Lets start with the definition of the word epidemic shall we? Epidemic means : A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time. In this case the disease would be the blackberry. I am now currently living in Dubai and allow me to explain why I call the blackberry a disease. Most of the teenagers here have one. I have one. To be honest, I don't think I have ever had feelings for any of my digital devices such as this. My blackberry means everything to me and I think I could speak for the other teenagers out there who has one in their possession. In Dubai, everywhere you turn, theres a blackberry in sight. Whether the owner is a teenager, an adult or even a child.
The blackberry is mostly known for its BBM, thats short for BlackBerry Messenger. That would be one of the main reason it would be so popular among us teenagers. When I first saw the blackberry and how most of my friends had one I told myself that I had to get it. Obviously my parents weren't very supportive and they told me how expensive it is and how much money it would take to maintain it and to pay the bills etc. In my mind I thought about how some of the teenagers who aren't millionaires have one and yet maintain it. It was eating me out how even little kids have them hanging around their necks in malls.
I'm sure most of you think otherwise. Most of you who don't own a blackberry or are against teens having one would obviously disagree with it and think it's mainly used for businessmen and other high ranked people in the world. I am not that closed minded, fortunately. The blackberry is just like any other smartphone and should be used by all sorts of people from various backgrounds. What allows it to be labelled 'the businessman smartphone'. Etisalat (the UAE service provider) has even introduced a package for teens like me. Instead of having to pay AED185, we now only pay AED49. This package is showing everyone that they have accepted the fact that teenagers are using the blackberry and we only pay for what we're using. This package doesn't include e-mails or the web browser. It includes BBM, facebook, twitter and all the other apps that can be installed.
Let's just say that after a long protest about how my parents refuse to purchase the blackberry for me, they have agreed to my terms. I would pay the bills on my own and take full responsibility. To be honest, I don't regret it at all.
My blackberry has around 10 different covers of different colors and patterns and I'm sure you teens our there with blackberries know what I mean :) The blackberry has turned itself into my unofficial boyfriend. But that doesn't mean that I am as addicted to it as some teens out there are. I am able to put it down when I seriously have to. Most teens out there will understand what I'm talking about.
another random ramble. x
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