Mobile phones in pubs

Felexicon · 14-05-2012 12:01PM

A guy from work is constantly on his phone on nights out. It annoys the **** out of me because anything anyone says or does is instantly on facebook. These people are more concerned with looking like they're having a good time(to thier facebook friends anyway) than actually having a good time

missbelle · 14-05-2012 12:02PM

Felexicon wrote: »

A guy from work is constantly on his phone on nights out. It annoys the **** out of me because anything anyone says or does is instantly on facebook. These people are more concerned with looking like they're having a good time(to thier facebook friends anyway) than actually having a good time

The best is when people do the 12 pubs of Christmas, and tag themselves at every one :eek:

Nothingbetter2d · 14-05-2012 12:04PM

connundrum wrote: »

If they ban phones in pubs, how would I be able to show off my brand new Nokia 3310?

hold onto that for a few more years and you might get big money for it at sotherbys

Felexicon · 14-05-2012 12:08PM

missbelle wrote: »

The best is when people do the 12 pubs of Christmas, and tag themselves at every one :eek:

Jesus wept!!!!!!!!!! In order to maintain any hope for humanity I have to believe this has never happened

14-05-2012 12:13PM

People have little for complaining about when they are complaining about phones in pubs. Of course people are going to use their phones, its part of life. I'm always following the US golf which takes place at night here so of course I will have the phone out in the pub if its not on the tv, also tweeting etc on nights out is a bit of fun, a lot of us do it and its a good laugh.

Also people complaining about having the phone left on the table, talk about nonsense. There is usually a table full of phones when a crowd of us are out, its a pretty normal thing to do, much easier for keeping an eye on and reception is often bad on pubs so it often wont work in your pocket.

Felexicon · 14-05-2012 12:18PM

Gannon Fancy Lump wrote: »

People have little for complaining about when they are complaining about phones in pubs. Of course people are going to use their phones, its part of life. I'm always following the US golf which takes place at night here so of course I will have the phone out in the pub if its not on the tv, also tweeting etc on nights out is a bit of fun, a lot of us do it and its a good laugh.

Also people complaining about having the phone left on the table, talk about nonsense. There is usually a table full of phones when a crowd of us are out, its a pretty normal thing to do, much easier for keeping an eye on and reception is often bad on pubs so it often wont work in your pocket.

Really????? You're messing right. We are losing the ability to have conversations if they're not through anti-social networking. What could tweeting possibly add to a night out only alot of silence at your table

Jogathon · 14-05-2012 12:19PM

I don't mind normal use of phone in a pub - if someone texts me I will answer if I need to. But one friend really annoys me because she is just rude with it - no conversation and she just laughs then every now and then. In a group she just sits in the corner. I've pulled her up on it before but she then just posts that I'm giving out on Facebook! AARRRGGGHHHH!!!

Felexicon · 14-05-2012 12:21PM

Jogathon wrote: »

I don't mind normal use of phone in a pub - if someone texts me I will answer if I need to. But one friend really annoys me because she is just rude with it - no conversation and she just laughs then every now and then. In a group she just sits in the corner. I've pulled her up on it before but she then just posts that I'm giving out on Facebook! AARRRGGGHHHH!!!

Just to clarify, normal use of a mobile phone is perfectly acceptable in a pub.

14-05-2012 12:26PM

Felexicon wrote: »

Really????? You're messing right. We are losing the ability to have conversations if they're not through anti-social networking. What could tweeting possibly add to a night out only alot of silence at your table

There is never silence at our table on nights out, sending an odd tweet takes a few seconds now and again no different to a text, its not like everyone would be doing it at the same time, there also might be a few in on it so it may be a topic of conversation in itself.

Also Tweeting has almost completely replaced texting among my friends who use twitter.

Felexicon · 14-05-2012 12:30PM

Gannon Fancy Lump wrote: »

There is never silence at our table on nights out, sending an odd tweet takes a few seconds now and again no different to a text, its not like everyone would be doing it at the same time, there also might be a few in on it so it may be a topic of conversation in itself.

Also Tweeting has almost completely replaced texting among my friends who use twitter.

Your friends sound so cool :pac:

abouttobebanned · 14-05-2012 12:30PM

I hate me. Seriously, I'm one of these people who always has their phone out. I blame apple. But I do feel bad about it. I'm either texting a girl, checking scores...it's usually when the smokers are out doing their thing but I hate it. And I'm sorry to all.

Bad Panda · 14-05-2012 12:33PM

abouttobebanned wrote: »

I hate me. Seriously, I'm one of these people who always has their phone out. I blame apple. But I do feel bad about it. I'm either texting a girl, checking scores...it's usually when the smokers are out doing their thing but I hate it. And I'm sorry to all.

F*ck it. It's part of everyday life now. If I want to know a score I'll check it. It takes a second. No big deal.

