Cell phone and social media have led to social skills and manners being worse than ever, there have actually been many surveys done
People who use their cell phones often are becoming ever more impolite. Many answer their phones while at the register paying for orders in stores. Lets not mention how many use their phones while out eating at restaurants and even in the library.
How do you enjoy your company when out to eat if you are on the phone? I’m guilty of it myself, and am making a conscious effort to do much better.
Social networking sites are also damaging our nation’s social skills. With Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others normal face to face conversations are a thing of the past. A lot of people don’t feel confident speaking in person, and find their strengths when behind the keyboard in the privacy of their own homes. Many rarely see close friends in real life, despite living nearby, and prefer to talk to them online.
At work, many prefer email to talking to someone. There’s danger in what we are doing. We are becoming more disconnected from each other. And many are not happy being who they are preferring to act like someone else online. That is a real problem. They say there is someone for everyone and that’s true! Everyone has different preferences in what is attractive to them, being someone else doesn’t allow people to see the real you. That will cause someone to miss out on finding someone who would like them for who they are.
Many are also losing their manners on social network, forgetting the everyday words like please and thank you! Even getting messages from others and leaving them on read. That is very rude. If you don’t want to reply to the message delete it without accepting it. But to start a conversation and then get bored with who you are speaking to and leaving them on read is rude. End the conversation and move on.
Men do not send unasked for penis photos, that is not polite either. It will get deleted and you blocked from a woman’s page. You don’t have to like the men you reply to after conversing for a while but end it and be polite.
Remember your not doing it for him as much as you are doing it for yourself. We have to work harder to keep our manners intact and to keep our social skills sharp.
Go out a bit more often, starting a little at a time, and try to not use your phone while you are out. You will be surprised what you can notice when not holding your phone.
You can always catch up on your messages and all of the hot gossip you missed from the Shaderoom and the other hot gossip websites in the evening. ( if you’re into that lol ) I know I am I should have worked for TMZ, I always want to know the celebrity stories lol.
Lets all do one of these things this weekend without our phones. Take the children out for some fun, they cant use their phones either. Go for a walk, read a book, tackle a project we have been putting off, reconnect with a friend in person or rest. Not rest holding our phones, really rest! Lets put the phone down for a few hours this weekend, lets recharge. It will feel great!
And when at the following events lets limit usage also, Children’s events, Theaters. Restaurants, dates, online in stores, meetings and in bed. If we cut down a little were bound to see changes. This we never noticed because as we walked past before we were holding our phones.
This is all part of being our best selves, and that’s our goal. To be the best that we can be. Lets be sure to have a nice balance of everything.
We want to not only be beautiful but well balanced. Key word today is balance.
And always remember Big Girls ARE a Big Deal!!
Love Mercedes
