Preferring to phub than to talk

A majority of Thais surveyed by Weber Shandwick say they ‘phub’ out of boredom or because of alerts on their mobile device. – The Nation

Thais choose phones over friends.

MORE Thais are avoiding direct contact with people around them when their mobile phones are within reach. A survey showed 71% of respondents “phubbing” and most of them do that out of boredom or because of pop-up alerts on their handheld device.