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People think they're incognito about texting, but the fact is--they're not.
It drives me up the wall when people text in lecture. They're paying $500 for a class, yet they're too busy pecking away at their phone under the desk to be paying attention. And they think they're being discreet, that no one can see them. I hate to disappoint them, but everyone, including the professor, knows what you're doing.
I understand the appeal of texting. I don't have text messaging myself because my provider makes it prohibitively expensive for existing customers (yay Sprint) and we don't want to renew our contract to get a special deal because they're dicks. I do just fine without it. There are certainly times when I wish I did have it, but there is rarely a situation where a phone call won't suffice. If I'm really desperate to send a text, Verizon's website has a little "Send a Text" thing that lets me text my SO.
Manners have yet to catch up with these devices, and I really hope they do--soon, before I start bitching people out.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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