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Glancing at your Watch, people feel like you're rushing them
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I hope it does, just to spite you.
And you continue to be rude and take jabs, rather than posting a single worthwhile response to any of the the criticisms pointed out regarding your behavior.
Almost as if you're trolling...
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Disagreeing with social norms and etiquette simply makes you... wrong. That's all it boils down to.
Lol. It's not my fault if people want to jump on the criticism bandwagon and then get all pissy when your criticisms fall to deaf ears because that's not what I was aiming to debate here. Learn to read. Your criticisms are irrelevant to me, actually kind of comical in a way. And certainly nothing worth wasting an iota of energy actually formulating a serious response to. You're simply not worth the frustration.And you continue to be rude and take jabs, rather than posting a single worthwhile response to any of the the criticisms pointed out regarding your behavior.
Almost as if you're trolling...
Social norms can and do change. And they will in the case of smartwatches just like they did with smartphones.
You just don't get it. At all.
I think the biggest issue is that you think it's not rude to constantly be checking your phone. News flash: it is. And it always will be. Doing the exact same thing (literally) with your watch isn't going to change anything.
The only thing comical is the fact that you think you're somehow above social etiquette. The fact that you simply laugh it off just proves my point. You come across as a very rude, self-entitled person. My only guess is that you're rather young (I'd say 19 or early 20's but that may even be pushing it). Am I correct?
It's true, other than this one at Starbucks, the Apple Watch is no where to be found. I travel throughout the Major Metropolitan cities of CA such as SF, LA, as well as within the wealthy communities where one stop at Starbucks reveals ladies in designer dresses. Parking lots populated with Ferrari, Bently, Aston Martin, RR, Bugatti and other high end autos. Even when in New York I'm just not seeing the Apple Watch. Obviously with the sales volume that's is supposedly being sold, they're out there somewhere.
The long time question that I've asked myself is will smartwatches be nothing more than a fad? Yet I'm positive Apple will prop theirs up as a sign of success with the vast cash hoard, their ego won't let it fail.
Sorry that you're not getting the defensive reaction you want out of me and it's frustrating you? Don't know what else to say.
Nope, you're incorrect. Should be used to that by now...
I use my watch as a Siri device. At first I was self conscious about talking into my wrist but now I do it all day. Almost everybody must think I'm nuts or that I fell off a space ship.
I remember when Bluetooth headsets first came out. Your first instinct to seeing somebody walk down the street talking to themselves was to assume that they were crazy. Today, the first assumption is that they're having a phone conversation and it's perfectly normal.
In 5 years, everybody will have computers on their wrists, perhaps on their faces. Looking at your wrist will have a totally different meaning to society in short order.
I remember when Bluetooth headsets first came out. Your first instinct to seeing somebody walk down the street talking to themselves was to assume that they were crazy. Today, the first assumption is that they're having a phone conversation and it's perfectly normal.
In 5 years, everybody will have computers on their wrists, perhaps on their faces. Looking at your wrist will have a totally different meaning to society in short order.
Exactly! Looking at your iPhone whilst being served by someone is extremely rude and one of my pet hates.
Why did you want to start a debate? You have summarily dismissed any criticism that is different than your "society needs to catch up" opinion. It's pretty much your way or the highway. Did you want everyone to confirm that the way you feel is the only correct option, and society is behind the curve on new tech? Awesome then your right!!! Why even start a debate because you win!!
Well, no one really uses Siri, and I haven't seen a Bluetooth headset in years. If those are your reasons for smartwatches becoming common place and changing social norms, you may want to rethink that. Not saying it won't happen, but those examples have both failed miserably to change much of anything.
Please. "International"??
I think that's your interpretation. And I don't subscribe to it. It's so much more complex than you make it out to be.
P.S. I would suggest you don't wear a watch.
I didn't start a debate on smartphone manners, I wasn't interested in discussing that topic as in my view most of society has moved on from that already, if you disagree start a new thread about that. I started the thread by simply pointing out my realization, as someone who has never worn a watch before, that most people think you're checking the time when you look at a watch. I was wondering if society will adjust to the fact that you're not just checking your time anymore when you check your watch and that you're not necessarily crunched on time when you make the motion of lifting your wrist and looking at it. But then the white knights on their high horses came galloping into the thread to rid the world of perceived technological rudeness.
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Gee whiz, I best go sell my Apple Watch because random internet dude named billy says I shouldn't wear a watch! It's funny how you think you matter.
Simple, clue the other person into your anxiety about being late for the meeting. You're going way too deep with this. You're either engaged with someone or you're not. If you're done, walk away to take care of whatever other business you have on your phone, watch, etc. No point in being passive about it. Until then, shifting focus to distractions that you put there in the first place seems rude in any social context I can think of.
Great, so you agree with me.
If you are not directly interacting with someone else, then I think it is ok to look at your phone or watch. It becomes rude if you continue to do so once an interaction with someone else has started.
I agree with you. Never would I expect for someone to feel "rushed" because I looked at my watch. And my friends (15,16 years old) are use to phones. So when I look at my watch they don't think anything of it.
But I will defiantly keep in mind old farts get offended easily
I blame it on the parents!
Too much, "you're a unique little snowflake", and not enough, "manners maketh the man".
And while we're at it - get off my lawn! Um, please.
I re-read this comment after a good night sleep, and it looks even stupider in the morning than it did last night.
If you're a full-grown adult, then this thread is even worse than I originally thought.
Look at your posts. All you're doing is laughing and giving snarky responses to anyone who disagrees with you. You're acting very childish with this "I'm the only person who matters" attitude, and it's quite unbecoming.
Not as unbecoming as hijacking a thread and insisting on discussing a topic that the thread was never meant to be about and bashing the OP but then getting upset that he's too thick skinned to react to your childish provocation, but damnit Internet forums are your only outlet to feel important so you just can't help yourself!
PS. Apparently most people disagree with you judging by the 29 upvotes and counting on post #6. Why would I spend my time responding to negativity when that's not what this thread was about? I ignore people like you in real life, and I certainly do the same on the Internet. But sure, go ahead and keep wasting your energy telling me what a terribly rude person I am based on one scenario on a forum post and never having met me. How becoming of you!
What a weird thread. OP had his back turned doing something else and glanced at his watch and everyone's jumping on him? That really doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Customer sounds like a pain to deal with.