Do You Find Difficulty Communicating With People Over The Internet?

I do not have problem communicating over the Internet. People can express their emotion by typing harsh words or adding exclamation marks.

sometimes it is kind of difficult because there are thing that cannot be interpreted by words and letters,a siple gesture cant be translated in words and sudden burst of emotion also cant be translated in to words and letters.so i make sure when i write using e-mail,i try to be more imaginative to make an impression to the sender so they will know if im mad or happy or inlove.sometimes cultural differences also adds because you can say something to them that is strictly offensive to them when it is just natural in your home town.but still internet is the better way than using the old fashion way of snail mail and telegraph.

I find it easier to communicate with people and get the exact point across online because - I find at least - that people think more before they type and send something than they do when they are just holding a voice conversation.

I agree with you Mickie but I have uch good Friends and we know each other so well now as we have been Friends for year that we know how it is meant Also at the start if something came across the wrong way we would ask if it was meant nasty and that is how we solved it I speak to quite a few of my Online Friends on the Phone now to as I have free calls abroad so we have got to know each other even more It is like TXT Messages as well you never know how the Person means it

hmmm, its your view. i do not find it that much bad to coomunicate. there may not be all emotions and smileys every where. But at a point of time it was my only mean to communicate with friends.

I totally agree with you, mickie30: it is likely to be misunderstood when talking through the internet. I can't forget when, some years ago, I was involved in some unpleasant situations with some people (who - ironically - then become my friends) who thought I was cheating them. But, apart from this, the worst happened when I did a joke to a girl I liked, and she was so annoyed that broke up any contact with myself for months!! In fact, I think she was already tired of myself, but It was awful to provide her a way to discard me in such a sad and harsh way...From then on, I learned that I shall take care of my relationship (or, at least, of those that really matter for me) DIRECTLY, watching his/her eyes and always (well..not always..sometimes a nice lie could be better than a pure thruth) be sincere...

I actually find it very easy, probably because I am no good on the phone and find I can word and phrase what I want to say easier than on the phone. I feel more comfortable and relaxed when I am typing out talking to people, when I am on the phone there are horrid pauses and sometimes I am at a loss what to say, that's why I don't like mobiles either. No for me I find it much better, you can always use smileys for emotions and I can also have time to think about what I want to say. We are all different I guess in that respect.

Well I do make a mental note on that part, that's why I always try to think first of the words that I'm going to use to avoid being misunderstood. Since we're in a forum site, many reactions can be misinterpreted and can be given with different meanings. As for me, I just choose the one's I know I can share what opinions at -without the thought of them at me being rude or something that opposes them in an offensive manner..

I think sometimes ppl take things the wrong way b/c there is no emotion behind it. You can't see if someone is joking, laughing, giving you a dirty look or being sarcastic. I don't think it's any harder to talk to someone but I think it's easy to be misunderstood. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

No, I have not had it cause problems in my personal life, but I do understand what you mean about people taking things the wrong way. It happens here all the time to me. I find myself apologizing because I feel like I offended someone when I didn't mean to. It's just impossible to read a person's tone in this setting. You can't pick up on sarcasm, or hear a questioning tone or any of that. It's difficult, but I think it's a good opportunity to try to sharpen our written communication skills. Since you don't have body language available, or tone of voice, you have to learn how to say exactly what you mean with words alone. Quite a challenge.