I have noticed when I call some of my old friends they always end the conversation with, "thank you for the call." Truth is, my "old" friends that I’ve had for years, have gotten old. They don’t get a lot of phone calls I suppose.
People don’t call people much anymore. They just send an email joke or a text message or they do nothing to keep in touch. As evidenced by the decline in letters delivered by the Post Office, communication has changed. No one seems to have time to talk.
There was a time when "folks" sat on the porch and talked. It took time, but the end result was that all parties seemed to be a little happier and felt they had not wasted time.
Humans are social animals. They have an internal need to interact with others. But, the evolution of time constraints has slowly but surely changed all that. Young people think a ‘tweet’ is enough. Sure it takes only seconds to read one, not only because of the number of character limits, but what they have to say doesn’t often justify anymore time. Is this communication? Yes. Is it conversation? No.
I try to keep in touch with my friends by phone as often as I can. After the invention of caller ID, I discovered they often are not at home when I call. Maybe they are busy tweeting or texting.
Maybe I should adopt the courtesy of saying, "thank you for your call." Problem is the only calls I get are from politicians and someone trying to sell me something.
It just doesn’t seem right to yell at them and tell them not to call me again, and end with "thank you for your call."
PMO
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