Social Survey

Chatterbox: Down to Earth

Social Survey

Social Survey

A couple Fridays ago, I concluded at my other, actually helpful or at least nicer, support group that I have no real friends because I lack a cell phone and no one checks their e-mail or writes letters. Just to confirm this, I have created this survey to examine how CBers socialize. I am particularly interested in teen CBers, but I'm not against anyone else filling it out.

1. How old are you?

15 years old as of 04/10/2014.

2. Do you have an e-mail, and if so, do you check it frequently?

Yes, and yes.

3. Do you have any social media accounts, and, if so, how often do you check each account?

Yes. Twitter: Sometimes

Pinterest: Quite a bit

WordPress: Not as much as I mean to

Tumblr: Never

Google: Linked to my e-mail so I have to check it when I check my e-mail of course. You know how Google is with the linkings of their sites...

Wikia: I've kind of stopped. Meaning to return. 

Cricket Chatterbox; Not technically an actual account (by which I mean a password-protected account holding personal data), but, very often.

4. Do you have a cell phone, and, if so, how heavily do you rely on it for socializing?

No cell phone. I'm sure if I had one I'd use it quite a lot. 

5. What in-person activites (dating, playing sports, groups, clubs, whatever) do you do with your peers?

No dating. Trying, though... and failing.

I don't play sports.

Homeschooled. Do a lot of extracurricular stuff.

Two support groups I'm in, previously mentioned before, to help me deal with the results of my not being able to handle my adolescence. 

6. Do you write, read, and/or reply to letters (or snail mail, as some call it)?

Yes, yes, yes. But not many people write back...

7. What other ways do you socialize, and do you consider yourself a good socializer?

In person. I'm good at talking to people casually, but when it comes to opening myself up and digging deep I stumble. I am much more open on paper (or screen).

I'm improving at opening up about my feelings with my mouth though.

Okay, there we go. Now, answers. 

submitted by Joe the Stickfiddler, age 15, Social Vortex
(June 29, 2014 - 5:48 pm)

This is very interesting!

How old are you?

13 years old (I'm finally a teenager!)

Do you have an e-mail?

No, I don't care for it.

Do you have any social media accounts?

No, I don't care for that, either. Except maybe the Chatterbox.

Do you have a cell phone?

No, and I don't want one.

What in-person activities do you do with your peers?

I have lots of extracurricular activities (archery, volunteering, etc.)

Do you write, read, and/or reply to letters?

Sometimes.

What other ways do you socialize, and do you consider yourself a good socializer?

I socialize in person, but I'm not that good of a socializer.

submitted by Bookbug
(June 30, 2014 - 11:08 am)
submitted by goop
(June 30, 2014 - 1:23 pm)

1. How old are you?

I'm 14, and will be 15 in October

2. Do you have an e-mail, and if so, do you check it frequently?

Yes and yes

3. Do you have any social media accounts, and, if so, how often do you check each account?

Yes, I have an Instagram and a Pinterest that I check frequently, a FB, a Tumblr and a Wikia that I don't really use. 

4. Do you have a cell phone, and, if so, how heavily do you rely on it for socializing?

Yes, I do, and I use it to text or call friends when I need to, but definitly not every day.

5. What in-person activites (dating, playing sports, groups, clubs, whatever) do you do with your peers?

I dance 4 to 5 days a week.

6. Do you write, read, and/or reply to letters (or snail mail, as some call it)?

No, but mostly because I don't have anyone to write to

7. What other ways do you socialize, and do you consider yourself a good socializer? 

I guess so. I'm kind of an introverted person, but I'm fine socializing. 

submitted by Ivy, age 14
(June 30, 2014 - 2:58 pm)

I am 15 years old, as some of you may know.

I do have an email, but since I don't have internet, I don't check it as much as I know some people do.

No social media accounts. If Cricket counts, that's the only thing I do.

I have a cell phone, but only for emergencies. It's not a smart phone and I really do nothing on it.

I take singing lessons; that's pretty much it. I don't have that many real life friends.

Like Joe the Stickfiddler, I write many letters, but very rarely get replies. Well, the people often write back, like two months later, and hardly ever reference the letter I sent to them. It's very annoying.

I think I'm a pretty friendly person, but I'm also one of those people who don't mind being alone. Which is good, since I'm homeschooled, and obviously don't run into that many people day to day that I talk to.

submitted by Everinne, age 15, A teen
(June 30, 2014 - 3:41 pm)

1. How old are you?

Twelve years of age currently.

2. Do you have an e-mail, and if so, do you check it frequently?

I have two emails: one for interaction with my family and IRL friends and one for interaction with my online friends. And yes. 

3. Do you have any social media accounts, and, if so, how often do you check each account?

Uhhh. Well. I have NaNo (both ywp and adult and camp). And Cricket. And my email. And occasionly Pinirest. But nothign else, really.

4. Do you have a cell phone, and, if so, how heavily do you rely on it for socializing?

Nope. And I would never use it. I. Hate. Phones. Seriously, I loath them.

