There have been times in this journal when I've lamented about the proliferation of cell phone use in restaurants. When people can't seem to to turn off their phones long enough to talk to each other and eat. I've discussed seeing two people at a table on seperate cell phones, obviously not talkign to each other. I thought that it couldn't be any worse. I was wrong.
Romans are addicted to cell phones.
When we were in Rome a few weeks ago, I was astonished at the number of people using cell phones at restaurants, on the street, even in church before a service. It's ten times worse in Rome that it is in New York. Maybe because they don't have cable. I don't know what it is, but these folks are hooked. What was interesting was that I didn't see any tell tale cell phone towers.