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Do you get annoyed with people constantly texting on nights out?

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    #32
    Seachmall
    Registered Users Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    rox5 wrote: »
    I know that friends say I am good company

    That's not what they tell me.


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    #33
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    It's hard to get the shift too when they're glued to the phones.


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    #34
    Norwesterner
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Norwesterner


    Oh...and people who take photos of their meal in the restaurant.
    And insist of taking more photos every 5-7 minutes when you're just trying to get clandestinely drunk.
    WTF.


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    #35
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Seachmall wrote: »
    That's not what they tell me.

    Have you ever considered that they may be having you on? One of you guys is clearly getting the run around here and the sooner you guys can get it sorted out, the less texting that will have to be done.


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    #36
    Nuts102
    Registered Users Posts: 8,699 ✭✭✭Nuts102


    Or when your out and tell the other half your having a quiet night in. Then she see's you tagged by a friend out in the pub. I mean who cares where you are why tag people without asking.


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    #37
    brummytom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    It does my head in. When I get a text while I'm out, I'll have a quick discreet look to see if it's important (it almost never is), then reply when I'm up at the bar/in the toilet/having a smoke.

    Sitting there glued to your phone all night is ridiculously rude.


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    #38
    rox5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 272 ✭✭rox5


    brummytom wrote: »
    It does my head in. When I get a text while I'm out, I'll have a quick discreet look to see if it's important (it almost never is), then reply when I'm up at the bar/in the toilet/having a smoke.

    Sitting their glued to your phone all night is ridiculously rude.

    Same here, coz I want to check just in case it was an emergency. I've found myself even yawning in nights out coz I would be so tired and bored!


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    #39
    Mazeire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭Mazeire


    I never did care about the little things....


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    #40
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    I find that the people that most complain about it are the sort that want everybody to give their own interminable job and relationship tales sole and undivided attention all night.


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    #41
    lkionm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭lkionm


    Norwesterner wrote: »
    Recently saw a young girl texting during the funeral Mass.
    I don't own a mobile phone, and yes it is infuriating.
    Would seriously put me off someone if dating and getting to know someone.

    WOAH, you don't own a phone?

    How does that happen?


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    #42
    rox5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 272 ✭✭rox5


    anncoates wrote: »
    I find that the people that most complain about it are the sort that want everybody to give their own interminable job and relationship tales sole and undivided attention all night.

    That is not the case. I agree, I don't mean that I expect the person to give me attention only ALL night (I would not want that at all, it would be too annoying) but at least have the decency to listen when I am trying to talk about something instead of whipping out the phone when the get a text while I am trying to talk. Then it is impossible because they completely zone out and it's like they genuinely can't hear you.


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    #43
    lkionm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭lkionm


    rox5 wrote: »
    That is not the case. I agree, I don't mean that I expect the person to give me attention only ALL night (I would not want that at all, it would be too annoying) but at least have the decency to listen when I am trying to talk about something instead of whipping out the phone when the get a text while I am trying to talk. Then it is impossible because they completely zone out and it's like they genuinely can't hear you.

    So basically what you are telling us is that you will never be happy and will have something to complain about.


    Welcome home, son.


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    #44
    xOxSinéadxOx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭xOxSinéadxOx


    None of my friends do this thankfully. Have had people do it to me before , so so rude, next time somebody does it to mean I'm gonna take out a book and start reading it :pac:


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    #45
    rox5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 272 ✭✭rox5


    lkionm wrote: »
    So basically what you are telling us is that you will never be happy and will have something to complain about.


    Welcome home, son.

    Emm...no I didnt! Jesus!


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    #46
    Ten of Swords
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,163 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ten of Swords


    Mazeire wrote: »
    I never did care about the little things....

    I wonderif anyone else will cop this reference!

    Moderator: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender, Vegan & Vegetarian

    Category Moderator: Social & Fun



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    #47
    lkionm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭lkionm


    rox5 wrote: »
    Emm...no I didnt! Jesus!

    See, never happy.


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    #48
    rox5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 272 ✭✭rox5


    lkionm wrote: »
    See, never happy.

    It's not that i am not happy, I'm just annoyed over how you are trying to stir things up by making out that I can't be happy about anything, which by the way I am, it just a little decency and manners wouldn't go astray with some people.


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    #49
    lkionm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭lkionm


    rox5 wrote: »
    It's not that i am not happy, I'm just annoyed over how you are trying to stir things up by making out that I can't be happy about anything, which by the way I am, it just a little decency and manners wouldn't go astray with some people.

