Warning over 'Whatsapp ghosts' as worst group chat habits revealed
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One in six people (15 percent) believe they have been added to too many group chats, with the study showing a staggering 3,276 messages are sent every year, in an average family or friend group. And top of the list of annoyances are “ghosts” – those who read all the messages, yet never respond (37 percent) – followed by people who leave the group in a huff, but then ask to be added back. (36 percent).
It’s also important not to gossip about people (36 percent) as it may get back to them, go easy on the GIFS (28 percent), stay on topic (26 percent) and not be argumentative (25 percent), according to the 2,000 respondents surveyed. Over a third (33 percent) believe it is correct etiquette to ask the other group members before adding a random person, while never over sharing pics of your kids or pets (20 percent) and keeping voice messages short (17 percent) are also important to bear in mind.
Almost half of Brits of all ages (47 percent) use group chats to organise get-togethers, while 24 percent use them to sort out holidays with friends. When it comes to the liveliest chats, the ‘holiday group chat’ seem to generate the most daily pings - however, more than one in ten (13 percent) complain that no one can ever reach a decision visa a text exchange.
According to the study, by airline Vueling, a third (35 percent) admit they find group chats stressful with 15 percent believing they are on too many, so much so that 26 percent regularly ‘mute them’ to get a break. One in five (20 percent) complain that their phone constantly buzzes with group chat messages, with a further 18 percent complaining that people start a new group chat for everything.
