On being anti-SMS lingo

One of the classic pieces of interaction on the Indian campus takes place between the mostly-Hindi speaker (rather pejoratively known as the 'Hindi Type' or HT, for short), and the mainly-English speaker (equally pejoratively known as the 'English/Inglis' type; ET for short). HT sees no reason to speak in anything other than Hindi unless he has to; it is also his way of cocking a snook at the uppity ET. ET, for his part, is in all probability a Tam, Bong or Mallu who did his schooling in a 'speak only English within the premises of this institution' kind of place and does not feel any need to change now, and refuses to be apologetic for his appalling Hindi. They have this special means of communication where one speaks in Hindi, the other in English and somehow the messages get through. While each of them feels this mild contempt for the other for not speaking in his preferred tongue, there is a grudging acknowledgment that he wishes he could speak the other's language better.

This is just a random thought, but an online conversation between an SMS lingo person (SL) and a complete sentences person (CS) is along very similar lines. Both parties refuse to take a backward step when it comes to their preferred medium of communication while looking down on the other, but at the same they have to admit that the other's is a legitimate means of communication. When the chat is going on, SL is probably wondering why CS is spending so much effort in getting his grammar and spellings right. He decides to ignore the hint and stick to his guns, thinking to himself, "wat 2 do, v r lik dis only". Since I've been mostly on the other side of the fence, I can better predict CS's attitude at the time. CS is likely to be one of the following:

1. The tragically unhip: People who at one point dabbled in slang and SMS lingo in order to fit in, fell flat on their faces and decided the wisest recourse was to avoid it altogether.

2. The activists: People who dare to be different from the word go, and are particularly proud over their mastery of the English language. They derive mileage out of smallest of causes. Likely moderators of the "Say no to SMS lingo" community on Orkut. The archetypal guy probably heads the debate team (and lets the whole world know), while the girl has to carry her copy of "To Kill a Mockingbird" wherever she goes.

3. The evolved CS: Just out of college, this person has decided that ranting is so second-year-undergrad, and adopts the "to each his own" stance. While extremely pleased about his world-view, he still has a slightly condescending attitude towards the SL's, despite the fact that a few years ago, he was one of them.

And which one do I come under? I dunno (dammit!).