IN YOUR EAR!!

I continually am amazed at how technology has made us a less personal, more rude society. I have just observed a slender older man talking to himself or at least he seemed to be. I didn't know if he needed assistance or if he may have some some mental problems, so I asked him if he needed anything. After a rude look he annoyingly pointed at his ear. Apparently he was speaking to someone on a "blue tooth" phone. He quickly lost eye contact with me and continued his conversation. As his conversation continued, he served himself breakfast, sat down and began eating. I could not help but wonder as he slurped his coffee, crunched his Cheerios, and wiped the milk off his chin...how it all sounded to the person listening on the other end.
Apparently he assumed he didn't have the time in his busy world to be courteous to the other person on the phone. He then proceeded to sit in his chair and stare at the TV for a half an hour. I guess that urgent matter that caused him to slurp and crunch in the ear of the person on the other end of the phone was not quite that urgent.
Perhaps we as a society need to take a step back and check ourselves.