Three-quarters of people admit to using mobile phone while on the toilet

  • Survey reveals 75 per cent admit to texting, calling, emailing, using apps and surfing the web

By
Kerry Mcqueeney

Last updated at 9:27 AM on 3rd February 2012

Never mind about bloggers, it would seem an army of ‘boggers’ are taking their smartphone use to new depths – in the toilet.

A survey has revealed that three quarters of people have texted, emailed, played with apps or used the internet – all while sitting on the loo.

In fact, it would appear a Smartphone might well have overtaken a magazine as the past time of choice for when nature calls.

The rise of the 'boggers': Many people now admit to using their phones in the toilet to text, email, surf the web... and even take calls

The rise of the ‘boggers’: Many people now admit to using their phones in the toilet to text, email, surf the web… and even take calls

In a study of mobile phone habits,
about 75 per cent of those questioned admitted to surfing the web, using
apps, emailng and texting while in the toilet – with more than 90 per
cent saying they had returned calls.

According
to the website Wtop.com, one in five men said they had participated in
conference calls while sitting on their porcelain throne – seemingly
unfazed by the prospect of accidentally activating the iPhone FaceTime video
feature or the potential for people to hear dubious noises coming from
the cubicle.

The
research, who surveyed 1,000 people, also revealed that cubicle
activities would be determined by the type of Smartphone you owned.

People who like to multi-task, by doing a number of things while using a range of apps, were likely to be Android owners.

While no-nonsense Blackberry users tended to take and make calls. Those with iPhones were more like to be playing with apps.

When nature calls: The research also revealed cubicle activities would be determined by the type of Smartphone you owned, with iPhone users more likely to use apps

When nature calls: The research also revealed cubicle activities would be determined by the type of Smartphone you owned, with iPhone users more likely to use apps

Meanwhile, another study has found that with the ongoing advancement of digital technology – such as Smartphones – increases the risk of stalkers finding new ways to reach their victims.

The study, from Women’s Aid and the Network For Surviving Stalking has emphasised that we should be aware that social networking can often reveal more than we expect.

Passwords, usernames and even emails can all help lead a potential stalker to their victim.

Here’s what other readers have said. Why not add your thoughts,
or debate this issue live on our message boards.

The comments below have not been moderated.

Many do not wash their hands as they are too busy on facebook bogging and trotting a tweet with verbal diarrhoea. Toilet seats have been known for years to be potential disease carriers but now it is transferred to mobiles -there should be a government health warning for “STD codes” transferred from using other people mobiles!

I’ll never borrow anyone’s phone again!

I see this every day I’m in the work place . .
only the staff aren’t on the toilet..
they are doing personal care.
washing and wiping dirty bottoms etc ..
women I work with keep their mobiles tucked inside their bras
when the mobile rings, they get it out and use it ear to shoulder
whilst carrying on cleaning the residents.
I keep my mobile in my bag in the office and never answer it in work time
those that know me, have my work number if they need me.

Strewth, That’s because he’s using the face refreshing sink, aka a bidet!
Arkley Barnet, Still here for now, 3/2/2012 14:12
Think you’d find that’s not a ‘Bidet’…looking at the flush handle and tiling ..That’s some kind of marine toilet….Merchant or Gray navy vessel take your pick!

He who reads on the porcelain stool,
Shall never be taken by me for a fool,
For who sits idly while dumpin’?
The Philistine, the Dolt, the Lumpen!

so?

Oh, my God… that mans toilet has no door! 😮
– Anon, Wales, 3/2/2012 2:15
Strewth, That’s because he’s using the face refreshing sink, aka a bidet!

Why the use of the word “ADMIT”…. is it a crime??

Why have I become so cynical??? I used to be so open-minded, pleasant and generous in thought to my fellow mankind. Possibly I was naive, but I don’t really think so. But now, I have very little good to say about things and people in general, and assume that is down to the last 22 years of my working life. I am trying to cheer-up, honestly, but it is very difficult!!

If anyone wants to take part in another veryn important survey for wtop.co, then go to their website and vote for what your favourite party food is when you watch the Superbowl! Mind-blowingly important stuff!!!

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