For the second time in as many days, my wife and I have been approached by strangers at our pool who insist that we get off our phones and swim in the pool.
The first night-we swam for over 30 minutes. We got out and laid out with towels to dry off for a few minutes before heading out. I was texting and she was on her phone too. All of a sudden a stranger walks over to us and is laughing to himself. He looks at us (still wet) and is saying something along the lines of "Why would you be on your phones when you could be swimming? You come here to this area and instead you're just on your phones? What a waste!!" I couldn't believe this dude but I looked right at him and said "I don't get it." My wife said "Yeah me neither." He repeated himself and we told him - not that it was any of his business but we just swam for 30 minutes. His point was then that he couldn't believe we would be sitting at the pool and using our phones instead of *looking* at the pool. Eventually he started talking about how many nice walking paths there are nearby and left....
Tonight we walked to the pool - and while she swam I decided to walk in our hilly neighborhood-listening to my audiobook- instead for my cardio. When I was done I returned to my wife at the pool. She said she was almost done so I sat down at the table and continued to listen to my audiobook on my Airpods. Not 2 minutes later, this woman walks up to me with her bag and is talking to me. I assumed she wanted to borrow a chair or something. I paused my AirPods and apologized-asking her to repeat herself. She then said, incredously-"Why wouldn't you be swimming if you're here at the pool! Put your phone away and go swimming!" My reaction was 😒. I told her I just got back from a 30 minute walk-and my wife was almost done. The woman then said "Why are you sitting here! Just get in the pool!"
Am I missing something here? What is going on??
The first night-we swam for over 30 minutes. We got out and laid out with towels to dry off for a few minutes before heading out. I was texting and she was on her phone too. All of a sudden a stranger walks over to us and is laughing to himself. He looks at us (still wet) and is saying something along the lines of "Why would you be on your phones when you could be swimming? You come here to this area and instead you're just on your phones? What a waste!!" I couldn't believe this dude but I looked right at him and said "I don't get it." My wife said "Yeah me neither." He repeated himself and we told him - not that it was any of his business but we just swam for 30 minutes. His point was then that he couldn't believe we would be sitting at the pool and using our phones instead of *looking* at the pool. Eventually he started talking about how many nice walking paths there are nearby and left....
Tonight we walked to the pool - and while she swam I decided to walk in our hilly neighborhood-listening to my audiobook- instead for my cardio. When I was done I returned to my wife at the pool. She said she was almost done so I sat down at the table and continued to listen to my audiobook on my Airpods. Not 2 minutes later, this woman walks up to me with her bag and is talking to me. I assumed she wanted to borrow a chair or something. I paused my AirPods and apologized-asking her to repeat herself. She then said, incredously-"Why wouldn't you be swimming if you're here at the pool! Put your phone away and go swimming!" My reaction was 😒. I told her I just got back from a 30 minute walk-and my wife was almost done. The woman then said "Why are you sitting here! Just get in the pool!"
Am I missing something here? What is going on??
