Mobile phones in pubs

Cee-Jay-Cee

Princess Peach wrote: »

Go somewhere else then

Sort of hard to when your choice of pub is limited to two that both have bands. I have no problem with bands playing but there is no need to play so loud that no one can talk or be heard.

kfallon

I ring and text on my phone, that's it! Luckily enough my mates are pretty much the same, only reason they would ever be on the net on their phone is to look up a latest score in a game not on TV or a horse racing result. That usually means that more than one of us wants to know. Can't say phones have ruined the pub banter for me!

Kev_2012

ScumLord wrote: »

God your needy, can I not just check my emails? I have work and personal emails to look at, I'm a busy man and your terribly boring.

Well no you are missing the point. It's ok to take phone calls or check texts or whatever, but people who are LITERALLY constantly on facebook or texting non stop drive me insane! A couple of my friends do it and I've said it to them a few times about it.

You need to text or phone someone, I see no problem, I see a problem with being on the phone for the night when there is no need whatsoever. It's very anti-social.

Felexicon

Also the use of "smart" phones(were the old ones that stupid) has ruined the common pub quiz which is an absolute travisty

jimmycrackcorm

Dj Stiggie wrote: »

I hate when someone you're with at the pub asks if there's free WiFi. Seriously, why didn't you just stay at home?

And miss out on great threads like this while having a pint!?

Nothingbetter2d

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Well no you are missing the point. A couple of my friends do it and I've said it to them a few times about it.

they must really love listening to you oh wait they are ignoring you while on there phones

Kev_2012

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

they must really love listening to you oh wait they are ignoring you while on there phones

Why would they ask me to go to the pub with them in the first place then?

Nothingbetter2d

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Why would they ask me to go to the pub with them in the first place then?

i dunno you'll have to ask them that the next time they are ignoring you while on their phones.

Felexicon

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Why would they ask me to go to the pub with them in the first place then?

So they have something to give out about on facebook/twitter silly

El Horseboxo

My mates use Facebook on my behalf more than I actually use it myself. Had to tell a few to stop checking me in places and tagging me in photos.

Cameras are a far bigger scourge on nights out that phones will ever be. Every drunkin move gets captured and tagged.

Felexicon

Gannon Fancy Lump wrote: »

Cameras are a far bigger scourge on nights out that phones will ever be. Every drunkin move gets captured and tagged.

Nah have to disagree here. I don't mind the camera brigade at all once they're happy to just snap away and aren't trying to orgainise a photo

missbelle

El Horseboxo wrote: »

My mates use Facebook on my behalf more than I actually use it myself. Had to tell a few to stop checking me in places and tagging me in photos.

You can change your privacy options on Facebook, so that anything you're tagged in doesn't show automatically on your page, and you get notification to approve it :cool:

Felexicon

missbelle wrote: »

You can change your privacy options on Facebook, so that anything you're tagged in doesn't show automatically on your page, and you get notification to approve it :cool:

Wait a second. You seem to know too much about this bookface yokey-ma-bob. I think you use it when in the pub but think its ok because you use an iPad

Duggy747

Herpa Derp is at the pub with 14 other people

What is the point of that!?!

Sykk

Paparazzo wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77455346

And you don't need a hashtag on boards.ie

You old charmer you. Stalking me again? :pac:

missbelle

Felexicon wrote: »

Wait a second. You seem to know too much about this bookface yokey-ma-bob. I think you use it when in the pub but think its ok because you use an iPad

Yea I'm too cool to check in on my phone :cool:
Never said I didn't use Facebook, just said I wasn't on it all night in the pub
The funniest is when people tag/checkin themselves as they go along, and then delete the posts the next day

Felexicon

Felexicon wrote: »

Nah have to disagree here. I don't mind the camera brigade at all once they're happy to just snap away and aren't trying to orgainise a photo

Photos on nights out just case hassle in my opinion. The amount of agro I've seen caused where harmless photos are taken out of context by a boy/girlfriend that wasn't there, photos that make you look like a complete fool etc etc.

I actually don't mind a group photo or two its the snaps you don't even know are being taken of you that are the problem.

Duggy747 wrote: »

Herpa Derp is at the pub with 14 other people

What is the point of that!?!

What wrong with it either though? Its just a bit of fun, saying where you are and who is out with you.

Hannibal Smith

I hate the 'check in' thing on fb....I don't care where you are, get off your phone and enjoy yourself!

I remember when mobiles came in first and I went out to dinner with a friend, she spent half the meal texting her new boyfriend. I made a joke of it...'have you checked he's still alive, you haven't heard from him in 10 mins' lol

But yes, its absolutely ridiculous to be out of a night and to be checking the internet the whole time. If your online life is better than your actual social life, that's really, really sad! :P

Hannibal Smith

Gannon Fancy Lump wrote: »

Cameras are a far bigger scourge on nights out that phones will ever be. Every drunkin move gets captured and tagged.

Yes! Definitely! I hate the photo brigade...half the time the night is ruined by the 'say cheese' carry on. So much..'ooh look at us having a great time' nonsense.

castletownman

Nothing I hate more than when having an intellectual debate, or maybe throwing a few sports questions to a few of my friends, some douche gets out his iPhone and has an answer in a second. Used to spend hours quizzing each other, part of the socialising.

Can't have good old-fashioned banter anymore.

Felexicon

castletownman wrote: »

Nothing I hate more than when having an intellectual debate, or maybe throwing a few sports questions to a few of my friends, some douche gets out his iPhone and has an answer in a second. Used to spend hours quizzing each other, part of the socialising.

Can't have good old-fashioned banter anymore.

If only your name was castletownwoman I think we could be happy together;)

Funglegunk

Funglegunk wrote: »

I wish I was in the pub right now.

And here I am. Yippeeee!

Princess Peach

Duggy747 wrote: »

Herpa Derp is at the pub with 14 other people

What is the point of that!?!

To show everyone how popular and social they are of course!

When done several times a week from the local pub it really just becomes a bit sad though.

Duggy747

Princess Peach wrote: »

To show everyone how popular and social they are of course!

When done several times a week from the local pub it really just becomes a bit sad though.

Yea, the odd time is grand but non-stop is a bit much.

So many people constantly post their current location so many times a day that I'm able to locate where they are at any given time.

Handy if I ever wanted to rob their houses

Paparazzo

Sykk wrote: »

You old charmer you. Stalking me again? :pac:

Sorry, I just hate that phrase! I'll hunt down anyone that I see using it, because lets be honest, every problem is a first world problem
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77680978

Dr. Jonathan Crane

Pubs are too loud, why scream over the drunkards when you can just text or tweet your friends. Your round @mate.

stoneill

People just use the phones as an excuse to pretend to do something as they feel socially awkward or left out. You see it all the time, and not just in the pub.