Do you think filipinos are overdoing it on texting?

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maravichi

texting is such a powerful source of communication and thats why it is widely used.....if you recall how texting was such an integral part for the mobilization of people that let to edsa 2...for that reason alone its massive use is a tremendous benefit and if you think about it it is the cheapest way to communicate....but if you must make an issue out of this blame the cell companies...they give such a short time frame for loads to expire and post paid users also have to use up their quotas each month or they lose it all...many times i wind up having to use up my load or face losing it without using it....those companies are raking it in and are the real culprits in the overtexting scenario

Adam

I think it has nothing to do with money. I am living in Japan, which is a economically strong country. People here also text like crazy. It is also the same situation in South Korea. I think people here prefer texting over talking. It is cheaper everywhere.

Trixie

101% true. Almost everybody got a mobile phone in the Philippines. In fact they'll even sacrifice their food so they could buy "load" to top up their credits so they can continue texting! And what so annoying with these texters is that when you ask something, they answer you in a word or two that doesn't really answer the question, reason why you have to send another text to clear it up. It's annoying to get answers like that. People should be conscious and responsible with the way they text. Just because you got a mobile phone you can just abuse it. There's even some who goes to church with their mobile's on. It disrupts the solemnity of the mass when it goes off. I think people should be more responsible with the usage of their mobile phones. But I guess it's also a status symbol to have a mobile phone... they don't want to be left behind in the rat race with this information superhighway. It's also amazing that they can afford high end phones. Makes you wonder sometimes the priority they got in life...

qscwdvrgbn

yes, they may be overdoing it but texting is the cheapest way they can communicate since calling is really (kind of ) expensive.
but if they limit their texting, its going to be realy hard to communicate...

...and may i ask you something?
is that bothering you?

****even elementary pupils (3rd graders and up) have cellphone

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Im from the Philippines, I prefer texting than calling if its not that important or urgent. Im not addicted to it, Im not the so called "texter" thing..thats what they call if you text every time you can. hehe.. I can live without a celphone, but the fact is, it became a necessity for a lot of people and it helps a lot of people. It is more common for teenagers and people in their 20's to "must" have a new, expensive, technology packed celfones. If you just notice, people who are supposed to be saving money because they really need it to repair their houses, school expenses, food on the table and stuffs like that...they wil rather starve themselves to get a new phone...and thats stupidity...i wont let myself live in an aweful situation for the rest of my life just to get a new celphone.

Warhorse X

Yes but its not the common people's Mistake.

Since all the Celfon Networks right now are offering Unlimited Texting for only 15 pesos a day.

That saves a lot of money. you are right communication is a necesity but Funny thing is my Labandera have 2 celfons my wife has one and I dont have one.

To think Im earning about 20 thousand pesos a month. And I cant afford a Celfon.

Kate

maybe overdoing.. but there's lot of advantages too

- surabaya -

I think it is more of an "Asian-thing". I am Indonesian, but am currently studying in the UK. Most of my friends back home are text-crazed, too. Service providers in our country even have these offers like free 100 text messages per day or something. And it's not like these offers are seasonal; they've been going on for years (min. 4 years, since I left home). I'm serious.
I have to admit that I, too, used to text much much more when I was still living in Indonesia. Here, as people don't really text as much as we, Asians, do, I gradually text less, too.

I've seen people in other Asian countries do the same thing. So, I guess it's an Asian thing, even though I dunno why. Come to think of it, every culture (Asian, Western, African, Latin American, etc) has their own "things" which sometimes can't be explained =)

jean marc l

true i know i live there but it is relatively new to them and to have a cell phone is a status symbol. thzy need to have the lates ones just to impress even if they do not have enough money to eat. time will tell

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pakialam mo...
pati ba naman yan proproblemahin mo...

Wood77

Okay maybe.

Dr Dee

Maybe

capenafuerte

I believe so. I have discovered text messaging later than my friends in the Philippines. They have modern cellphones compared to the ones offered here in the US. I do not know how it came to be like that where Filipinos became wild over cellphones. I left the Philippines in 1993 and came back once in a while only to find out cellphones spread like wildfire. There are even television hosts that hold their cellphone awaiting text messages.

VeRDuGo

nah... it's more of helping and communicating with each other despite separate in locations. also, better to have a lot of friends, anonymous or not, to aide in problems one cannot tell his closest friends. i'd rather say, it's how one manages to keep a close tab of his friends...

vibal

marami k n answrs d2. pli k n.

BeC

Sometimes its just their way of fun. But yea..i think they're kind of overdoing it. Its everywhere. Even in the radio and TV. Well, that was when I left. Even in chat rooms...when typing, they do it using "tekst" which is basically taking out the vowels and making the word as short as possible. EXAMPLE: nakakatamad = nka2tmad..

Amaya

Well i am from Philippines as well but i am to lazy to text,i prefer to call to make sure my message reach to that person instantly.I just only replied some text that it is very important and if my load not suitable to call.Everytime i text i send a long messages to someone.I want to make sure everything i want to tell to that person i sent it just once and thats what i also told to those person who texted me not to replied me only the the 2 letters "OK" Grrrrrrrrr...hehehhe.

Sanmigsean

Absolutely, it drives me bananas.

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LOL..i hate 2 say it,but yea..i guess flipinos are overtxting.. =D
when i was in d phils, evrybody has a cp for sure!..even my 3rd grade sis had one.
it was cool tho,but true,it costs a lot of moolah.

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M.O.A.B

Yes, how poor they are , they must have a phone( Branded one)

django

yeah your so true the filipinos are text crazy they love celfones

i go loony

Well, every country claims to be the texting capital but according to researches, the Philippines is just the 16th or seventeenth country with people whose hands are busy with celfones.

Definitely overdoing it.

spirit fingers

You are totally right!
My classmates at school text every recess time, lunch, and dismissal!
I really get irritated seeing cellphones used day and night!
The "yaya's" of the kids text other yaya's
Our household helper never leaves her hand off her phone
My cousin always brings her cellphone everywhere!
Everybody is asking for other's CP number!
They ask, SMART ka?
GLOBE ka ba?
Maganda yung SUN dahil Unlimited.
Then they say, are you UNLI??

Aaaarrrrghggghhh!!!!!!

bsantos0523

I totally agree that they do text too much. Everytime I watch the news on TFC, there is always someone on camera texting away. I've also noticed that there are some people who are unemployed, yet they can afford to buy a cell phone and the prepaid card to use for texting. I agree that they need to cut back on the texting.

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