• @peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    129 days ago

    Yeah I’m gonna pipe my opinion here too. If I said “so and so signaled me” that would be very weird in any context. Facebook Messengered me? iMessaged me? Smsed me? Snapchatted me? I mean fuck twitter people said “dmed” me not twittered me

    • @SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      If you told someone in Europe you were going to txt them they would think you were weird

      “What you don’t have whatsapp? It’s literally free”

      Europeans don’t text, they use messenger apps, mostly WhatsApp

      • @GrosPapatouf@lemmy.world
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        79 days ago

        Europeans don’t text, they use messenger apps

        It really depends on the country. SMS is still commonly used in France for instance.

      • Psychadelligoat
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        29 days ago

        Europeans don’t text, they use messenger apps, mostly WhatsApp

        That’s texting and anyone who says it isn’t is a fucking idiot, unless they’re only communicating via emoji or some wild shit

        • @SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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          9 days ago

          There’s a lot of people who have never been to, and never even tried to learn what things are like in Europe

          And it shows

          I would be embarrased dying on a hill i was ignorant of

          • Psychadelligoat
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            09 days ago

            I would be embarrased dying on a hill i was ignorant of

            Says the person claiming sending a text-based message isn’t texting

            • @SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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              09 days ago

              There’s a lot of people who have never been to, and never even tried to learn what things are like in Europe

              And it shows

              I would be embarrased dying on a hill i was ignorant of

      • @Obi@sopuli.xyz
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        19 days ago

        True but only if you really specify “SMS”, because if you just say “I’ll text you” they’ll just assume that means WhatsApp/messenger.

    • Echo Dot
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      19 days ago

      This is a very American mindset though because people absolutely do say “I’m going to whatsapp you”.