

日本の飲食店では、食事中にスマホをいじる人が本当に多くなりました。

たまにメールなどをチェックしているというわけではありません。

テーブルの上に常にスマホを置き、左手でスマホを操作しながら、右手でご飯を食べるのです。

皆さんはこの行動をどう思いますか？

私はあまり行儀が良くないと思います。

料理を作ってくれた人に失礼だと思いますし、複数人でお店に来ている場合は、来ている相手にも失礼だと思います。

また、衛生的にも良くなく、その姿勢も不格好に見えます。

家で一人で食べるときくらいは良いと思いますが、公共の場ではやめて欲しいです。

• In Japanese restaurant, more and more people have operated a smartphone while eating.
• In Japanese restaurants, more and more people have started using smartphones while eating.

• It does not mean to check e-mail or something occasionally.
• Not just checking e-mail or something like that occasionally.

• They put their smartphones on a table, and eat a meal using their right hand, while operating the smartphone using their left hand.
• They put their smartphones on the table, and eat their meal using their right hand, while operating the smartphone using their left hand.

• What do you think about this behavior?
• What do you think of this behavior?

• I think this is not a good manner.
• I think it is bad manners.

• I think this is rude to a cook, and rude to the other party if they are coming to the restaurant with several persons.
• I think this is rude to the cook and to the other people in their party if they came to the restaurant with several people.

• Also, it is not good from a hygiene perspective, and the posture looks like clunky.
• Also, it is not good from a hygiene perspective and their posture looks bad.

  Clunky is not usually used to refer to a person but rather an object.

• If they eat alone at their home, I think it is no problem.
• If they are eating alone at their home, I do not think it is a problem.

• However I want them to stop operating a smartphone while eating in a public restaurant.
• However, I want them to stop using smartphones while eating in a public restaurant.

  'Using' sounds more natural than 'operating'.

• In Japanese restaurant, more and more people have operated a smartphone while eating.
• In Japanese restaurants, more and more people have operated a smartphone while eating.

• It does not mean to check e-mail or something occasionally.
• It does not I don't mean to checking e-mail or something occasionally.

• They put their smartphones on a table, and eat a meal using their right hand, while operating the smartphone using their left hand.
• They put their smartphones on a the table, and eat a their meal using their right hand, while operating the smartphone using their left hand.

• What do you think about this behavior?
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• I think this is not a good manner.
• I think this is not a good manner bad manners.

  This was grammatically correct but unnatural. I know my correction results in improper subject-verb agreement ("is" and "manners"), but I see/hear this often in the context of something rude.

• I think this is rude to a cook, and rude to the other party if they are coming to the restaurant with several persons.
• I think this is rude to a the cook(s), and rude to the other party if they are coming to the restaurant with several persons people.

• Also, it is not good from a hygiene perspective, and the posture looks like clunky.
• Also, it is not good from a hygiene perspective, and their posture looks like clunky.

• If they eat alone at their home, I think it is no problem.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• However I want them to stop operating a smartphone while eating in a public restaurant.
• However, I want them to stop operating a their smartphone while eating in a public restaurant.

Here's something I heard regarding the use of smartphones in restaurants. Supposedly, more and more people are complaining that their meals are cold. This could be because they spend so much time using their smartphones that they start eating later, and take longer to finish.

• They put their smartphones on a table, and eat a meal using their right hand, while operating the smartphone using their left hand.
• They put their smartphones on the table, and then eat their meal using their right hand, all while using their phone with their left hand.

• I think this is not a good manner.
• I think this is bad manners.

• I think this is rude to a cook, and rude to the other party if they are coming to the restaurant with several persons.
• I think this is rude to the cook. If you go to the restaurant with a group of people, I also think it's rude.

  another way to say what you are trying to say.

• Also, it is not good from a hygiene perspective, and the posture looks like clunky.
• From a hygienic perspective it's not good, people use their phones in various places. The posture is also not very good for you.

• If they eat alone at their home, I think it is no problem.
• But, if they are eating along at home, I don't think it is a problem.

• However I want them to stop operating a smartphone while eating in a public restaurant.
• However, I would like people to stop using their smartphones while eating in a public restaurants.

I have noticed that too! I try not use my phone when I am with my friends. The only time I use it during dinner time with them is to use my English-Japanese dictionary. But I will admit that when I am alone, I use my phone...but it's to study my flashcards on my applications. I never thought about how rude I might be to the cook. There are so few hours in the day to study........ I'm so sorry to everyone that I have been rude to.