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by qwerty9876 2650 days ago
WhatsApp is a non-US thing. In Europe, it has de facto replaced SMS
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noobermin 2650 days ago
Ditto in Asia. In Singapore, no one texts and hardly use fb messenger but whatsapp use is prevalent.
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OnlyLys 2650 days ago
Same thing in neighbouring Malaysia. Everyone operates under the assumption that you are contactable via WhatsApp. Recently I even had doctor and car service appointments booked through WhatsApp.
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josteink 2650 days ago
Only in parts of Europe. In some cliques.
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Kurtz79 2650 days ago
In Italy, Spain is used by just about everyone, not "some cliques", and the statment that has "replaced SMS" is a fair assessment.

Can't say about other countries.

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Freak_NL 2650 days ago
The Netherlands too. It has a near monopoly on IM here.
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josteink 2650 days ago
My objection was to the generalization of Europe as a whole.
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