• Tokyo’s Seibu department store is hosting Dododo Land — a mini-museum dedicated entirely to the art of being annoyed (“dododo” is the kanji for anger written three times). One section features “Inexcusable Smartphones,” a gallery of texting behaviors so universally irritating they deserve to be framed. From SoraNews24,

    From there, she headed over to the Ussa section. First up was a display of Inexcusable Smartphones, featuring irritating behaviors that appear via texting.

    Left 6:54 p.m. A: “I’m at the convenience store. Do you want anything?” 6:57 p.m. B: “Nope, not especially.” 6:58 p.m. A: “OK.” 7:23 p.m. B: “Sorry, you aren’t still there, are you?”

    Center 8:14 a.m. A: “Are you awake?” 8:16 a.m. A: “The train leaves Shinagawa at 9:30, so let’s meet at the gate at 9:15!” 8:41 a.m. A: “Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!” 8:42 a.m. A: “You still asleep?” 8:45 a.m. A: Call Not Answered 8:58 a.m. A: Call Not Answered 9:10 a.m. A: Call Not Answered 9:13 a.m. B: “I’ll be at the gate soon.”

    Inexcusable Smartphones exhibit at Dododo Land Source: SoraNews24

    7:32 p.m. A: “So, where are we going to meet tomorrow?” 7:34 p.m. B: “Oh my god! I just saw YU-TA! [a famous idol]” 7:37 p.m. C: “Wha? Where?!” 7:46 p.m. D: “That’s nuts!”

    Group chat ignoring question at Dododo Land exhibit Source: SoraNews24

    The fact that these texting sins are universal enough to be museum exhibits in Japan confirms what we all suspected — being left on read transcends language and culture.