    I'm only yurting with you. You said you werent happy when they are on their phone and then would be annoyed if they werent on their just looking at you expecting you to do something. I was being sarcastic.

    Would you be annoyed if they were on their phone to bring some ho's over and you ended up getting the ride?

    In my opinion that is the only valid excuse to text on a night out or organise a houseparty after.

    Emergency? sure you would be locked leaving the house so you cant do anything.


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    #50
    Karona
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭Karona


    I had a going away party a few years ago and I went out with a few friends to a nice cocktail bar. One of the girls sat there all night on her mobile phone texting and then she would go off and ring the person, I asked her what was the point in going out and she shrugged her shoulders and said sure its your going away party. She was only back from that girls house that day so how could they have anything else to talk about!


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    #51
    Mazeire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭Mazeire


    rox5 wrote: »
    It's not that i am not happy, I'm just annoyed over how you are trying to stir things up by making out that I can't be happy about anything, which by the way I am, it just a little decency and manners wouldn't go astray with some people.

    This is after Hours my dear. You are more likely to find a leprechaun hunting dodo's through the lost city of Atlantis on the back of a Unicorn than you are to find manners here.


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    #52
    lkionm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭lkionm


    Mazeire wrote: »
    This is after Hours my dear. You are more likely to find a leprechaun hunting dodo's through the lost city of Atlantis on the back of a Unicorn than you are to find manners here.

    Way to tar us all with the same brush there. So rude :p


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    #53
    Mazeire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭Mazeire


    Karona wrote: »
    I had a going away party a few years ago and I went out with a few friends to a nice cocktail bar. One of the girls sat there all night on her mobile phone texting and then she would go off and ring the person, I asked her what was the point in going out and she shrugged her shoulders and said sure its your going away party. She was only back from that girls house that day so how could they have anything else to talk about!

    She didn't want to be there. As you say that this happened a few years ago I'd assume that by now the reasons behind this have become clear to you since.


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    #54
    Mazeire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭Mazeire


    lkionm wrote: »
    Way to tar us all with the same brush there. So rude :p

    I loves me a sweeping generalisation :D


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    #55
    VanishingActs
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭VanishingActs


    Thankfully I'm friends with people who also find this annoying so we have relatively phone-free nights out. It's nice. We don't even take that many pictures when we're out because why would we want 50 pictures of us... standing posing for pictures? That's not a memory!

    People checking in annoys me. I mean, if you're at like the Taj Mahal or something, by all means, check in. But why on earth would anyone care that you're in the Supermacs 2 minutes from your house? Really, WHO WOULD CARE ABOUT THIS.


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    #56
    wandatowell
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭wandatowell


    I txt when im out but I'll never do it mid conversation. That's rude imo.

    If you are texting someone odds are it ain't too important


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    #57
    Norwesterner
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Norwesterner


    lkionm wrote: »
    WOAH, you don't own a phone?

    How does that happen?
    Long story short...I threw it against a wall about 5 years ago, after a blazing row with my partner, due to receiving unsolicited text messages and incessant calls from my ex partner.
    I feel totally free without it, and nobody bothers me asking where I am or what time will I be home etc.

    I use payphones and keep meetings punctual.
    I don't think I'll ever use another.....unless I go self employed or something.
    Hate the things.


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    #58
    btard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 391 ✭✭btard


    I generally don't hang around with ignorant or bad mannerd people, so it doesn't affect me that much.


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    #59
    lkionm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭lkionm


    Norwesterner wrote: »
    Long story short...I threw it against a wall about 5 years ago, after a blazing row with my partner, due to receiving unsolicited text messages and incessant calls from my ex partner.
    I feel totally free without it, and nobody bothers me asking where I am or what time will I be home etc.

    I use payphones and keep meetings punctual.
    I don't think I'll ever use another.....unless I go self employed or something.
    Hate the things.

    I suppose your right if you have the internet and emails and facebook sure. Imagine not having a phone or internet.


    You are one step ahead of society.


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    #60
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    rox5 wrote: »
    I mean, god give me the strength not to take my friend's phones and dunk them into a pint of beer! I half give up making conversation half the night because they are constantly glued to the phone, texting or calling someone. One would even check her phone while we dance. I just think it is really rude and unless it was a serious emergancy all these texts and calls can wait!
    :mad:

    Ever heard of a 3G jammer, OP?


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    rox5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 272 ✭✭rox5


    Mr Benevolent wrote: »
    Ever heard of a 3G jammer, OP?

    No, what's that? :):)


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