Mobile phones are practical! They allow people to remain in contact with friends and family, to look for information or even run their house from a distance! Our phones follow us everywhere and in the space of a few years, they have become indipensable tools for a great number of people.

The customs linked to the use of mobile phones vary from culture to culture. For example, in some countries it is acceptable for someone to respond to a text message during a meeting or to leave it in order to take a call, without it bothering the other participants.

In France, it is discreteness that wins over. At the restaurant or in the train, it is better to turn off the ringer of the phone and to respond discretely. It avoids bothering the people beside us… and allows us to fully enjoy the meal or the landscape. In the same way, turning off the phone during professional meetings is seen as a sign of respect for the person opposite; it is a way of showing our full attention.{

Sometimes, knowing how to disconnect from technology can provoke new and unexpected connections. 

Translation: Please can you sign the register… May I?

And you, are you more technophile or technophobe?

Did you know?

In France, people consult their mobile phones an average of 26.6 times a day and for young adults, it is close to 50 times a day! The smartphone occupies such a great place space in society that people have invented a “no-smartphone day” on 6th February…