tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post409638303864393577..comments2023-06-05T09:22:52.912+01:00Comments on Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open: Who Are These Disconnected People and How Do They Find Out About Important Stuff?Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-26226888595640334552011-08-26T16:34:55.308+01:002011-08-26T16:34:55.308+01:00"... I still love a handwritten letter though...<i>"... I still love a handwritten letter though..."</i><br /><br />Naturally handwritten letters are rather lovely in the right circumstances. But writing letters to organise a night out with someone who doesn't have a mobile or rarely checks their email is a bit much :-)<br /><br />The thing that gets me is when they tell me that they don't need these new gadgets. "If people really need me they can get hold of me." Well yeh, but it means having to remember / guess when you might be near your landline. Or try various other people / locations to track them down. And what do they use when they are trying trying to get in touch with me? Oh yes they'll borrow their other half's phone and send me a text / mail or phone my mobile... because they can't be arsed to guess where I might be.<br /><br />Actually it doesn't bother me that much, but it is rather funny sometimes.Jameshttp://www.twitter.com/james_inknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-79286797985942843432011-08-26T13:32:33.464+01:002011-08-26T13:32:33.464+01:00Oh my god, your Mum's got the same name as my ...Oh my god, your Mum's got the same name as my Mum.<br /><br />WV 'shiny'. Squee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-70161569826584131242011-08-26T12:31:12.932+01:002011-08-26T12:31:12.932+01:00"I don't have an internet connection"..."I don't have an internet connection" and "I don't have a Facebook account" is the new "I don't own a TV."The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-14225896624428325852011-08-26T11:23:17.689+01:002011-08-26T11:23:17.689+01:00Punctuation - The location of my (ill-fated) flat ...Punctuation - The location of my (ill-fated) flat was partly determined by the fact we could get high speed Virgin Media internet there. It was the first thing we set up, even before gas, electricity etc.<br /><br />James - Similarly, my non-internet friend has just got a HTC smart phone. So she's finally got a bit of internet access. You're right, pretty sure they do feel a bit out in the dark at their tech failings. I still love a handwritten letter though, and hate it when you call someone and they text you back.<br /><br />Nuttycow - Encarta FTW. A few friends of mine aren't on FB, and I have to admit often forgetting to invite them to stuff, which is one reason I refuse to give up my account. Saying that, I probably only check it about once a day. Sometimes less. It drives me mad.<br /><br />Leigh - Non techies always look at me funny when, at the slightest unanswered question, I bring out my phone and happily announce "I'LL GOOGLE IT!". Why would you delay?<br /><br />Liverdrawer - Oh, that's lovely and I completely agree. If it ain't broke, don't try and frustrate yourself with a computer. Like I said, parents are exempt from my criticism. Different era, all that.<br /><br />Blonde - Oh, trust me, she's on Facebook. And once a week she makes a pointed comment about the fact that I don't allow her to access my full profile. "What have you got to hide?" she says. "My private life, I don't let you read my texts, it's the same thing. Did you tell your mum everything when you were my age?" I reply. "She wasn't interested" comes the guilt trip. POW. <br /><br />Dad's on Twitter though.Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-14494403437551710772011-08-26T11:00:39.670+01:002011-08-26T11:00:39.670+01:00Consider yourself lucky. My mother is an avid user...Consider yourself lucky. My mother is an avid user of Facebook.Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135846185772109032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-41002910903314140162011-08-26T10:45:43.068+01:002011-08-26T10:45:43.068+01:00I'm deeply tickled by the fact that my dad man...I'm deeply tickled by the fact that my dad manages to run a small but successful engineering business without a computer. Invoices and the men's wage slips are handwritten with blue copy paper underneath, and he has a proper address book that has been going since he started in 1981 and lovely A4 ledgers for the accounts. If it ain't broke...Liverdrawernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-15959484745384422062011-08-26T09:54:36.570+01:002011-08-26T09:54:36.570+01:00But, but, but what do they do when they see someon...But, but, but what do they do when they see someone in a film and they can't think what they've been in before? Surely they get imdb up straight away! Or if they're having an disagreement about something how do they settle the agrument without google? *confused face*<br /><br />A little while ago girl I work with told me that she'd never bought anything online. I was genuinely horrified ("but you're young!!"). Before I buy anything in "real life" I always check how much it costs on amazon first.Leighhttp://scabbyknees.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-51238830197109734872011-08-26T09:37:07.430+01:002011-08-26T09:37:07.430+01:00There is something rather refreshing about finding...There is something rather refreshing about finding people who don't have a facebook account or who rely on telephone calls. At the same time, it's DEEPLY frustrating!<br /><br />I imagine these are people who still have all 12 volumes of the encyclopedia britannica on their bookshelves (and don't have to google encyclopedia britannica to double check the spelling)nuttycowhttp://www.parlezvousmoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-18594401575485797032011-08-26T09:00:46.090+01:002011-08-26T09:00:46.090+01:00Yep my mother would probably do that too. No matt...Yep my mother would probably do that too. No matter how many times I try to teach her about computery things it never sticks. I think as soon as some reference to a computer is made, suddenly my voice just turns to blah blah blah yada yah in her heard. <br /><br />My two closest friends are complete technophobes. One doesn't have an Internet connection at home, although with a recent acquisition of an iPhone there is starting to be a glimmer of hope. They've just found eBay, and talk about it as if it's this years new thing.<br /><br />The other friend does have Internet (mainly because his wife actually uses it), but fails to own a mobile phone, or check his hotmail account more than about twice a month.<br /><br />Sometimes I think technophobes are that way because they feel embarrassed whenever they try to do something online. They don't really understand it, do the wrong thing and feel quite inept. Rather than admit that to themselves they slag off the new impersonal online world, and talk about the old times when people used to talk face to face etc. What and writers letters to each other? Or you know, cook food over a fire in a cave.Jameshttp://www.twitter.com/james_inknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-91090247015280175612011-08-26T01:35:05.876+01:002011-08-26T01:35:05.876+01:00Before I emigrated to America I lived on my own fo...Before I emigrated to America I lived on my own for several years. My criteria for choosing an apartment was: 1. Does it have a broadband connection? 2. How fast is it? In that order.<br /><br />Seriously.<br /><br />To be fair I do work in such a way that my job would be pretty much impossible without a decent internet connection (especially nowadays) but it had already reached the point several years back where I would have happily chosen one place over another mainly because it had a faster connection.<br /><br />Mothers and the internet - I totally feel your pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com