tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post824042492260849489..comments2023-12-30T19:25:09.397-05:00Comments on Paid to Party: Texting while partying -- make it stopUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-73522285423179763402009-04-21T19:46:00.000-04:002009-04-21T19:46:00.000-04:00my best friend constantly texts when we hang out. ...my best friend constantly texts when we hang out. I asked her to please stop and she said she wouldn't because she didnt want them to be mad at her? Couldn't she just tell them she had to go? Its rude and it makes people feel like they aren't good enough to be with. Thank you so much for writing this article, it is good to know that I am not alone. But if you really want them to know how you're feeling, start texting too! They might realize that it feels pretty bad to be ignored because you can't compete with an electronic device.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-74730914096869684712009-02-25T02:35:00.000-05:002009-02-25T02:35:00.000-05:00Personally I have zero social skills, o I prefer j...Personally I have zero social skills, o I prefer just to sit at the bars and text people or surf the web on my crackberry. Not to mention these days the music is so loud noone would hear me talking anyway (because I hate yelling) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-53979464965225529502009-02-24T09:47:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:47:00.000-05:00its a free country and i will keep on texting!!!! ...its a free country and i will keep on texting!!!! hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-21626549893991817142009-02-20T15:37:00.000-05:002009-02-20T15:37:00.000-05:00I think we as a society are becoming more dependen...I think we as a society are becoming more dependent on our electronic gadgets and are less involved with the people right in front of us. It's sad really.<BR/><BR/>On a different note - sorry to go OT but, Sarah can you do a segment maybe once a month about what to do for nightlife when money is really tight (ie, who has cheap drinks, no cover - that sort of thing)? It seems we want to go out but, money is just so tight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-15184065772446285572009-02-20T10:17:00.000-05:002009-02-20T10:17:00.000-05:00Don't you realize I need to update my Facebook pag...Don't you realize I need to update my Facebook page, so everyone knows I'm partying at the hippest, hottest bar in Charlotte? I have 1,342 of my very best friends hanging on my Facebook status, and I have to make sure they all know I'm at the Whiskey Pit or the Vibe or the Blue Booger, or whichever club is the hottest this this weekend. <BR/><BR/>And don't you know how popular I am? I have cool friends all over town that I have to coordinate with. I mean, come on. You don't expect me to stay here all night with these dweebs, do you? I have to text my cooler friends down in Ballantyne, to figure out where to go next. <BR/><BR/>I'll make an appearance there, just long enough to get my picture taken for the newspaper's party page. And take a few self-portrait cell phone shots for my FB peeps - - again, got to make sure everyone in cyberland knows I'm a hip, happening, party time gal with hundreds of close, personal friends.<BR/><BR/>But soon it's time to move on to the real party with my WAAAAAY cooler friends up on the lake. So I've got to text them to find out where we're meeting, who's going to be there (because if someone who isn't cool enough worms his way into the group, I'm sooooo outta here.)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, did you really think I was out at a club to meet people and dance and have a good time? You said it yourself: the Blackberry is great for fending off unwanted attention. Trust me, I get a lot of that. How am I supposed to have time to create the illusion of having a good time when all these guys keep wanting to talk to me. If I wanted to talk to a guy, do you think I would have come out to a bar or a club? <BR/><BR/>Get real. It's all about appearances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-59270028396855096732009-02-20T09:58:00.000-05:002009-02-20T09:58:00.000-05:00Of course I'm merely twittering to all of my admir...Of course I'm merely twittering to all of my admirers about how much fun I'm having -- that they're missing out on. Twitpic photos attached. #nyahnyahnyahMartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777483678013218629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-37849671127745932312009-02-20T07:24:00.000-05:002009-02-20T07:24:00.000-05:00Why hell yea. Damn straight mama. By all means sis...Why hell yea. Damn straight mama. By all means sista. You know these idiots have the nerve to party and text and its deplorable.<BR/>They need to stick to texting while driving and causing the deaths of an estimate 10,000 people a year in America whil injuring another 50,000. Lets get our priorities straight. Never text while in a bar boozin it up but you can text all you like while driving on our roads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-69765519120715839892009-02-20T06:45:00.000-05:002009-02-20T06:45:00.000-05:00Well at least it was not in the Labor and Delivery...Well at least it was not in the Labor and Delivery room! That po'd me in the extreme. Cell phone use needs to have some "moral rules" oh wait...most people are forgetting or never learned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-79658997577814341532009-02-19T23:33:00.000-05:002009-02-19T23:33:00.000-05:00wow....no one said botty callwow....no one said botty callAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-69552781535525076082009-02-19T23:18:00.000-05:002009-02-19T23:18:00.000-05:00Hahaha--dude, you are so right about Uptown Cabare...Hahaha--dude, you are so right about Uptown Cabaret. No one ever texts there. Maybe these bars should spice up the wait staff? Sarah, tell all your friends at these bars around town to make it more fun and you may see less texting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-30990642876615632602009-02-19T22:05:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:05:00.000-05:00Hmm. I never see anyone texting at the Uptown Cab...Hmm. I never see anyone texting at the Uptown Cabaret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-85771050440688942142009-02-19T21:54:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:54:00.000-05:00Funny how us old-schoolers got (and get) along jus...Funny how us old-schoolers got (and get) along just fine socially, personally and professionally without texting AT ALL. I think texting is just dumb, it's far faster and easier just to make a phone call. Texting and/or talking on your cell while you're with others socially is just plain RUDE. But you kids nowadays, you just weren't raised right--or not at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-71660327974254996082009-02-19T21:51:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:51:00.000-05:00I am not up to the typical stuck up Charlotte part...I am not up to the typical stuck up Charlotte party girl standards, so what else is there to do? Text some buddys, check some scores, and maybe check my BoA stock?