5. What in-person activites (dating, playing sports, groups, clubs, whatever) do you do with your peers?

No dating. Someday, but right now it's complicated and I might never. No sports, I don't like sports. Really nothing. I sit inside all day reading and writing and interneting. And I'll pop my head out to sleathly water the flowers and pop it back in in the evenings.

6. Do you write, read, and/or reply to letters (or snail mail, as some call it)?

Yes. But not to many people . ..

 

submitted by Corina
(June 30, 2014 - 3:55 pm)

Can't answer all of this, but I'll answer what I can.

 

1. How old are you?

Can't say. Besides, I like to keep y'all guessing!

2. Do you have an e-mail, and if so, do you check it frequently?

Again, can't say.

3. Do you have any social media accounts, and, if so, how often do you check each account?

I'm on NaNoWriMo, Camp NaNoWriMo, and YWP, all of which I check pretty often.

And evidently I'm on the Chatterbox a lot.

4. Do you have a cell phone, and, if so, how heavily do you rely on it for socializing?

Ugh, no. Cell phones have become the bayne of 

5. What in-person activites (dating, playing sports, groups, clubs, whatever) do you do with your peers?

No dating. Most of y'all know my opinion on dating, but to clarify, a) I believe in courtship, and b) I'm too young. No courting or anything till adulthood and I'm ready to get married.

Not really athletic, but I do some archery. And I'm about to do some dance!

No clubs or anything. Dance will probably be my sole social interaction.

6. Do you write, read, and/or reply to letters (or snail mail, as some call it)?

Yes! I always do, though hardly anybody writes letters anymore, and not many people answer.

7. What other ways do you socialize, and do you consider yourself a good socializer?

I don't really socialize. I'm not really socially accepted, so I stay by myself a lot, which I prefer much more. I don't really know if I'm a good socializer. People always seem turned off by me, though I don't know why. I don't really find it easy to talk to kids my age, or anyone for that matter, cause they think I'm weird. In fact, I'm really nervous about starting dance cause I'm just so used to being the black sheep of the group, and therefore shunned. So no, I'm a terrible socializer then I guess.

submitted by Blonde Heroines Rule, age unknown, Dying of heatstroke
(June 30, 2014 - 4:51 pm)

1. 13

2. Yes, and no

3. Yes. Tumblr: everyday. Reddit: rarely. Snapchat: occasionally.  E-mail: maybe twice a month.

4. No phone. I think if I had one I'd definitely socialize more, but not by a ridiculous amount. 

5. Other than school, I do drama club. That only happens during school, though, so I actually don't socialize much in the Summer.

6. No, but if someone else sent me letters I would.

7. I'm not good at it. I have maybe one person I talk to out of school, and not often. If I didn't have a twin I'd be in trouble. I find Snapchat's pretty cool, and I'll talk to people if I have an excuse. I'm bad at starting conversations, but I can participate in them.  

submitted by Kiki, age 13, USA
(June 30, 2014 - 10:49 pm)

Holy . . . what happened to my comment? O.o

 

It came in that way, Corina. I have no idea why. But I think I just fixed it.

Admin

submitted by Corina
(July 1, 2014 - 6:07 pm)

How old are you?

13, 14 in the fall.

Do you have an email? Do you check it frequently?

It's up in a tab on chrome as we speak.

Do you have social media accounts? Do you check them?

Wordpress--Mostly for my website/blog. I don't go on it very often.

Wordpress/Sitegrounds--My webcomic with a Wordpress plug-in, I check my own site every day, and read a couple of other comics with the same plug-in.

Twitter--For the webcomic, I only really tweet about new pages

Google+/Youtube--I don't use Google+ much, but I do go on Youtube frequently and occasionally make a video.

NaNoWriMo--When it's NaNoWriMo time. Pretty self-explanitory.

That's about it... I have accounts on other sites, but they're not really social media. Most of these aren't.

Do you have a cell phone?

No. I don't want one, either.

What in-group activities do you do with your peers?

I attend the monthly anime club at the public library, though they are all much more obessed than I. I just like comics. I also did and will do cross country in the fall.

Do you read/write/reply to snail mail?

I used to send letters with my cousin, but that stopped about the time they got an email account. Now I don't do many snail mail letters, mostly it's entries to CRICKET contests.

What other ways do you socalize? Are you a good socializer?

I talk to people. I'm good at socializing when I'm with people, but when I'm not, no. Never. Even when I'm with people, I'm not very good at conversing and such.

submitted by Theo W., age 13, Dark, Dreary Places
(July 1, 2014 - 6:11 pm)

1.) 15

2.) Yes. Does 3 or 4 times a week count as frequently?

3.) Just the CB and NaNo (camp and YWP too)

4.) Nope, don't have one.

5.) I used to do volleyball, but I don't know if I'll do it this year. I dance, volunteer and do a few other things.

6.) Yes! I have multiple pen pals, and I write a letter at least once a week.

7.) Um...I'll skip this one. 

submitted by Teresa
(July 1, 2014 - 6:47 pm)

1. How old are you?

Twelve going on thirteen. 

2. Do you have an e-mail, and if so, do you check it frequently? 

No and no. 

3. Do you have any social media accounts, and, if so, how often do you check each account?

Cricket Chatterbox and YWP NaNoWriMo. Almost daily for each.

