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Now, I have to say this is a long running issue which went away for a couple of years and is now creeping back. He seems deaf, dumb and blind to the fact that it just is not acceptable to expect your dinner date to scan the ceiling while you are on the phone, unhurriedly chatting




I agree, but maybe it's a little passive-aggressive to just walk out on him? Maybe a little more direct approach (like a tap on the shoulder, a whisper in his ear "can you call them back later when we get home?") would have been a better approach?

Let's face it, the two of you talking IT jargon on front of his aunt wasn't so polite either. May I guess that NG is a nerdy intellectual type who doesn't recognize social cues so well? (Takes one to know one ). If that's so, he's probably just oblivious, not deliberately rude, and pleasantly reminding him may be all it takes.

Ellie