DAY 2: Lonely Cocoons (Dec 4, 2009)

This picture was taken at a coffee shop. To me it greatly defines the changing times.
There was a time when you went to a coffee shop and actually made friends while waiting for your own to arrive.
Sipping coffee, you looked around, caught someone's eye, exchanged smiles, hellos and some more.

But not anymore. These days, while you are waiting for your friends, you sip your coffee and fiddle with your mobile phone. And you continue fiddling even after your friends have arrived.
Sigh! We have become adept at building lonely cocoons in public spaces.
Times change indeed!
But the phone comes in handy if you really have a pesky guy at the next table. As they say change need not necessarily be all bad. :)

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Day 2: Dec 4, 2009 - Lonely Cocoons This picture was taken at a coffee shop. To me it greatly defines the changing times. There was a time when you went to a coffee shop and actually made friends while waiting for your own to arrive. Sipping coffee, you looked around, caught someone's eye, exchanged smiles, hellos and some more. But not anymore. These days, while you are waiting for your friends, you sip your coffee and fiddle with your mobile phone. And you continue fiddling even after your friends have arrived. Sigh! We have become adept at building lonely cocoons in public spaces. Times change indeed! But the phone comes in handy if you really have a pesky guy at the next table. As they say change need not necessarily be all bad. :)