New research has been conducted into our texting habits - and it's raised a few eyebrows.

A survey by BNZ indicates New Zealanders were responding to notifications in a variety of awkward locations, with one third of respondents replying in the bathroom, 41 percent in the middle of face-to-face conversations and 28 percent while in meetings. 

Etiquette expert Anna Musson says many of us are terrible at multitasking, and picking up a phone during a face-to-face exchange has unfortunate implications.

"If you're in the company of another person, it is criminal to pick up your phone and suggest that the other person is less interesting or less important, even if it's true."

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New research has been conducted into our texting habits - and it's raised a few eyebrows.
A survey by BNZ indicates New Zealanders were responding to notifications in a variety of awkward locations, with one third of respondents replying in the bathroom, 41 percent in the middle of face-to-face conversations and 28 percent while in meetings.&nbsp;
Etiquette expert Anna Musson says many of us are terrible at multitasking, and picking up a phone during a face-to-face exchange has unfortunate implications.
"If you're in the company of another person, it is criminal to pick up your phone and suggest that the other person is less interesting or less important, even if it's true."
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Anna Musson: etiquette expert on the study revealing how many people text during face-to-face conversations

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