4. Do you have a cell phone, and, if so, how heavily do you rely on it for socializing?

No, and I seriously doubt that I would spend a lot of time on it if I had one.

5. What in-person activites (dating, playing sports, groups, clubs, whatever) do you do with your peers?

I'm homeschooled, and during the school season am going to a co-op where there are many of my friends. 

Volunteering at the local library with about four people who are under close to my age.

Church once or twice a month. 

I will start some kind of martial arts this summer. 

6. Do you write, read, and/or reply to letters (or snail mail, as some call it)?

YES! I have a friend (whom I've never met) in California who I've wrote to for about a year now, and a cousin who I see about three times a year. I would love to have more, though. 

7. What other ways do you socialize, and do you consider yourself a good socializer?

Mostly in person. Mmmm . . . maybe. I'm not really sure what one would call a "good" socializer.

submitted by True
(July 1, 2014 - 7:34 pm)

How old are you?:

Eleven. 

Do you have an email and do you use it frequently?:

No and no.

Do you have any social media accounts, and if so, how often do you check each?:

Just Cricket. But I check that every day, maybe more...

Do you have a cell phone, and if so, how heavily would you rely on it for socializing?:

I don't have a cell, but I wouldn't rely on it that heavily. Maybe sometimes in the summer, because in the school year... it's a long story.

What in-person activities (dating, playing sports, groups, clubs, what ever) do you do with your peers?:

During the school year, there is a homeschooler thing where people teach classes and you go to them. It's in a church, and the classes aren't exactly normal (drama, writing, etc) but I see nintey percent of my freinds that I wouldn't usually. It's a lot of fun. That's about it though. 

Do you read, write, and/or reply  to letters (or snail mail, as some call it)?:

I would like to, but I'm not great at that kind of thing...  I have a freind who moved a we write to each other every... once in a while.

What other ways do you socialize, and do you consider yourself a good socializer?:

I can text three of my freinds, I plan sleepovers with them and stuff... but I can't say I'm a good socializer.  

submitted by Katie M
(July 2, 2014 - 7:12 am)

1. How old are you?

13.

2. Do you have an e-mail, and if so, do you check it frequently?

Yes. And yeah, maybe once every day.

3. Do you have any social media accounts, and, if so, how often do you check each account?

Not really, actually.

4. Do you have a cell phone, and, if so, how heavily do you rely on it for socializing?

I do have a cell phone. And I use it way too much. Texting mostly.

5. What in-person activites (dating, playing sports, groups, clubs, whatever) do you do with your peers?

Girlfriend of seven months as has been previously mentioned.

I run track and cross-country as do some of my friends.

I don't really belong to any groups or clubs. 

6. Do you write, read, and/or reply to letters (or snail mail, as some call it)?

No, I don't write it. But yes, I read it, and I suppose if someone sent me a letter for purely social purposes I would reply, but that's never happened to me.

7. What other ways do you socialize, and do you consider yourself a good socializer?

I kind of live in this group of thirty or so boys and girls in my grade that does just about everything together, including parties, movies, dances, etc. Within this group I am an excellent socializer as I know everyone fairly well. Outside of it I'm an okay socializer and usually spend a lot of time not talking.

I never discuss anything like feelings or whatever in person. However one of my close friends and I do frequently vent to and attempt to help one another over text.

submitted by Zach L., age 13, California
(July 1, 2014 - 11:47 pm)

Red: Answering in one post because this iPad hates us

1. Red: ALMOST FIFTEEN! TWO MORE DAYS!

Ruby: I'm fourteen and have a little longer to wait for my birthday.

2. Red: I do have an email, but I don't check it much. I love email, though, so if you guys ever want to drop me a line about anything, I'd be super happy to respond! I don't check it often because almost everything I get is Ruby's school assignments (Ruby: I have a vendetta against Google Drive, so I just email stuff to him and I can break into it later if I need it.) and the subsequent nerdy conversations which, while glorious, are only so exciting. I mean, I talk to Ruby every single day already.

Ruby: I have an email that I check often, but that's because it's for school. If you want to email me, you can mail Red and I'll answer it from there.

3. Red: I don't have any as of yet, but I'm going to be making a blog for my birthday. I do enough stupid stuff I assume I can post things fairly often to amuse people. What websites would you guys recommend for that?

Ruby: Zip. Zilch. Nada.

4. Red: Nope.

Ruby: Nope.

5. Red: Uhhhh.... I see my friends at school. I guess you could call me socially challenged.

Ruby: I see people at school, but I don't hang out with them.

6. Red: Nope.

Ruby: I used to, but it was mostly to girls, and I don't see them much now.

7. Red: Despite the fact that I am invisible and live in the body of a hermit, I am a fab socializer. So fab, I'm fabu. Also, I think Gmail is going into epileptic shock over here.

Ruby: I don't really talk to people much, you know. If it wasn't for Red, I wouldn't even have friends. 

submitted by Red and Ruby, age 14, Stanford
(July 3, 2014 - 7:26 pm)

Red, have you given us your email?

submitted by Melody, age 15, Disney
(July 3, 2014 - 9:45 pm)