Texting and Dining: We need some limits

I was recently dined with a friend, about a decade my junior, who texted during the course of our entire meal.

Silence was filled in by his fingers rapidly clacking over the keys of his smartphone. He was also able to text and talk simultaneously. We didn’t have a conversation, so much as get in a few words between electronic messages. Since texting isn’t going away, we need to figure out some rules for the table.