Does it bug you when people say they have no time to read?

well it doesn't annoy me but it is almost always untrue. why not just say you don't really like reading? or that you are so busy at the moment (maybe a new baby for example) you prefer things that don't require any concentration like the television?

People say they have no time for a lot of things. It doesn't bother me because I hear "I don't have so much spare time that I would spend any of my time doing that." It makes sense to me. I don't have time to read because I am a slow reader and reading gives me a headache, which eats into my other time as well. However, I do read audiobooks for several hours a day while I'm working. I hear the excuse that people don't have time to run all the time. When I tell people I go running they say they wish they had the time. I can understand that though, it takes several hours a week of my time. When I was a student I would not have had this time. Which is probably why I didn't start running until after I graduated. Sometimes people have to prioritize their time. And surfing the internet and watching TV take a lot less energy than reading.

Either a book or reading articles. Not the same pleasure experience, for sure. I love reading too, and it's been awhile since I've caught up on any good book. I should start soon. I think it's awesome that you are encouraging reading, in a way.. There is always good reading to be done when one puts their mind to it.

I love reading but I really don't care wether others do or not, I've heard people saying they don't have time, when they actually mean they don't like to. What annoys me is that people don't come out and say it, because they are afraid people will think they are stupid or something... Reading is very important, it's a easy and fun way to learn more, and improve your culture, but I chose to study literature, so obviously I think reading is great. People should read, but they don't, and I don't think we have the right to make them do it, it's their choice, we just don't agree with it... About the train, I don't read in the train or subway, it gives me a headache, I'm sure there's a lot of people with the same problem. By the way, what's your favourite book?

I respect their answers whatever it is. Each of us have different hobbies, wants and skills to do. But there are people who loves to read rather than to watch tv and surfing. I'm not also wide reader. I want to do other things than reading . Its my will to see in real than thinking . Maybe its also a choice for everyone what she likes to do.

Actually, yes. It does bother me when people make excuses not to read, but are sitting around playing Mafia Wars on Facebook, or are checking their Tweets every five to ten minutes of every day. I can understand if you're researching the internet constantly for college because you have a lot of papers to write, and can't find the sources at a library. But if your "too busy" is only goofing off on the Web, to me that's just being negative toward yourself. There's nothing wrong with picking up a book now and then and reading it. Currently, I borrowed a book from the Library called The Shadow Within by Karen Hancock, and I'm on chapter 2. I'd go nuts if I couldn't read.

nah. It's the same thing as people who have no time to cook or to clean their homes. For most people, it's a time management issue.

I love to read and it's hard to put the book down sometimes so I go through them so quick at times. I don't know that it bugs me ,some people just don't care to read,though they miss out on some great books and a little getaway for the mind...

Speaking specifically to the idea of so many people just sitting on the train not reading..... my husband, MIL and a few other people I know could not even THINK of reading while in a moving object, it would make them very sick. But I do understand what you mean. I don't let it bug me only because I am empathetic to the feeling. There have been times in my life that I felt like my time was not my own, that every minute was taken up with either doing a task or planning/preparing for the next task. I too am one who will carry a book with me everywhere, but during those high stress times of my life I would find it difficult to shut out the world and climb into my books. When I think about those times in my life I can imagine that I would sit down at night and just wonder aimlessly surfing the web and feel like I'm at least reading some and keeping up to date with the world. The one excuse that bugs me is when people say 'I don't read because it puts me to sleep'. I say, then read something different, something you will want to stay awake to read.

I think someone could easily find time to read for 5-10 minutes per day. I hate when people make excuses about anything, but especially about not having "time". I have friends who will say - sorry, I didn't have TIME to call you or WRITE on your facebook, and it just makes me want to roll my eyes at them. It takes all of 2 minutes to do any of those things. So either they're just being lazy or forgot to, and I wish people would admit this instead of make excuses!

i love reading.. and what you said here is true but it doesn't bug me at all. we all have our own likes and dislikes... some people really are not into reading, to me that's just the way it is. there are activities that other people like which i dont like, and if they dont like reading fine with me as long as they wont bother me if i am reading . what bugs me are those people that would get annoyed because i read too much, ive met some...

Yes it does bug me. I don't get angry about it because everybody to their own I guess, but it does irritate me when people say that whilst they have been wasting time refreshing Facebook for the past two hours or sprawled out in front of the telly watching stuff they have no interest in, but because apparently "there is nothing else on". Reading is a wonderfully simple pleasure, and everybody can enjoy it, so why give it a miss wasting time doing inferior things?

Yes, I have heard that excuse a lot and seen a lot of that "no time" spent watching TV and doing pointless things on the internet. I love to read and find meaning in the novels and thinsg I read- it seems like with the advancement of technology (making everything easier) people are getting lazier and lazier.

It's just a lame reason because they probably are not interested in reading books. They prefer reading their friends messages at Facebook, or reading the subtitles on TV. Those who love book always have time to even read at least few lines while waiting for the train or buses, and we always make our mind work by reading so many things and knowing so many new knowledge every time we read books ^^

Well, it is quite normal nowadays that people spend most of their time doing something other than reading a book. I guess it's their way of winding down after a hard day's work. However, I think all of us do read everyday, except that the medium may differ. For example, most people read newspapers daily or they get the latest news from the Internet. Some people may turn to magazines for the latest fads or fashion. I do read books every now and then. It's just one of my hobbies that I indulge in.

I think finding time to read is like anything else - you have to make time for it. Like you said, people make time for the internet and tv and many other non-essential things. Some people choose to make time to read and some don't.

it doesn't bug me,i've got used to it. i know it cannot be possible that everyone loves reading like me. i just know that the people who loves reading can always find time for reading no matter how busy they are.