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Has Social Etiquette Changed with introduction of new digital technology?

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shateredsoul:
Hmm. I text.. I use texting when I need to get a little bit of information or communicate something quickly without having to hold a full conversation.  If you think about it, you can't call someone just to ask, "so what time did the boss say we we're meeting?" and not talk about anything else. You usually have to check on how they have been, what's new, closing the conversation, and talking about other things so you're not being rude.  With a text you can be rude and it's okay.. but at the same time you may be missing out on a good conversation or touching base with an old friend.

Yeah, but the whole teens texting and ignoring each other.. i've seen that too, but here they don't just stand.. they walk in rows taking up the whole sidewalk texting and ignoring each other.   :soapbox: Damn kids!

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: shateredsoul on July 04, 2010, 01:04:04 am ---



"... we used to wear onions on our belts, which was the style at the time"

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Dartful Dodger:
I mentioned this in another thread.

Now that people can take pictures without worrying about running out of film or the cost of developing since everyone has a digital camera or a camera on their phone. They take 1000s of photos that they’ll never look at again.

I went to starved rock in HS and I remember being more concerned with climbing waterfalls and sightseeing than I was about taking pictures.

The photos I did take were developed the next day and put into a photo album.


I went a year ago and it seemed like everybody was in line for the next "postcard picture".  At some places like lover's leap there seemed to be an unwritten rule.  You took the picture for the couple before you with their camera and the couple behind you would take your picture with yours.

Everybody, including myself were so interested in the next photo we weren't looking at the scenery.

This was a year ago and like the rest of the digital photos I've taken in the last 7 years, I haven't looked at them since.

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