S. Korean Youth's Conversation Behaviour Patterns Changed By Mobile Phones

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 9: A South Korean sends a text massage on a mobile phone in the street on January 9, 2006 in Seoul, South Korea. Most S. Korean youths see mobile phones as an essential part of their social life, changing their conversation behaviour patterns. A survey conducted by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion, an arm of the Ministry of Communication, reported of 1,100 students tested 4 in 10 send and receives text messages during class time and that the same amount send over 1,000 text messages a month. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)