I’ve been in Europe this week for the Book Expo, and in my meetings I’ve noticed a key difference in how Europeans use, or rather, don’t use their technology. First though, let me say that I don’t see any differences in the technology and devices themselves… Yup, it’s safe to say that the Europeans have the same heads-down addiction to their Blackberries and iPods as we do (I’m including myself here..). But I did notice that in all of my meetings, not one European looked at his or her email, or answered the phone while we were in the middle of talking. Love that! Maybe I just have a lot more experience in the good old USA and thus I notice bad behavior more, but I would say that in every third or fourth meeting in the States, our devices interrupt us and we too often stop the conversation to check. Are we that hungry for attention or am I just that boring?!?