I’ve neverd heard of anyone using iMessage and SMS is only used to confirm doctor appointments lol. Not sure where in the Nordics you’re from
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GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 7 months agoThe Nordics are an exception to this - SMS and iMessage are prevalent here.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 months ago
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Sweden. As I mentioned, I may have been extrapolating a bit too liberally based on what I know from Sweden and Norway - I should probably have been a bit more specific.
Plopp@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Sms prevalent? Where? All I see is WhatsApp and people get annoyed if you don’t have that.
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I may have been speaking too broadly when mentioning Nordics - I’ve only heard some rumors from Norway from an acquaintance that lives there, but for Sweden it’s definitely the case. I have not found WhatsApp-use to be common here.
Plopp@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Where in Sweden have you not found WhatsApp common? Or what age group? In Sthlm and nearby towns (ages 25-45) all I ever hear is WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Since I don’t use any of those people roll their eyes, sigh and reluctantly agree to SMS, since they don’t use any proper messaging apps.
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I’m in Stockholm as well, no one outside ‘expat communities’ has attempted to communicate with me using WhatsApp.
Who knows though, maybe I’m not in tune with the general public any more. I know that basically all of my extended family run on iMessage, and some friends use Facebook Messenger as their lowest common denominator.