Mobile Wars
Mobile Wars
Teens and arguments about mobile phones. They go together like….well, Sodom and Gomorrah.
When Should Teens get Mobiles?
We asked Edinburgh teens why they felt they needed mobile phones and at what age they felt they should be given them.
Here are the top reasons they gave (in order of importance)
Social life. (at least they were honest!)
Emergencies
Can be contacted by parents
At what age should they get mobiles?
23% said 8-10
47% said 11-13
3o% said 14-16
What Do those Texts MEAN?
We’ve asked our teens not to text us in a strange foreign language we can’t understand. Trouble is – it isn’t foreign to them! So if you fancy biting the bullet and learning what it all means, read on….
Mobile Lingo
Lol – Laugh out loud
Btw – By the way
Tbh – To be honest
Jw – Just wondering
Nm – Never Mind
Dw – Don’t worry
Cba – Cant be assed
Brb – Be right back
G2g – Got to go
Blaits - Blatently
Ceebs – Cant be assed
< 3 - Heart
Deffo - Definitely
Obv.- obviously
Situ – Situation
The use – The usual
Wubu2? – what you been up to?
Redik - Ridiculous
Wasted - Drunk
Gdgd – good good
Bf - Boyfriend
Gf - Girlfriend
Lmao – Laughing my ass off
Dunno – don’t know
Np – No problem
Wtf – What the f… well we did ask…!)
Ly – Love you
Probs - Probably
Is YOUR family at war over mobiles? Why not share your stories? Or do you have an abbreviation to add to our text dictionary?
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