People who check in everywhere (and it's never anywhere interesting) need to f*ck off and die.

Jester252 · 14-05-2012 12:38PM

they have gotten rid of the reason for guinness world record book.

Princess Peach · 14-05-2012 12:40PM

The phone is very handy for when its only two people and one goes to the bathroom and you pretend to be checking things so as not to feel awkward. But that is all really.

I laugh at the people who are on Facebook from the pub telling everyone. Clearly having a great time so if you're writing to everyone you know.

aaronjumper · 14-05-2012 12:42PM

The problem is the phones with easy internet access. I know two people that have bought them and they are constantly being anti social so they can look up lols (I hate that term) online.

Yet I get given out to if I spend more than an hour playing videogames.

If I'm on my phone in a pub it's usually trying to find out where the stragglers are or convince a drinking buddy to "come out for one sure!"

ScumLord · 14-05-2012 12:46PM

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Well when you and a group of friends go to the pub to socialize and have a laugh is ruined by people being silent on the phone when they would be better off being at home, and the fact that going to the pub is a major part of socializing in Ireland, I don't think that it's trivial.

Don't get me wrong, I am on the internet a lot, but not when I am with friends or anything. It's so anti-social!

God your needy, can I not just check my emails? I have work and personal emails to look at, I'm a busy man and your terribly boring.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 14-05-2012 12:47PM

I think its worse when there are no name bands blaring away in a pub and no one can hear or talk to anyone as the band is so loud so resort to messing on their phones as a way of passing the time.

Princess Peach · 14-05-2012 12:50PM

CJC999 wrote: »

I think its worse when there are no name bands blaring away in a pub and no one can hear or talk to anyone as the band is so loud so resort to messing on their phones as a way of passing the time.

Go somewhere else then

14-05-2012 12:54PM

Felexicon wrote: »

Your friends sound so cool :pac:

Twitter is much handier than texting when your having a group conversation among friends and when you get into it it sort of replaces texts even for contacting one person. It also uses up data which people tend to have loads off rather than texts which are often more limited.

I dont mean in the pub with the above btw, just in general. Its nothing at all to do with being "cool".

missbelle · 14-05-2012 12:57PM

Felexicon wrote: »

Jesus wept!!!!!!!!!! In order to maintain any hope for humanity I have to believe this has never happened

I wish!! my newsfeed was full of checkins on the Fri before christmas :eek:
and by the 12th one it's like X has checked in at _____ wohoo we made it!

Cee-Jay-Cee · 14-05-2012 12:58PM

Princess Peach wrote: »

Go somewhere else then

Sort of hard to when your choice of pub is limited to two that both have bands. I have no problem with bands playing but there is no need to play so loud that no one can talk or be heard.

kfallon · 14-05-2012 01:05PM

I ring and text on my phone, that's it! Luckily enough my mates are pretty much the same, only reason they would ever be on the net on their phone is to look up a latest score in a game not on TV or a horse racing result. That usually means that more than one of us wants to know. Can't say phones have ruined the pub banter for me!

Kev_2012 · 14-05-2012 01:05PM

ScumLord wrote: »

God your needy, can I not just check my emails? I have work and personal emails to look at, I'm a busy man and your terribly boring.

Well no you are missing the point. It's ok to take phone calls or check texts or whatever, but people who are LITERALLY constantly on facebook or texting non stop drive me insane! A couple of my friends do it and I've said it to them a few times about it.

You need to text or phone someone, I see no problem, I see a problem with being on the phone for the night when there is no need whatsoever. It's very anti-social.

Felexicon · 14-05-2012 01:06PM

Also the use of "smart" phones(were the old ones that stupid) has ruined the common pub quiz which is an absolute travisty

jimmycrackcorm · 14-05-2012 01:07PM

Dj Stiggie wrote: »

I hate when someone you're with at the pub asks if there's free WiFi. Seriously, why didn't you just stay at home?

And miss out on great threads like this while having a pint!?

Nothingbetter2d · 14-05-2012 01:08PM

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Well no you are missing the point. A couple of my friends do it and I've said it to them a few times about it.

they must really love listening to you oh wait they are ignoring you while on there phones

Kev_2012 · 14-05-2012 01:13PM

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

they must really love listening to you oh wait they are ignoring you while on there phones

Why would they ask me to go to the pub with them in the first place then?

Nothingbetter2d · 14-05-2012 01:21PM

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Why would they ask me to go to the pub with them in the first place then?

i dunno you'll have to ask them that the next time they are ignoring you while on their phones.

Felexicon · 14-05-2012 01:22PM

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Why would they ask me to go to the pub with them in the first place then?

So they have something to give out about on facebook/twitter silly

El Horseboxo · 14-05-2012 01:26PM

My mates use Facebook on my behalf more than I actually use it myself. Had to tell a few to stop checking me in places and tagging me in photos.

Mobile phones in pubs

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