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1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not?
My line about phones is "No one ever calls you up to do you a favor." In general, I dislike talking on the phone. If it's a friend, I'm happy to take the call, and then I'm prone to getting impatient when the person on the other end can't spit out what he wants to say and hang up. I am not chatty on phones.
2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
A wrong number. He asked me if I could speak Korean. I'll note here that his English was way better than my Korean.
3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
One phone NUMBER, but gosh, how many actual handsets? (mentally counting...) I think eight. I also have a cellphone, as does Rob; both are currently at home, so perhaps they count. :-)
This number is low. We used to have many more: a phone number for the ISDN line (no handsets there though), a pager apiece, a fax line, a housemate who had his own land line and a cellphone and two or maybe three pagers...
4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
Not since we signed on to Privacy Guard. No telemarketers! 8-) In the past, when someone has displayed extreme bad manners (eg refusing to identify self but demanding information from me) I get Very Very Patient (my danger signal) and then explain in words of one syllable why I am now ending this conversation.
5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them an e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
Usually e-mail. A telephone call is by nature an interruption; I find no reason to derail what someone else is doing unless my communication is somewhat urgent and/or short. A telephone conversation also lends itself to requiring immediate answers to things, which can be difficult for me to handle well. E-mail can be read at the other person's leisure and it can be composed and edited with thought. In e-mail I don't forget details nor do I (usually) get pressured into a hasty response.
samhamm1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not?
My line about phones is "No one ever calls you up to do you a favor." In general, I dislike talking on the phone. If it's a friend, I'm happy to take the call, and then I'm prone to getting impatient when the person on the other end can't spit out what he wants to say and hang up. I am not chatty on phones.
2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
A wrong number. He asked me if I could speak Korean. I'll note here that his English was way better than my Korean.
3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
One phone NUMBER, but gosh, how many actual handsets? (mentally counting...) I think eight. I also have a cellphone, as does Rob; both are currently at home, so perhaps they count. :-)
This number is low. We used to have many more: a phone number for the ISDN line (no handsets there though), a pager apiece, a fax line, a housemate who had his own land line and a cellphone and two or maybe three pagers...
4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
Not since we signed on to Privacy Guard. No telemarketers! 8-) In the past, when someone has displayed extreme bad manners (eg refusing to identify self but demanding information from me) I get Very Very Patient (my danger signal) and then explain in words of one syllable why I am now ending this conversation.
5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them an e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
Usually e-mail. A telephone call is by nature an interruption; I find no reason to derail what someone else is doing unless my communication is somewhat urgent and/or short. A telephone conversation also lends itself to requiring immediate answers to things, which can be difficult for me to handle well. E-mail can be read at the other person's leisure and it can be composed and edited with thought. In e-mail I don't forget details nor do I (usually) get pressured into a hasty response.
