While I think is ridiculous to take your phone away, it's impolite to check your phone at the dinner table.

While they shouldn't have taken it away since they aren't your parents, it's basic etiquette not to use your phone at the table.

It's rude to check your phone at dinner when you're a guest OP, incredibly rude. But confiscating is a bit weird. Still think YDI

I would like to point out that when I was sitting in global history class, my grandmother texted me saying she was on the way to the emergency room an hour and a half away from my house because my brother was having an emergency appendectomy. I got in trouble for it, but after I explained it was okay. You don't know what that text message said. In an emergency, people don't always have time to call.

You people are so judgemental... OP didn't even get a warning, and judging by the wording, she CHECKED her phone to see who the text was from. Not checked the the text, responded, hopped on Instagram, read a few pages on here, and then put the phone up. OP sounded like a teen, and a young one at that. I know when I was 13-15 my parents gave me 5 minutes to respond to ANY text of theirs if I was out. If I didn't I was A.) grounded, or B.) better have a good excuse. If It was OP's parents she could have said "oh sorry, it's my mom/dad. Excuse me, I'll let them know we're eating." And said "hey, we're eating, I'll let you know as As soon as we're done." No, it's not proper etiquette to text at a table, but when young and out of the parents house with a boy, sometimes unavoidable. Now, the parents could have said "I'm sorry we don't use phones at the table. Would you mind putting it away?" And that be the end of it. Nothing embarrassing, nothing off, just a polite way of dealing with it. Now, to say "we don't text at the table. Give it to me until we are done so you can learn proper manners" is completely over stepping boundaries. Obviously they have a child, so they should have at least taken into consideration the feelings of OP's parents. Second, that's rather insulting to OP. It's basically saying "You might be doing what your parents told you to do by keeping your phone on you, but since we don't like it, we're gonna prevent you from doing that. Also, your parents raised you wrong if you're texting at the table." So rude...

I can't believe you'd pull your phone out at dinner in front of his parents. What were you thinking ??

I’ve never heard that in my life! And when someone texts me, I have to drop what I’m doing and respond immediately or else I can’t focus on anything and I have an anxiety attack. I’m sorry OP, I’m gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and say that like me, you genuinely didn’t know it was rude to do that. FYL

Don’t ******* look / answer your damn phone whilst at a formal dinner like that!!! WTF?? Grow up!!