Yes, I’m fine, thanks for asking. 😊 Still, I’d argue that many people, even if they don’t want to admit it, do feel bad when others diss them for owning an Air or for liking the Air. And check out the results of this poll. They’re far from being something like 1% vs 99%.
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iPhone Air Are you embarrassed to use the Air in public?
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Nobody cares about your phone, your car, your house, or anything else. People don't think that much about random other people.
Do you walk up to randoms and ask if they made use of the trade in program?
I’d feel second hand embarrassment for YOU in that situation, not them
sometimes i wonder who people that post here are, in real life.
I am a 35-year-old, pale white German. I have no qualms about wearing shorts in combination with white tennis socks and sandals — an iPhone ranks very low on my personal embarrassment scale.
Though I happily use my iPhone 13-min on-the-daily, I am aware that >60% of the personal phones I see others use have three-cameras on the back (e.g., iPhone "Pro", or Galaxy Sxx.yy).
I do not feel inadequate, nor do I feel it necessary to give a shout-out to those three-camera-phone users (or those who find themselves enjoying their foldables).
Our relationships do not orbit around the technology we choose to use.
I do not feel inadequate, nor do I feel it necessary to give a shout-out to those three-camera-phone users (or those who find themselves enjoying their foldables).
Our relationships do not orbit around the technology we choose to use.
Aside from the utter pointlessness of the entire thread, you should probably stop relying on the poll results here to back up any argument whatsoever. They are unscientific at best. An online poll with only two available responses, of a self-selected group (137 poll respondents) within another self selected group (MR forum members) that is a vanishingly small percentage - one could easily say not representative - of the much larger number of Air owners. You actually don't even know for a fact whether any of those poll respondents even have an Air. You don't even know whether every one of those replies is trolling you.
The poll may have some entertainment value for you, but drawing any conclusions about the actual feelings or behavior of Air owners from the "results" it shows is a fool's errand.
The Air is a flex, if anything. It says “I’m not someone who’s so addicted to my phone that I need to be on it 24/7, and I don’t use it for work”.
It also says “I’m willing to pay more for style points alone”. It’s classic Apple. Nobody buying a white Macbook in the 2000s was doing so because it had the best specs of any laptop at the price 🤷🏼♀️
It also says “I’m willing to pay more for style points alone”. It’s classic Apple. Nobody buying a white Macbook in the 2000s was doing so because it had the best specs of any laptop at the price 🤷🏼♀️
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I don’t think I would want to meet any of those people in real life. It takes courage to do that.
I have checked the results and I am confident those who are voting are voting for the sake of entertainment (if we can even call this thread that) purposes.
This got to be one of the most ridiculous posts ever ... Congrats OP.
I feel embarrassed to respond, but it keeps popping up in the forum list.
Fortunately I know a way to prevent that from happening going forward. Good bye OP.
I feel embarrassed to respond, but it keeps popping up in the forum list.
Fortunately I know a way to prevent that from happening going forward. Good bye OP.
When I have to answer my phone I make sure I huddle in a corner and keep my back turned to the public and put my hood up, don’t want anyone to notice I’m using the air. It’s embarrassing enough as it is owning it without others noticing! 😳.
On a serious note, the Air is the best looking iPhone in my opinion since the iPhone X. 😁
On a serious note, the Air is the best looking iPhone in my opinion since the iPhone X. 😁
If i were you I would just use the Apple Watch for calls and not even have to take the air out haha
I would but I’m too embarrassed….. still using an ultra 1, it gets hidden under my sleeve and I only check it under the table along with the air 😆
What kind of poll is this.
Are you embarrassed to use the pro in public?
Literally no one cares what phone you have.
I would assume most people responding negatively here (which is most people) didn't vote in the poll at all because they thought it was silly.
You are trying to apply this niche, online thing to real life. Most people don't know what the Air is in the first place. I've had the Air since launch day and I don't think a single person has even looked at it. Nobody cares.
This is one of the most accurate, truthful posts on this entire forum.
i have never been "proud" or "ashamed" about using any mobile i have ever used.
including using my Air.
i do "like" my choice of mobile. i do "enjoy" my choice.
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Service industry here. Work-issued iPhone and Otter case that've been beaten to Hades and back. Definitely not getting any trade-in value for it...
If anyone's noticing, they're probably surprised it works at all.
If anyone's noticing, they're probably surprised it works at all.
