For those who don’t know:

Texts from iPhone to iPhone appear as blue bubbles, while texts from Android users appear as green.

For many in the US who still use SMS to communicate, the blue/green bubble divide is a huge source of social conflict.

What’s your version of “If everyone knew this was a thing in my country, they’d think it was silly”?

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    53·
    3 days ago

    its not really a thing in the us. never been a thing with me or my friends and im pretty sure this is one of those things where it came up but then was blown out of proportion where most everyone never really cared about it.

    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      2 days ago

      It is something I deal with almost daily since any time my family groupchat shares a video I remember I’m the reason why. It’s been explicit in work -related groups too, with some light teasing. Occasionally people with ask you, “so why do you have an android?” as if everyone with a choice would choose iPhone.

      I read some research somewhere that for teens something like 40% felt social pressure to get an iPhone, but I’m not going to look for it.