🐧 EVERYDAY LIFE⚡ 18 SEC
Looking at your phone with a friend feels like whispering secrets next to them 📱
A New Word
It seems using your phone when you are with someone is called "phubbing."
Secret Talk
The other person's brain feels like "someone is whispering secrets next to me."
And little by little, they stop trusting you.
⚡ TRY IT
Cafe talk combo
Your friend tells a story. Nod to listen. Watch out for the phone!
You
Friend
🤫 "…Are they whispering secrets with someone?"
"Guess what! I went to the new cafe."
"The cake was SO big."
"Like… THIS big!"
"I could not finish it."
"So I took it home…"
"…and ate it for breakfast! 😆"
"Want to go there together next time?"
🔥 Listening combo: 0
📳 Bzzz! Your phone!
💞 Perfect! Your friend felt really listened to.
🤫 Your friend felt a little alone. Try again with the phone face down?
Face Down
When you are together, let's put your phone face down.
Just that tells them, "I am listening to you."
📚 I learned this from the Japanese blog "Panda no Ondo".
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