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Re:I hate telephones by greggman on Sunday November 12, 2017 @01:44AM (#15679971)
through the 80s and 90s I never felt a sense of rudeness to call someone. If they didn't want to be bothered they'd let it go to their answering machine.

it's only since texting became a thing that it started to seem more rude to call but like others have said we just ask "ok to call?"

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Re:I hate telephones by dragonwriter on Sunday November 12, 2017 @02:05AM (#15680020)
Texting to ask if it is okay to call is, IMO, annoying and rude. A phone that can take texts has caller ID and voicemail to near certainty, call me and I'll decide whether or not to accept the call.

Don't make me deal with a content-free exchange to get to the one with content.

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