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High Tech Communication Invaded My Life
Since I have been studying in the U.S., I have been freed from high-tech communication except for e-mail. When I was in Korea, I had a beeper, a cellular phone and a PC Communication ID, which was necessary for Internet service. I had to pay about fifty dollars per month to use those things. I think fifty dollars per month is no small amount of money for a student. I know you might ask, ""Why did she need those things if she was just a student?" My answer is, "For fashion's sake." To be honest, I didn't need to use a beeper and a cellular phone because I didn't have any urgent business, but all my family and friends had cellular phones. In Korea, the cellular phone is pervasive. More than fifty percent of the population has a cellular phone. Think about that number; only children and very old people don't have one. If I had not had a cellular phone, everybody would have asked, "Why doesn't she have one?" I would have been considered a strange and independent person. Korea has a group-oriented culture, so a strange and independent person isn't welcome. People think that person is eccentric. I didn't want to be eccentric, so I could not do anything else but use a beeper and a cellular phone. I
had to check my beeper and cellular phone all the
time, and I had to change the battery every day. It
was kind of a hassle. Even though I didn't want to
answer the phone, I had to answer it because as
long as I had a beeper and a cellular phone, a
quick answer was etiquette. It really invaded my
life. I have never thought they were useful and
meaningful devices. I hate them because I am a
person who likes to lead a peaceful, calm
life.
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