Check BBM and you will see...

So, I switch on my phone this AM and the first thing to come in, thick and fast, was a bunch of BBMs. Bzzz... Bzzzz... Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz incessantly.

BBM has become the main means of communication for most of my people (read: free) and the one thing I'm realising is how open people are compared to when they are communicating via SMSes and emails. They pretty much share anything.

By anything, I mean ANYTHANG! Like a friend who's shared how great sex is with her married boyfriend (in graphic detail!)... Two days ago I found myself in a group-chat about 'landing strips'... and another who had to share with me what was in her 'box of goodies' in her bedroom. So, you see the type of BBMs I get. They are not about how we'll conquer the JSE or how we need to figure out how we can be out of debt by end of the year...

My people discuss sex and drinking.

Last night I had a BBM convo with someone who was sitting less than a metre away from me. How crazy is that? I shall say though that BBMs are convenient when you need to talk about someone and they're right there with you. I love "Let's get outta here, this dude is boring the shit out of me" or "Want to get a drink? F this woman with her BS!". All this while smiling at them, pretending to be engaged.

Next time people around you pull out their BBerrys, know they could be talking about sex. Or you. Or your sex life.

S.