"kids these days on their phones" ma'am i'm texting my mom
This happened a long while back but I recently found this subreddit so I thought I'd share. This isn't as crazy of a story as some others here but I felt like sharing.
So my daily commute is taking the train. Due to inclement weather, this was one of those days when trains were getting delayed/cancelled. I found an empty spot to stand on the platform and I was sending text updates to my mom because I was definitely gonna be late.
Around 10 feet away from me, there was an old lady & old man chatting. They didn't look like they knew each other; more like strangers who struck up a conversation or acquaintances. The lady was doing most of the talking here. Now, I'm not saying I triggered the topic to change but regardless, the way she was talking still made me roll my eyes. Mind you, she was loud enough that I could hear her through my headphones and a busy train station.
Here is what I remember of her rant: "Ugh kids these day are constantly looking down at their phones these days like they don't even talk to or care about people anymore... My grandchildren don't even call or visit me (gee I wonder why karen & mind you, I call my grandparents every weekend)... It's all because of those phones... Everything can be done on the phone these days. Literally anything you need to do, look down at the damn phone (sorry technology is evolving lol)... My husband even read the news on the phone every morning & I'm like 'nuh uh put that thing down..." blah blah blah. It was pretty long cuz them trains weren't showing up any time soon.
The old man was just quietly nodding along with an occasional "yeah" & "well" whenever Karen would stop to breath.
Eventually, when the mans train came, he left. Soon I did too. I was having one hell of a day & that just annoyed me more.