> At gatherings, I'm often the only one without a phone in my hand, and it feels strange

I’m curious, what country is this from? I’ve been living in NZ and Japan last 5 years and people love their phones here too. But the gatherings (even random meet ups!) almost never have people with phones in their hands.

> Even in a formal business meeting, screens are open, and attention is lost.

This would be considered incredibly rude and would lose businesses here