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Honestly if you're going out to eat with someone the phones should stay in pockets or bags
If you're making the effort to go out you should be there not on your phones
Tbh I wouldn't mind my kids looking at their phones.. what does it matter if the games they play are analog or digital? I'm talking about the sitting in the restaurant kind of situation, where kids usually draw, read or do other stuff to entertain themselves.
It's not a matter of analog or digital games but a matter of going out to eat with people you care about and sharing that time with them
Yeah but if your kids are young they see you every day, so.. it's different if you don't see each other often.
And my example was more meant for people who argue that they are fine with kids drawing when you're out for food (which most younger kids do), but are annoyed when they use a phone to play.
Drawing can be more of group thing and can turn into conversation. Like asking them about what they're drawing etc.
Being on the phone is a more of a personal experience and has less opportunities for conversation and whatnot
Teach ya kids to share memes then
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That's a subjective thing I would say. Many people on here would agree that playing a game can also turn into a conversation. If my kids were to play Pokemon or Zelda for example, I could engage with it quite well. It just depends if you know the franchise/culture, making it easier to resonate with.
And tbh I didn't particularly enjoy my family looking at my drawings when I was younger, cause I didn't wanna get a comment about it.