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Login/Join to ParticipateSweet talented nutter
2,615 posts
Location: Brisbane Oz, Australia
I can't believe how we as a society are becomeing to anti social .
Example the other day a phoned the bank to get some details. After 5 mins or a stupid voice service they still couldn't help me.
Another time i phone up my gym to get some detials and the service girl said "did you look at our internet site ?" . Am i correct ?.
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fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
I think we are becomming more and more dissolusioned with 'strangers', but as far as our friends are concerned I would say no. As a general rule...the need for constant human contact with people we don't know is becomming unnecessary.
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hehe, 'Member' huhuh
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Location: Behind you. With Jam
How does automated online business services constitute as anti-social?
If you asked if we spend more time online with friends than actually making the effort to go see them in person i'd know how I'd answer!
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
you go everywhere Dave
and to be frank If I hadn't started on forums my friends would be few (now they are just Very far between 
like hastings, Wales, Scotland ) A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
i thought this was going to be another "has HoP changed" kinda threads. nope, oh well. you may carry on without using the search function
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wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
in a lot of ways we have, the examples used are good, i like how on progressive sometimes you must use direct withdrawal and cannot go in or write a check
on the otherhand, now i find people a little friendlier because when you do come in contact with a person, you're all like cool i'm not the last person on earth
follow up question: does hop lead to antisocial behavior-why i ask is that i found hop and learned about poi through all the lessons, when i get stuck i get on hop, etc, but if i didn't have this resource i may have had to coerce friends and start a group here
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Hehe, you said 'Member'
105 posts
Location: Lydiate, nr Liverpool, United Kingdom
I find chip-and-pin means I'm less likely to actually TALK to the nice person on the checkout, and now I'm looking down at my little box, and he/she at theirs. You don't even get a 'Check the amount and sign, please'.
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Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
I think it all depends on the sort of person you are.
If i'm at the checkout I'll usually have a little chat with the cashier. When it comes to phoning up the bank, and you're talking to a robot, there's not a lot you can do!! Xx
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