[quote name='Katana' timestamp='1295633118' post='704099'][size=1][color=royalblue]I'm also really annoyed by texting. Now, I know, I'm being a hypocrite, because I text. But I am SO pissed off by people who are glued to their cell phones and maintain conversations all day and night that are probably about nothing in particular. When I see kids out to eat with their parents and all they're doing is playing with their phones, I'm really tempted to drop something on them. Likewise, when I go out to eat with my friends, I have one in particular who is ALWAYS texting and it makes me frustrated. Are you not satisfied with the company you're with? Put the phone away and get in on our conversation about man-eating pandas.[/color][/size]
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[color="#9932CC"][font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]OHHH, thank you for reminding me of this one. See, at my house, it's the exact opposite of today's society -- my [i]parents[/i] are the ones that text like crazy, whereas I barely text at all. My parents get upset if people don't reply RIGHT AWAY; my mom even started crying once because my dad didn't reply right away, and she thought he was mad at him. It's like I live in some sort of bizarro world.
But yeah, that's another one I have -- texting while driving. But I feel this one is fully justified, given how many people are severely injured or outright die each year because of it [and I think a study somewhere said that you're more impaired while texting and driving than you are [i]intoxicated[/i] while driving]. My mom usually doesn't do this, but my dad is a HORRIBLE offender. I'm getting to the point where I'm seriously considering hiding his Blackberry whenever he takes me to school, since I had to get onto him multiple times the other day for using it while driving.[/font][/color]