Can’t beat good old talking

E-mailing and sending text messages may be the latest craze, but a new survey has found that most people still find a good face-to-face chat the most popular way to communicate.

The survey by Glenfiddich, found that while 83 per cent of the British population use e-mail on a weekly basis as a way to keep in touch with their near and dear ones, and 68 per cent of the people use text messaging, 95 per cent of the surveyed people still prefer a good, old-fashioned chat.

Cynthia McVey, senior psychology lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, said that most people preferred to talk because conversation not only makes people feel less lonely, but that it is also far more amusing and entertaining than text messages or e-mails.

"When people spend time with us, chatting about this and that, we feel good about ourselves. It means other people like our company. We can also learn much from good conversation; it can inform us about places we haven’t seen and experiences we may never have," the Scotsman quoted her, as saying.

"We can be amused, and amusing, and thoroughly entertained by conversation. A bit of a chinwag in a comfortable social setting can be very rewarding," she added. —ANI

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