Replying to [macs2005]:The strangest situation I have seen with a mobile phone was in Los Angeles California USA. There was a line of Homeless people waiting for food. Covered in discarded clothing and wearing garbage bags to keep warm. A man in the food line was talking on a mobile phone.
I think younger Americans on a whole have lost the ability to plan ahead. We rely on mobile phones for everything. Children text messages during school and Church.
I use mine when I am lost in a new city!!
When I leave the house an forget my phone I am very nervous all day
My two year old granddaughter has three pretend phones, she calls imaginary friends while we are playing

I know we would survive without the phone, I just might have to stay with strangers until I find my way home.