Texting in social situations

I actually enjoy texting and I could say I text a lot. Texting is a really good way to communicate with people without looking at them face to face. A text is received faster than writing a letter.

What are your thoughts on texting in social situations?

I think texting in social situations is okay. It has its pros and cons. When someone is talking to you and you're only paying attention to your phone, I find it extremely rude. It's like that person doesn't put effort into the conversation. But if you're alone texting is perfectly fine. It passes the time and it can be useful in awkward situations. 

Do you find it rude if you're talking to somebody and they proceed to text continuously on their cellphone?

As I said previously, I find it extremely rude when I'm talking to someone and they still decide to use their phone to text. It's inconsiderate. Like who is so important to text when I'm talking to you about something. The person would also just not pay attention and think it's so important to effort into the conversation. 

Five etiquette rules for texting:

1. Avoid using your phone during movies, no one likes a "Tommy texter"
2. Do not walk and text and the same time, especially when crossing the street. Same goes for driving.
3. DO NOT TEXT WHILE SOMEONE IS TALKING TO YOU. It's rude. Enough said.
4. Spell properly, unless you have a block phone without a full qwerty keyboard there is no excuse for not spelling properly. Why is it so hard to spell "lyke" as "like" or "u" as "you"
5. Do not use texting for bullying, it's just not right.