I was out for lunch in a country pub last week a few miles out of Carlisle with an old mate. We meet up every month or so.
Occupying the next table was a family of four, two youngsters, a girl of maybe 11 and a slightly older lad, maybe 13 with mum and dad. Throughout the entire hour we were in there, all four family members played non-stop with their phones, never once spoke to each other and even when eating, their eyes and fingers of one hand never left their phones. Both my mate and I were fascinated at their behaviour but shocked at the standards apparently condoned by their obviously comfortably well-off parents.
Talking to others, it seems as if I live a sheltered life as this kind of behaviour is now totally normal in most pubs and cafes. Same where you live?