Sending SMS instead of Reading Books

A new survey of Asian mobile phone habits has revealed that Filipinos have the fewest hang-ups about saying "I love you" in a text message--while Indians seem to be the most reserved about messaging tender feelings, reports C/net Asia.

The findings also show that Filipinos are also the most likely to break up a relationship via SMS. In fact, Filipinos are more likely to do more of everything over SMS--love, fight, break up and send an embarrassing message to the wrong person.

And alarming, the study points out that generally, more South-East Asians prefer to send SMS than read a book, especially in the 15 to 19 year-old age group.

emily | 10:03 AM | SMS Studies & Research |
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