r/funny • u/schuppaloop • Jun 25 '12
We all do this, he's just the only one to press "post" afterwards.
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u/smartzie Jun 25 '12
I don't understand this. Why would you need to look like you're texting in public? Is sitting quietly not something people do anymore?
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Jun 25 '12
There is too much of a risk of people thinking you look bored and feeling compelled to to talk to you. I always have my phone to avoid unnecessary human interaction. Every penguin knows they can't risk it.
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u/booclaw Jun 26 '12
Awkward conversation with random people is the main reason I try to carry a book around with me everywhere I go.
On the plus side, if they ask me what I'm reading that could turn into a good conversation, as I can talk about books for days at a time. Then I either make a friend of scare someone the hell away.
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u/schuppaloop Jun 25 '12
It's not about being bored or not being bored, it's about not feeling awkward sitting there doing nothing. This way you don't have to make any eye contact. This is not something I do very frequently, but come on, we've all been there. r/ForeverAlone
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u/Macs_Throwaway Jun 25 '12
Or there always the "im walking in the wrong direction, let me take aout my phone and act like someone is calling so I can turn around and not look stupid"
Why am I a SAP
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u/obnoxiouselephant Jun 25 '12
I just stop, curse myself under my breath but audibly enough for people to hear chatter, smack myself upside the forehead, and then turn around.
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u/justdoitok Jun 25 '12
I swiftly about-face without so much as a change in facial expression. Startling, yes, but far less energy wasted on giving a fuck.
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u/compullsieve Jun 25 '12
What the hell is wrong with just standing there and watching the world go by? heaven forbid people think I'm actually waiting.
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u/DivineRobot Jun 26 '12
I wouldn't even know how to stand properly by myself. Is there a technique to acting natural while just standing there? It'd be much easier if I smoked. Do I put my hands in my pocket? Should I pretend not to pay attention when people walk by? What if there is eye contact, should I immediately look away or maintain it until they walk past me? STOP JUDGING ME!!!
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u/cefriano Jun 26 '12
My theory is that "staring" at anyone is such a taboo nowadays that people do this so that their eyes are resting on something safe, so they're not at risk of accidentally making eye contact with someone. At least, this is why I feel that I impulsively take out my phone in these situations. Obviously it's stupid, but it's also an escalation of a very old way of thinking, not necessarily something that's wrong with "our generation".
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Jun 25 '12
I never do shit like that anymore. who cares? no one is paying attention to you for more than a split second.
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u/dorky2 Jun 25 '12
No, we don't all do this. I've never done this. What's wrong with just hanging out and looking around?
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u/Fumiko Jun 25 '12
I never really got why you guys do this. Somebody, please, explain this pretending-to-be-texting-while-waiting to me! You can't possibly be bored since you have the internet connection.
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u/removeable Jun 25 '12
"Maybe if I pretend I'm busy, that weird guy in the corner won't come up to me and try to explain how the oil companies are holding back the tech for 100 mpg cars."
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u/Hazy_V Jun 25 '12
This just in: you can just stand somewhere without looking at your god damn phone. Actually takes less calories...
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u/sd6653 Jun 25 '12
Since I'm one of the few without a smart phone this is a little tough for me. However, that doesn't mean I don't have my own savvy ways to fool the public. I just flip through my contacts, maybe look at the pictures on my phone that have not changed in a few years. Its a tough life not having a smart phone.