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Nowadays, it is common to see almost everybody fix their eyes on the screens of their smartphones at parties, although various food and drinks are provided. So people say parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did.

They prefer to spend more time on their phones rather than talk with their friends. According to a recent International Data Corporation study, well over half of Chinese have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too many drivers are using smartphones while driving and as a result they get into car crashes. According to a police report, 34 percent of drivers admit texting while driving, and they confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. People's attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.

Just as drivers ignore the importance of focusing while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the significance of human interaction. When with their friends, some people pointlessly check or send text messages in the presence of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, relying on our smartphone to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face-to-face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.

Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) face-to-face but it is   also lowering society's ability to communicate. We are living in a high-tech age, yet face-to-face communication is and will permanently be the number one way of communicating for humans.