Despite the fact that mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our everyday lives (33 million people in the UK have mobile phone subscriptions) it seems many are underestimating quite how addicted we have become to them. Nearly one in 10 of us (8%) admit we would rather give up showering than our mobile and 7% would rather give up our partner! Over a half of all Brits check their social media status at least once a day and almost a third (32%) even admit they have used a mobile device whilst in the bedroom.

We all seem hooked to our phones, yet a new survey has revealed that we’re united in frustration by the general public’s lack of mobile etiquette. 74% of Brits would class the nation’s mobile manners as less than good, with talking loudly on phones in public being the top pet peeve (73%), closely followed by annoying ringtones (54%) and even texting whilst on a date (33%).

We would rather be subjected to a nose picker than someone using their mobile and only smoking and swearing were deemed as less appropriate for public situations. However, despite over half of Brits claiming they find texting/typing whilst in the company of others to be extremely irritating, over a third (37%) admit they have done it and 29% admit to losing awareness of their surroundings whilst texting. 14% even admit to having text whilst driving a car even though 71% stated this as one of their top pet peeves outside of the obvious safety concerns.