Very interesting! I have to admit I belong to the people staring at their phones.... I know it's distgusting but I already try to get better because I am annoyed by myself. When I was a child I loved playing outside and meet new people... well I still love meeting new interesting people and have a good chat with them. But most of them right now are looking down at their phones and every now and then I try to start a conversation it ends in: "Oh, I have a text!" or"let me look something up" or "Wait a miute I have a call".... And at this time I also automatically pull out my phone and look at it -.-
I am a no smoking person but I noticed that I started to go outside with the smokers and just stand and talk with them (without smoking myself). So you are right it is totally different!
Anyway great post! Follow you and hope for more great posts :D Have a nice and full of good conversations day!