Original reading
Minh thought his grandmother disliked technology because she asked him to put his phone away at dinner. When he finally asked why, she explained that she wanted to hear about his day without competing with messages. Minh admitted that he used the phone partly to avoid awkward silence. They agreed to try phone-free meals for a week, with an exception for urgent calls. In return, his grandmother asked him to show her how the family photo folder worked. She was interested in technology when it served a clear purpose. Minh also learned that her childhood routines had changed over time; she did not represent every person of her age. Their disagreement did not disappear, but it became easier to discuss. Both began replacing labels such as old-fashioned or careless with specific examples. A generation gap was not simply a battle between two age groups. In this family, it was also a problem of unspoken expectations.