Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is quite a phubber, even when his wife (Priscilla Chan) is around

What’s Phubbing?

Staying glued to your cell phone and not paying attention to the company that you are in is called phubbing (phone+snubbing). The Urban Dictionary terms it as snubbing someone in favour of your mobile phone. This new “urban problem” has given birth to a Stop Phubbing page on social networking sites.

Still confused or wondering whether you have phubbed someone? Here are a few symptoms to give you a clearer picture. And if any two of the points make you go “that’s me” then you are a deadly phubber!

Was it phubbing that led to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s break-up? #HeisNotThatIntoYou!

Have you suddenly laughed out loud in the company of friends (looking at your mobile phone, of course) and been instantly subjected to what-the-hell expressions?

Do you check your phone and frequently say “sorry, where were we” to a colleague?

In a movie hall do you constantly WhatsApp, Facebook or tweet and then ask your friend what you missed?

Phubbing stats

An average restaurant sees 36 cases of phubbing per dinner session.

97 per cent of people claim their food tasted worse while being a victim of phubbing.

92 per cent of repeat phubbers go on to become politicians.

87 per cent of teens would rather communicate via text than face-to-face.

Mumbai is among the top 10 phubbing hot spots!

Now, who’s will.i.am phubbing? The Olympic torch?!

Source: stopphubbing.com

Text: Pramita Ghosh

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