To chat or not to chat* this is the question? Part 1 (Community)

Chatting is a means of communication that has contributed to bring the word smaller and smaller. It makes people know each other in spite of the spaces among them. Chatting takes place via different networks like internet* intranet* T.V. space channels* and mobile network. In all cases* chatting can be a double-edged weapon* which can be used both positively and negatively* depending on the user him/herself. Because of this* a question is frequently posed by people: "Is it good to chat or not?"In this article* I am going to shed light on some of the negative aspects of chatting* requesting you* dear readers* to response to these aspects* exposing your viewpoints whether with or for chatting. In my next article* I will try to shed sufficient light on the positive aspects of chatting as well. Some people look at chatting as a means of wasting time. It is* for them* spending time in nothing* gaining nothing. Some chatters spend hours a day for chatting. They forget many thing* claiming that they are busy with this habit which burns up time. Spending such time in chatting may make them forget many other important duties such as work and study. Some people look at chatting as soothing somehow useful. But they reject it because it wastes a lot of money in all means. Making relations with others is really good. But how much one spends to make a relation and keep it for the future. Of course* it is too much money. Regarding the internet* it costs money for each minute* and one can chat while he is doing other things in the internet like sending emails* researching and so on. But the crisis is in the cases of chatting in the TV space channels and mobiles. In these two cases* the chatters pay for each message they send. Chatting in mobile networks and TV space channels is* thus* worse than internet chatting from the financial point of view. Chatting for some people is a means of evil. It helps those who run after immoral relations. A man wanting to make a relation with a woman for immoral purposes will be happy with chatting because he can just chat with any female nickname. Such a relation can be started only through exchanging messages* but later the relation may develop itself fast and it may reach to meeting* and sometimes committing immoral deeds. Chatting is sometimes used as a means of deceiving. Chatters use the nicknames they want. That is to say* a male chatter can use a female nickname* claiming that he is female. Other chatters- male and female- deal with him* trusting him so that they give him some secrets and sometimes their cell phone numbers. To illustrate the point* let us look at the following example. A man joined chatting with a female nickname. In his chatting* he always introduces himself to other chatters as a lady* giving them a false name and description. Female chatters* in particular* easily get deceived by this man* dealing with him as female like them. This may lead them to give them personal information* secrets* and may also give them their mobile numbers. They finally get realized they were deceived* and subsequently* may create many problems for them.Chatting is also looked at negatively because it is taken as a means of exploiting others. Actually this commonly takes place with male and female chatters. A woman* for example* makes a relation with a man. Their relation may go further day after day for any reason. Such a woman may claim that she has hard circumstances so that she is in need for money or mobile credit cards* or any other demands. The man may believe her* thinking that she will pass these hard circumstances soon so that she gives back the money or other things he has given to her. To his surprise* she may stop chatting with him or she may change her nickname. In the two cases the man has nothing to do to recover what has given. These are only some negative aspects of chatting. There may be some more. But it is left open for you* dear readers* to participate and give your own opinions about the topic. In my next article* I am going to shed some light on the positive aspects of chatting with an aim realize whether to chat or notMaged Thabet Al-Kholidy is a contributing opinions writer form Taiz. He holds a Masters Degree from the English department at Taiz University and is the former editor of Taiz University's English-language magazine....

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