My Reflections

Rude to read at dinner?

“Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects.”― Stephen King

How do you feel about someone reading through dinner? Do you agree with King that exceptions should be made?

Reading during dinner is rude? Oops! I do it all the time. Lol Well, I don't always do it in public when I am spending time with other people. I have some mixed feelings here.

When you are supposed to be spending time with people you are not always around, then it is rude not to give them your undivided attention. Sometimes certain people can cross your path that you don't enjoy being in their company but you are expected to endure some meals with such as relatives of your best friend.

When at a restaurant and in unpleasant company, I will take out my phone and do something on it while waiting for the food to arrive because I really don't want to be involved in the conversation. Call it rude if you want to. I call it a coping mechanism. These people really don't want to know what I truly think. Trust me on that. Sometimes you have to pick the lesser evil.