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

rox5

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!
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johnayo

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 giving 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!
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+1 on this. It does my head in.

smash

Text them and tell them to stop.

At least you'll get their attention

The King of Moo

Be less boring OP. I mean...

*tap, tap, tap, smiles at something on screen OP can't see*

rox5

The King of Moo wrote: »

Be less boring OP. I mean...

*tap, tap, tap, smiles at something on screen OP can't see*

How would you know if I am boring? If I was, sure my friends would not hang out with me, but they do and talk to me. But then the boyfriends or someone texts them then, and they are forever on the phones. Hell, I actually beginning to find our nights out boring and a waste of time, and I just end up lookng forward to going home to my bed.

TwoShedsJackson

It's bloody rude too. We had a friend and his girlfriend around to dinner in ours a couple of years ago. Hadn't met her before and she spent most of the first two hours she was there staring at her phone where she was involved in some online auction :rolleyes:

Seachmall

I've never had that problem. Granted, I haven't left the house in 3 years but even if I did I wouldn't have that problem because I'm a fun guy!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Good Lord, yes. People with smartphones are the worst, because they check email, facebook, twitter and so on.

rox5

Seachmall wrote: »

I've never had that problem. Granted, I haven't left the house in 3 years but even if I did I wouldn't have that problem because I'm a fun guy!

That does not make a difference. Even if someone was a fun person, that won't stop the other person from texting their boyfriends or whoever. Anyway you say ur a fun guy, but have not left ur house in three years, just think about that for a sec.

The King of Moo

rox5 wrote: »

How would you know if I am boring? If I was, sure my friends would not hang out with me, but they do and talk to me. But then the boyfriends or someone texts them then, and they are forever on the phones. Hell, I actually beginning to find our nights out boring and a waste of time, and I just end up lookng forward to going home to my bed.

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spankysue

Completely agree, so fcuking annoying but what's worse is people updating their Facebook status about being out with you when they're out with you, this is one of the things that makes me go grrrrr.....:mad:

December2012

My friend does this and then wonders why people don't go out more with her.

rox5

The King of Moo wrote: »

*finishes text*


Sorry, what was that?
































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Go away. Have to edit this now since I got a warning for standing up for myself, even though this guy is the first one to tease me over something I am genuinely getting upset over.

The King of Moo

Dio mio, the internet used to be more fun in my day!

Digs

spankysue wrote: »

Completely agree, so fcuking annoying but what's worse is people updating their Facebook status about being out with you when they're out with you, this is one of the things that makes me go grrrrr.....:mad:

This. Checking you in somewhere to show everyone the great social life they have yet they're sitting on their phone and not actually interacting with you!

You know what they say about too much technology!

zenno

The whole point in going out for the night is to have a good time, so how the heck people can have a good time when they are like zombies glued to their phone all night i don't know.

Normal communication with a person these days is gone because as soon as you try to make conversation they are focused on the phone. Zod damn zombies most people have turned into. Sure i see them walking straight across the road looking on their phone when a truck is oncoming, almost mashed to death.

From when i see my brother till he leaves, his head is stuck into the phone, it's braindead and rude bigtime. I f*cked my mobile in the bin ages ago and won't use one unless for a 999 call, hate the bloody things.

krudler

Depends, if you're organising other people joining you then nah, work away, doesnt bother me hugely unless they're completely not paying attention to you

Amirani

rox5 wrote: »

That does not make a difference. Even if someone was a fun person, that won't stop the other person from texting their boyfriends or whoever. Anyway you say ur a fun guy, but have not left ur house in three years, just think about that for a sec.

Good point. He may not be as fun a guy as first appeared to be the case.

I am guilty..... gotta keep on top of all those forums and threads I follow on Boards, not to mention the social networks and online games.
Nothing wrong with a quick game of poker in between conversations or while out having a smoke.

Butterface

I once got home after a night out and saw my friend had taken a picture of me drinking while I wasn't looking at the camera phone, uploaded it there and then and tagged me. I mean posing for the photo is one thing.. being completely unaware it's been taken is another..

This tagging people into places creeps the bejaysus out of me. I do not want the randomers knowing where the hell I am and what I'm doing!

Seachmall

rox5 wrote: »

That does not make a difference. Even if someone was a fun person, that won't stop the other person from texting their boyfriends or whoever. Anyway you say ur a fun guy, but have not left ur house in three years, just think about that for a sec.

Despite not having left my house in 3 years I know I'm more fun than you.

I'm the one your friends are texting when they're ignoring you.

faceman

One day when I have friends I will know what this is like

Until I will text away and no one will care.

Allyall

Was in the pub last week with three friends. All three were texting at one stage, well, one was sending an email and the other two were texting. Email was long, and the other two were getting replies and replying.. :mad:

I sat there for the guts of 20 minutes looking around and feeling like a spare. Went to the bar and kept walking. Walked across the road to where i knew a few people were. I hate it. If i'm out, my phone is off or stays in my pocket.

I'll reply when it suits me.

Jinbakrdi

Make an antisocial tower. Get everyone to stack their phones on the table and if anyone checks their phone they've to buy a round. Worked for my friends and pretty quickly too.

Allyall

And this.

God i hate this.

LINK

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Allyall wrote: »

Was in the pub last week with three friends. All three were texting at one stage, well, one was sending an email and the other two were texting. Email was long, and the other two were getting replies and replying.. :mad:

I sat there for the guts of 20 minutes looking around and feeling like a spare. Went to the bar and kept walking. Walked across the road to where i knew a few people were. I hate it. If i'm out, my phone is off or stays in my pocket.

I'll reply when it suits me.

There's a trick to this: phoen the restaraunt and when they answer, ask to speak to your friend, who you beleive is dining there. When he leaves and picks up the phone, start asking him how things are.

Norwesterner

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.

TheUsual

Facebook.

The last thing humanity will ever invent.

It's all downhill from here on.

Allyall

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

There's a trick to this: phoen the restaraunt and when they answer, ask to speak to your friend, who you beleive is dining there. When he leaves and picks up the phone, start asking him how things are.

There's another trick to it. - THIS

rox5

Seachmall wrote: »

Despite not having left my house in 3 years I know I'm more fun than you.

I'm the one your friends are texting when they're ignoring you.

Really, how would you know? You don't know what I am like or if I am fun or not. I know that friends say I am good company, it's the whole new love texting that gets in the way. Anyway I doubt very much after three years of isolation from the outer world that you would be much fun.

Wanderer2010

Not so much on nights out but I hate it when you are out having a meal or lunch with a mate and they are pretending to listen to you talk whilst texting and then laughing at a joke they read and which you dont know anything about. Shows a complete lack of respect and manners. Even worse is when you speak and a few seconds later they look up and in a real disinterested voice say "Yeah....?". :mad:

Seachmall

rox5 wrote: »

I know that friends say I am good company

That's not what they tell me.

Daveysil15

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

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.

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.

Backstreet Moyes

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.

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.

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!

Mazeire

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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:

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!

Ten of Swords

Mazeire wrote: »

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

I wonderif anyone else will cop this reference!

lkionm

rox5 wrote: »

Emm...no I didnt! Jesus!

See, never happy.

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.

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.

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!

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.