Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it's been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A lot of people have asked me to do answer phone messages for them.
I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'
The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
We are rather in the position that used to exist at the BBC, where you feel that you can pick up the phone to people who are experts in their field and they will be very favourably disposed to you and share their knowledge.
I hate the amount of communication, the obligation that you have just by owning a phone.
I'm rarely in a position where I can actually answer my phone without being rude to someone else. Sometimes I look back and realize it's been weeks since I've actually been alone. With texting, I can at least get a sense of what's going on without interrupting what I'm doing.
I never was for telephones. Just don't like them, that's all. Anybody wants to talk to you, they can come to see you.
Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don't want to talk to somebody, it's like screening your calls. To me, it's a way of communication, but not one that I favor.
A lot of people don't know how to talk on the phone anymore.
To me, emails are a little bit frustrating. I think that the telephone is much preferred because you get the sound of the voice and the interest and everything else you can't see in an email.
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