WhatsApp is the default app for messaging
globally. A few years ago it knocked off
BBM as the world's leading app for sending
instant messages and it has not looked
back ever since.
While WhatsApp is the coolest app for
sending and receiving instant messages on
your mobile phone, communicating with
your friends and sharing photos and
videos, it can also be frustrating.
If you WhatsApp » frequently there are some
instances that would frustrate you or put you
off. These instances have nothing to do with the
app itself but the person you are chatting with.
There are common methods in which people dull
conversations which you must have fallen for
over the years. Below is a list of annoying
things that happens when chatting on
Whatsapp.
1) Monosyllabic replies
Don't you just hate it when someone replies all
your messages with just one word 'yes' or 'no'.
It feels like you are being stylishly brushed
away. It hurts the most when you type your
heart out and all you get is a damning yes or
no. It's like being told to shut up with manners.
2) Excessive LOLs
OK, as Nigerians we are funny. Of course, we
exchange a few jokes on Whatsapp and getting
the occasional 'lol' is good. When every
message is replied with a 'lol', chatting can get
a little awkward. 'Lol' is the most bastardised
abbreviation on the Internet. Getting three or
four 'lol' replies consecutively is a sign that the
person is not really into that convo.
3) Ghosting
You send a message and the person does not
reply at all. The person doesn't bother to
acknowledge your message. The person isn't
dead and didn't fall off the earth but wants you
to think that he has fallen off the earth.
4) Long period to reply
This a common move. You are having a good
chat with someone then the person does not
respond to your latest message for a long time.
You must have been in this situation before
when it takes a couple of hours to a day before
someone responds to your message. Talk about
frustrating.
5) Excessive use of emojis
Emojis are cool but when they its gets too
much it becomes frustrating for the person
waiting for a worded reply.