In the era of cell phones, I’ve pretty much given up on what I used to consider basic phone etiquette. That is, whenever you call someone, they’re supposed to say, “Hello,” and then you’re supposed to say, “Hi, this is Frank,” and then they’re supposed to say, “Oh, hi Frank, it’s Ed,” and then you take it from there. Now everybody’s got their own phone and everybody already knows who’s calling before they answer the call, so everybody skips all that “Hi, this is Frank” stuff and just starts with “Hey, what’s up.”
In the era of cell phones, I’ve pretty much given up on what I used to consider basic phone etiquette. That is, whenever you call someone, they’re supposed to say, “Hello,” and then you’re supposed to say, “Hi, this is Frank,” and then they’re supposed to say, “Oh, hi Frank, it’s Ed,” and then you take it from there. Now everybody’s got their own phone and everybody already knows who’s calling before they answer the call, so everybody skips all that “Hi, this is Frank” stuff and just starts with “Hey, what’s up.”
I prefer the old days.
Don’t mind him, he’s a Luddite.
I still like him though, and I write him long love letters with a fountain pen and send them to him in the mail.