Friday, December 3, 2004
SMS - The Christmas Spirit in Australia
Posted by Darius Wey in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 11:00 PM
"Some Australians would rather get a text message during the festive season than a Christmas card, according to a survey. The survey, commissioned by Motorola Australia's Personal Communications Sector (PCS) and carried out by Galaxy Research, found that 70 precent of 16-34 year olds surveyed planned to send text messages this Christmas."
Christmas in Australia is quite unlike what is experienced in the Northern Hemisphere. We lack that white fluffiness and crackling fireplace to warm the house up. Instead, the beach is always an excellent time to spend the day - cracking open the beer, swatting flies, enjoying a BBQ, and walking around in shorts and thongs. So, sticking to the spirit of doing things differently, it seems as though the good ol' Christmas cards are a thing of the past here. SMS now dominates in spreading those festive messages. In fact, I can relate to this. I haven't received a Christmas card in years. They've all been SMS messages instead. So what about you? Do you still unify pen and paper, and lick the postage stamp to get the message across to your friends and family, or is your world very much dominated by the new digital age?
Christmas in Australia is quite unlike what is experienced in the Northern Hemisphere. We lack that white fluffiness and crackling fireplace to warm the house up. Instead, the beach is always an excellent time to spend the day - cracking open the beer, swatting flies, enjoying a BBQ, and walking around in shorts and thongs. So, sticking to the spirit of doing things differently, it seems as though the good ol' Christmas cards are a thing of the past here. SMS now dominates in spreading those festive messages. In fact, I can relate to this. I haven't received a Christmas card in years. They've all been SMS messages instead. So what about you? Do you still unify pen and paper, and lick the postage stamp to get the message across to your friends and family, or is your world very much dominated by the new digital age?
