Showing posts with label whatsapp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whatsapp. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Me and Whatsapp

It has become like an identity check. Just anybody would walk up to me ask me if I am not on Whatsapp.
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Oh come on, why exactly is that needed?

I mean everyone knows my number, then why want me on Whatsapp.

The answer to which I mostly get is, to chat for free...

Understood! But for that I have a messenger service.

But, Whatsapp allows chat in the mobile.

Oh that sounds great, but you know with my service provider - Airtel I have 500 free messages in a month.

LOL within our group we message 100 messages in a day

To which I really have nothing to comment.

I mean, why does one need to chat each and everything to someone, even if that someone is your conjoint twin. Also, the service is not exactly free; it needs internet to work, and which is not obviously cheap with GSM.

That is something I just do not get. Though, earlier I had a solid excuse to shun all those who asked me about my reason for non-availability on Whatsapp.

You know, for the past 5 years I had been using Nokia Supernova (the same one stylish name handset advertised by Priyanka Chopra years ago) which obviously is not a current generation smart phone.

But now since the past two months I have updated my phone to not-so-cool sounding (Nokia Asha) but a good smart phone, I feel I have no choice left for identity checks.
Constantly people keep asking me why you not on Whatsapp??

And being bugged with those questions almost everyday, I have developed a simple standard answer:

BECAUSE, I DO NOT WANT TO. I DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO SEND ME SILLY PICTURES OF THEM EATING, SHOPPING OR COOKING. NOR DO I WANT PEOPLE TO ASK ME HOW MY DAY TODAY WAS!!!

P.S.:  I think my problems are going to grow intense since I get to see new players in such free chat and messaging applications like WeChat and Line.