In reading the first chapter assigned for my Sociology course, I came across a list of technology communication terms - you know, things like "lol" for "laugh out loud" and "jk" for "just kidding." The list had about more than a dozen terms. Most of them I had never heard before. So, I guess I've learned that I'm old and out of touch with American culture. Either that or the authors are (I could make a case for this - they did not include jk, lol, bff, ttyl, or omw which are, in my friend circle at least, some of the most common abbreviations).
In reading the next chapter assigned, I came across several statistics such as
- the average American eats 3 hamburgers and 4 servings of french fries per week!
- the money spent on fast food in the United States is greater than the amount spent on newspapers, magazines, books, music, movies, videos, computers and - get this - higher education... combined!
Again, I discover I am out of touch with American culture. I have not spent more than $50 on fast food this year (and that is including Subway, the 'healthy' fast food) and I have probably consumed that many fast food hamburgers and french fries in the past 6 months, not in the past week! Yet the amount of money I spend on books and education are, well, a whole lot higher...
Oh, the things you learn in school.
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