Communication is a large part of our needs as humans. Since the telephone, and better yet, the cell phone became a part of daily society, communication has generally increased between people. However, some people don't like spending excess amounts of time chatting on the phone. Is it because they do not feel the personal connection of seeing the person on the other end? or maybe people are too busy these days to have extensive phone conversations. I sometimes find it annoying when people are in a constant rush to get off the phone, even for no reason other than to be off the phone.
I know for me, i love to talk on the phone and stay connected to friends and family that i do not have the time to see physically everyday. I enjoy catching up on daily events and personal feelings with others via telephone. Emails are good, but much of the communication is lost because voice tone and instant back and forth conversations do not exist.
I think it is important to stay connected to important people in our lives.
are you a phone person?
or are you not a phone person?
ask yourself why you would be one over the other.
Is this even a topic of discussion??
I'm not too sure.
Phones are apart of most people's daily life. Maybe they just don't think about phone conversations in this way.
But, it is important to know what kind of phone person you are and possibly that of others in your social network.
I have friends that are not phone people, and i know this, so i do not get offended when i'm pressured off the phone.
And i also have friends that enjoy talking for long periods, or multiple times throughout the day with me as much as i enjoy it with them. :-)
I always considered myself not a phone person, but I now spend so much time on the computer talking to my mother and other people (even for my job) that I definitely can not say that anymore.
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LizzieD
I myself am a phone person to an extent. I can talk for hours on the phone with my boyfriend and a few of my friends but other people I can't do that. Someone I knows just calls because they have nothing better to do and then they have nothing to talk about. This annoys me because if someone is going to call they should have at least something to talk about!
I often am uncomfortable speaking on the phone. I would much rather speak to an individual in person. However, I understand that speaking in person is not always an option. Since I have gone away to college, I have went from using my cell phone once a week to spending hours on it each day.
I've developed out of being a phone person, I suppose.
I used to have huge issues with eye contact and personal interaction, so I would use the phone as my main manner of communication. As I got older, however, I found the opposite to be true. I don't necessarily have a problem with the telephone (I'm a receptionist on the weekends, so I kinda can't) but I would prefer to be near the person I'm talking to.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/hugogirl46
I hate phones. They're annoying. They make noise, they ring, and people get frustrated when you don't drop what you're doing and answer it. I don't like the idea of running to the phone, only to hear someone on the other end telling me that they just saw a pumpkin shaped like a heart. Big friggin deal. It's become too convenient to share worthless information, and I dont like it. I get sick of my coworkers griping about me not answering my phone. I answer it when I'm available, period. I am not available while spending time with my family. I am not going to end a fun day to come to work and sort out some stupid problem that resulted from lack of thought, therefore I don't answer the phone. Everyone seems to have a problem with this, but they also have a problem with hearing that someone doesn't want to talk.
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http://www.progressiveu.org/020528-f-religion
I am definatly not a phone person. It jus feels akward to me when I have run out of things to say. I would much rather im someone or email. I guess I am not very sociable, but I hate when people call and say well i dont know anything to talk about, i was just calling to say hey. Yes, if there is a meaningfull conversation to be had, sure i will talk on the phone but i am more of a texter. What can I say, i'm a product of my enviroment.