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I'm in my late 30's and if it was possible I would block all incoming calls, except those from a whitelist. Never seen it prescribed to manners if someone picks up a phone or not. Is that a US thing?
I'm in my late 30's and if it was possible I would block all incoming calls, except those from a whitelist. Never seen it prescribed to manners if someone picks up a phone or not. Is that a US thing?
Just because someone calls me, doesn’t mean I’m obligated to answer it.
I agree with the argument presented here that one can communicate more effectively by intentionally not making oneself available right away and allowing oneself to be silent first. I totally relate to this in cases where e.g. a friend is asking for advice. However I feel that this is used mostly as an excuse to avoid communication. I don’t think there is a non-negligible proportion of teenagers that really think to themselves “hmm this matter calls for some contemplation, I should answer later”, rather “I really don’t want to deal with this right now”. I also feel that, similarly, what I see in the comments here is less “I don’t answer calls so that I communicate more effectively”, rather “I don’t answer because I don’t want to be bothered with real human interaction”, and I think that’s just sad. How can someone take such pride in intentionally isolating and disconnecting himself?
I'm in my late 30's and if it was possible I would block all incoming calls, except those from a whitelist. Never seen it prescribed to manners if someone picks up a phone or not. Is that a US thing?
I would see it analogous to someone in real-life saying hi and the other person ignoring them. Is that rude? Depends on your relationship with the person. A salesman? No. Someone you're really close to? Maybe; depends on your relationship with them. Boss? Likely.
It also depends on whether you call back, in case you were driving or something.
> "When I see 'Dad mobile' pop up on my screen, I will let it ring. I don't have the energy to answer a barrage of questions. I'd rather just text him after he hangs up," says 16-year-old Mehdi.
If they didn't text back, I might see it as reasonable grounds for some type of punishment, depending on a number of factors (time of day, where they're supposed to be, how they've been behaving lately, etc.).
Another comment talked about not being obligated to answer, but towards one's parent when they're a teen? This is one of those relationships where they would have an obligation to answer.
If it's a routine call from a service provider or what have you I'll also let it ring but this from the article is crazy to me: "When I see 'Dad mobile' pop up on my screen, I will let it ring. I don't have the energy to answer a barrage of questions. I'd rather just text him after he hangs up," says 16-year-old Mehdi. I'm twice that old and I'm not letting my parents or family hang if they call. What if they're in t…