There are many features incorporated in your blackberry. You can download social interaction websites. Websites like Facebook or Twitter. Not only do people ‘BBM’ which means the blackberry messenger, but also they tweet and go on Facebook to check updates. The blackberries are a form of automation, since you can also check your email and accomplish tasks all on this technological device. There are also games attached to the device and different organizing programs like calendars and notepads. A Blackberry can be like your personal organizer.
Some people use blackberries for work, but nowadays it is mostly used for entertainment. There are certain norms in Doha about using phones in front of guests. It is rude to stay using your blackberry if you have visitors over, usually parents would not allow their children to use their blackberries. It shows disrespect to the visitor.
All age groups use blackberries. It has become an addiction problem to a certain degree. If you realize in restaurants, many people are gathered in one table but every member is not talking. Instead, they are using their blackberries to chat with other individuals. Many accidents have occurred because of the blackberries. The driver would not pay attention to the road and get into an accident because he/she was too busy ‘BBM-ing’
Some argue that blackberries have decreased the face-to-face social interactions of the primary group. This is due to the reason that they are talking to certain individuals all the time with no limits, and they can send pictures, videos and voice notes.
Sometimes individuals get negative sanctions when using their blackberries. For example, personally if my mother catches me using my blackberry in a family gathering she would get angry and tell me to put it away. These are just natural reactions. Mothers in Doha do not like it when their children use their blackberries too much. It is very unlikely that people will receive positive sanctions
when using their blackberries, most people find it disrespectful.
