Arrow_from_Artemis t1_j24nspu wrote
>BUT… if I were to whip out a book and start casually absorbing it there’d be uproar!!
Have you actually tried it? I don't read at events with my boyfriend's family because I feel like it can be construed as rude, but I read at nearly every event with my own family and no one really remarks on it. Even when I read at things with my extended family, I get more compliments on the fact that I'm reading instead of scrolling, or people come over to talk about what I'm reading and we actually have a nice conversation.
The only time I've ever had someone remark on my reading as being inappropriate is when I was working as a cashier in high school, and the place where I worked was completely dead. I was reading at my register which is something I did often since my manager didn't mind, and this customer walked up and said something snide like, "are we reading or working here?"
diazona t1_j26q26k wrote
The way I imagine that story, it would have been funny if you'd replied in your most fake-enthusiastic voice "Why yes we are! This book is just wonderful, it's my favorite one since last year..." or something like that and go on and on about the book as if they had expressed an interest in it :-p
I mean, I'm sure it's not a good idea to anger the customers that way but it's fun to imagine!
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