Modern society's reliance on cell phones has changed the normal flow of daily life.?Smartphone addiction, according to specialists, may have neurological consequences. In addition to causing psychological problems, excessive smartphone usage may lead to psychological issues.
Slowly but surely, communication device is getting in the way of everything people have ever done outside, from going to the movies to walking down the street to eating at a restaurant.
One noodle shop owner takes this approach so seriously that he keeps track of how long it takes customers to begin eating.?
He took things into his own hands after discovering that the people who took the longest to start eating their steaming soup bowls were distracted by videos on their phones.
A Tokyo restaurant called Debu-chan, which means "chubby" in Japanese, is said to have banned customers from using their phones during busy times.?
"Once, when we were busy, we noticed a customer who didn't start eating for four minutes," says Kota Kai, the restaurant owner.
The owner claims his one-millimetre-thick noodles soon stretch and go wrong because of their thinness.?
Debu-chan is relatively spacious, with 33 seats available compared to other Tokyo ramen joints.?
As Kai puts it, "When the seats are full, and I see people stopping to eat while staring at their smartphones, I tell them (to stop),"
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