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-39606958617632807382009-02-19T21:26:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:26:00.000-05:00Texting at parties has come to be part of the expe...Texting at parties has come to be part of the experience. I don't think it is fair to paint with such broad strokes in this regard, for there are several justifiable reasons to text at parties/bars/clubs/etc:<BR/><BR/>Giving a friend directions<BR/>Trying to find someone in a crowd<BR/>Buying drugs<BR/><BR/>The list goes on. Not every person using their phone to text while in a social setting is committing anti-social sins.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271495676808868586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-48609357299222743482009-02-19T21:22:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:22:00.000-05:00"How am I supposed to tell my other friends that t..."How am I supposed to tell my other friends that the group has changed locations?"<BR/><BR/>here's an interesting concept....make plans and stick to themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-61893753303330475332009-02-19T21:18:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:18:00.000-05:00Guilty as charged. My vice is watching football a...Guilty as charged. My vice is watching football at a sports bar and then texting buddies who are doing the same thing in their respective city. It's not the same as watching our favorite teams together, but it keeps us more connected. I didn't realize it could be equated with a known carcinogen. I need to think these things through. :) <BR/><BR/>And lighten up up on the author. It's a blog, not the front page of the Sunday paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-40471064396595165132009-02-19T21:00:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:00:00.000-05:00Texting has it uses. Sometimes conversation is not...Texting has it uses. Sometimes conversation is not possible. But I get the feeling that people hide behind texting because they are awkward and shy in social settings or really just have no social skills at all. Everyone under 40 has some degree of this affliction. People have forgotten how to talk to each other. We've all heard stories of couples who break up via texting (I just can't imagine.) This geezer thinks young people today are in many ways not as smart nor as accomplished as their elders, despite their facility with MS Office and Twitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-70713137453894588552009-02-19T20:58:00.000-05:002009-02-19T20:58:00.000-05:00Hey Anon 8:34, why don't you just *stop* reading?Hey Anon 8:34, why don't you just *stop* reading?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-21401605078302375792009-02-19T20:51:00.000-05:002009-02-19T20:51:00.000-05:00Sign 'O the Times, Baybee! Sign 'O the Times! Oh...Sign 'O the Times, Baybee! Sign 'O the Times! Oh! Gotta respond to this, hold a sec...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-64413387906839163802009-02-19T20:34:00.000-05:002009-02-19T20:34:00.000-05:00I'll stop when sarah stops:1. Glamorizing the epic...I'll stop when sarah stops:<BR/>1. Glamorizing the epicentre- seriously I hope she's on their payroll<BR/><BR/>2. Complaining about the most inane things. Like "VIP is so0o0 boring" and "I hate it when people text while I am in a club"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-54358021895951254732009-02-19T19:55:00.000-05:002009-02-19T19:55:00.000-05:00Thank you Sarah for finally writing about this top...Thank you Sarah for finally writing about this topic. I couldn't agree more!! I can't stand when all my friends stand around and text their boyfriends. Is it really impossible for a couple to spend a few hours without communication?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-14379322361967408972009-02-19T19:54:00.000-05:002009-02-19T19:54:00.000-05:00taoh give me a brea, how could someone else textin...taoh give me a brea, how could someone else texting possibly bother you in a crowded bar? You must be really bored to even noticeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-83544076944361756712009-02-19T19:51:00.000-05:002009-02-19T19:51:00.000-05:00I wasn't texting, I was updating my Facebook page:...I wasn't texting, I was updating my Facebook page:-)Garehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007972652841767771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-65068655026081383102009-02-19T19:11:00.000-05:002009-02-19T19:11:00.000-05:00Couldn't agree more with the insanity of texting. ...Couldn't agree more with the insanity of texting. It's amazing how many people stand around in bars and type away. Not just for a minute or two, but all night. What can be that important? This is what I envision:<BR/><BR/>Crazy Girl: Where u at?<BR/>Girlfriend: Forum<BR/>Crazy Girl: Is Steve there? <BR/>Girlfriend: Haven't seen him.<BR/>Crazy Girl: I hate him.<BR/>Girlfriend: U need 2 move on. Crazy Girl: I know. I know. He's probably w/that @*#%.<BR/>Girlfriend: Steve = loser!<BR/>Crazy Girl: Miss u!<BR/>Girlfriend: Miss u2! <BR/>Crazy Girl: Luv u!<BR/>Girlfriend: Luv u2!<BR/>Crazy Girl: Gotta go. Think I see u know who!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774430512836131223.post-56076272676609788722009-02-19T18:45:00.000-05:002009-02-19T18:45:00.000-05:00We put keyboards on our telephones so we can type ...We put keyboards on our telephones so we can type on them and put Dragon Speak on our computers so we don't have to type on them. What's wrong with this picture? I have one of those new modern phones. I can talk on mine, I don't have to type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com