Bangalore: It is indeed a nation obsessed with social media, but a recent report takes the craziness a notch higher. Indians in their 20s and 30s are going under the knife to improve their social media pictures, as per a report by Vocativ, a news media start-up. The nation that invented the nose job, is now also spearheading the new trend of "Facebook facelifts."
One woman who was interviewed said "If you don't look good on Facebook, then how will you make contacts?" reported Salvador Rodriguez for LA Times. Men aren’t lagging behind in this aesthetic race. The report suggested that most men get chin augmentations that cost over $2,000 (around Rs 1,18,680). The reason being during video chats, it is easy to observe someone's chin.
A Tryst with SMS "Lingo"
SMS, e-mail, social networking sites are now speedy ways to send messages. SMS turns out to be a hit among all as it is an inexpensive way of conveying messages. Unfortunately SMS is now tagged along with its own set of short forms and spellings that are no where the correct form and are known to everyone as ‘SMS lingo’. The students are the most affected ones when it comes to the habit of using SMS language as it saves their time while taking down notes in classroom or while writing assignments, reported Kevin Mendonsa and Saira Kurup for TOI.
They use this SMS lingo without realizing the consequences of it. Most of the time teachers tend to take a closer look at the notes out of curiosity at the speed of the students jotting down notes in class, and are often amazed to find the notes full of SMS jargon. All this happens despite the warnings given by the teachers not to use such language in their academics, especially during exams. Some teachers even correct such mistakes on the spot.
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