Had a birthday party. 12 friends of Mrs , all girls, showed up armed with i-phones and i-pads. Barely a word was spoken. Did not stop them consuming huge quantities of food. Is that is what is meant by " bread and circuses"?

Well at least it was quiet for you.

Well if you marry a teenager what can you expect?

Only kidding OP...but ya know its true the world over.

I think that you were extremely fortunate. Any party that my wife and her friends get involved with always has ear-damagingly loud karaoke and lots of shouting and screaming, which gets worse as the night progresses. Gives me tinnitus so I tend to bow out early, if I go in the first place, which I usually don't these days. Getting too old I think.

All food photos get uploaded to FaceAche - before, during and after consumption, of course.

Wouldn't it be the case that the internet, in general, would run rather better without this continual uploading of trash? What a waste of bandwidth!

DM

I dislike social media so much, I got straight onto a web forum to complain about it.

I like this thread I am same have my phone close all time and yes food pictures LOL. Doing hair in daytime many many customers on there phones when I dry there hair. Nothing wrong with it now maybe you older ones are not as tuned into social internet as we younger ones are. My Husband same not tuned into social media and him always laugh when he can't eat till I take picture.

I can't see the point of taking pictures of a full plate of food. If it's good, take a picture of the empty plate. If it's not good, take a picture of how much you left.

SC

I can't see the point of taking a picture of an empty plate.

If you've never eaten a meal you thought was worth remembering, I feel sorry for you.

I can't see the point of taking a picture of an empty plate.

If you've never eaten a meal you thought was worth remembering, I feel sorry for you.

I've often eaten a meal that was worth remembering, but it wasn't worth remembering until after I'd eaten it.

I'm not in the habit of remembering meals I've not eaten yet

SC

Edit: In retrospect and fond remembrance, following a little repetition, I could've had less garlic and chillies with my dinner tonight. You should be grateful we don't have a scratch'n'sniff internet

I can't see the point of taking a picture of an empty plate.

If you've never eaten a meal you thought was worth remembering, I feel sorry for you.

I've often eaten a meal that was worth remembering, but it wasn't worth remembering until after I'd eaten it.

I'm not in the habit of remembering meals I've not eaten yet

SC

Edit: In retrospect and fond remembrance, following a little repetition, I could've had less garlic and chillies with my dinner tonight. You should be grateful we don't have a scratch'n'sniff internet

I wish that I had the vocabulary to describe my contented belches. You guys don't know what you are missing.Have missed, in fact.

For future suggestive guidance, you might want to take your girlfriend or wife to a rugby game for her birthday. She can spend the whole game on her phone gossiping with her mates, and you can watch the rugby without disturbing her. It's a win - win situation, except for one of the teams on the pitch

SC

A good example of....."A sign of the times"...... Enjoyed reading it, short and to the point. Hope next one is a little better for you.

PS. Belated birthday good wishes.

For your wife's next birthday party, set up a web cam for a live stream to her Facebook page as a special gift. She will be the envy of all her friends.