One night after work while waiting for my mom to pick me a young man (looked to be about 16, although he claimed he was turning 19… -_-) approached me. He was polite. The basic introductory conversation was okay until, he asked me for my “Insta.” Um, excuse me kid you are in my face. You see my face. We’ve just talked about the surface happenings in our lives. Why do you want my Instagram? If I had one I’d still have on as many articles of clothing as I’ve got on this evening. So I tell him the truth. No, because I don’t have one. “You don’t have a Instagram!? You lyin’!” No, no I’m not. I’m not sure what the hype of Instagram is all about, but it doesn’t phase me. If I even had an Instagram it would be full of photos of food and beach scenery. Now I’m eye scanning my surroundings searching for my mom telling myself, Vi don’t be rude, but screaming on the inside someone get this boy out of my face! He then asks, “what about you’re Twitter?” I do not have a Twitter (at that time I did not). He then goes on about how I do not have a Twitter or Instagram and why I’m not on social media while handing me his iPhone. I mention the exact phone he has because he asks me if I have an iPhone as well. No kid. He’s floored. He can’t believe it. In an exhausted voice he half asks “well let me get your number then.” Pure comedy. Now I’m enjoying this. Can you not just approach a young lady and actually hold a conversation and it continues via phone or text if you’re both interested and not through likes, hearts and retweets? I gave him the right number, because I knew for a fact he wouldn’t contact me.
Can any Instagram users please explain the hype? Why is it apart of pick up lines and meeting new people? Why are people more content with this than living in the real world?
Can any Instagram users please explain the hype? Why is it apart of pick up lines and meeting new people? Why are people more content with this than living in the real world?
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