Topic: TIL Americans don't use WhatsApp

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU started this discussion 2 days ago #127,263

They just don't use it for calls or texting or anything.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 2 days ago, 17 minutes later[^] [v] #1,375,373

We do, we just don't use it as a default like everyone in Europe.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 days ago, 8 minutes later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,374

Had a boss that wanted us on there in case calling/texting/multiple email addresses/ or the two company chat apps weren't enough to get ahold of us. Didn't consider that maybe we were avoiding his hour 39 projects becuase it's the weekend and we don't care about work when we're off the clock.

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU (OP) replied with this 2 days ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,380

@1,375,373 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

My niece was watching some dumb youtuber do a hunger games to determine who could be his babysitter and one of the questions went like this:

> Kid: Do you have iPhone or Android?
> Woman: I have... Android... (Visible cringing)
> Kid: No! We can't facetime or anything! You're out!

And it stuck with me.

Erik !saAqdaazn2 joined in and replied with this 2 days ago, 33 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,381

@1,375,373 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

> We do, we just don't use it as a default like everyone in Europe.

Then what do you do?

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 day ago, 4 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,392

@previous (Erik !saAqdaazn2)
iMessage.

tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 1 day ago, 10 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,398

@1,375,381 (Erik !saAqdaazn2)
They seem to just SMS still (Google Messages on Android). Or they use Facebook Messenger. It's really weird.

Meta joined in and replied with this 1 day ago, 40 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,399

What is European's obsession with funneling all their communications through Mark Zuckerberg's panopticon???

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU (OP) replied with this 1 day ago, 4 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,402

@previous (Meta)

It supports all devices and operating systems, going back years.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 1 day ago, 5 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,405

Am I weird if I use iMessage and WhatsApp? To communicate with the same people?

Anonymous H double-posted this 1 day ago, 1 minute later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,406

Like, there’s some stuff I want Mark Zuckerberg to see and there’s some stuff I want the government to see. You know what I mean?

boof joined in and replied with this 1 day ago, 14 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,411

so like, there's a phone built into those things you know

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU (OP) replied with this 1 day ago, 29 seconds later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,412

@previous (boof)

What's one of them

boof replied with this 1 day ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,413

I think you get it when you get the rectangule screen from the company

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 1 day ago, 2 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,447

@1,375,380 (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
Ok well that is clickbait so you shouldn't draw sweeping conclusions from it. Apple has like 60:40 market share over android. Apple people are very annoying about it though that part is true, just not to that degree.
@1,375,381 (Erik !saAqdaazn2)
Regular text or fb messenger or signal or WhatsApp or groupme or whatever. There's no shortage of ways to send messages.

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU (OP) replied with this 1 day ago, 27 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,451

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

Listen, am I supposed to believe the famous Youtuber teenager from a giant mansion and the power to engage in babysitter hunger games, or am I supposed to believe the anonymous moderator from Minichan?

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 1 day ago, 24 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,455

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
One of us always tells the truth and one of us always lies. What one question should you ask to figure out the answer?

Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE joined in and replied with this 1 day ago, 11 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,375,458

Ahhh let them be, every country has their own preference on what messaging apps they use. It's all good.