Note On The Topic Before You Read Reading Intercultural Notes Further Information Expanding Your Creativity Every advance in telecommunications is a setback for human conversation.With email and voicemail we can communicate without seeing or actually speaking to people in real time. We can shop online without having to speak to any staff.At the garage,we just swipe a card and get the fuel for our cars.At some supermarkets you can now self-scan the products you want to buy and automatically debit your credit card.All these transactions limit or completely remove the need for any simple communication with our fellow human beings.But smart phones are the greatest conversation killers of all.Look at people walking or eating together often they spend more time on their phones than they do speaking to each other.This is very rude behaviour.Every advance in telecommunications is a setback for human conversation. With email and voicemail we can communicate without seeing or actually speaking to people in real time. We can shop online without having to speak to any staff. At the garage, we just swipe a card and get the fuel for our cars. At some supermarkets you can now self-scan the products you want to buy and automatically debit your credit card. All these transactions limit or completely remove the need for any simple communication with our fellow human beings. But smart phones are the greatest conversation killers of all. Look at people walking or eating together — often they spend more time on their phones than they do speaking to each other. This is very rude behaviour. Expanding Your Creativity Note On The Topic Before You Read Reading Intercultural Notes Further Information