okay I understand if i picked up the phone while talking to a FRIEND..(who understands ) but if it is just an acquaintance or someone you dont really know it is soo rude!! anyone ever experience this?!!?
2007-02-02 05:10:08 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It depends on the situation, and thank GOODNESS for caller ID. As a general rule, the person you are dealing with face-to-face should be your number one priority, and phone calls can wait.
However, things happen. If it's an emergency, and you are expecting a call, I don't see anything wrong with excusing yourself and saying something like "please excuse me. I've been expecting this call and it's really important," and then keeping the call as brief as possible. If you're going to be detained longer than a minute (literally), you should tell the caller, "can you hold on for just a minute?" and turn back to the person you're talking to, apologize, explain that it's an emergency situation, you'll just be another minute or two and do they mind waiting, or would they rather you catch up with them when you're done?
Other than that, to just take a call from a friend who wants to gossip, it's just plain rude. That's what voicemail is for. I tend to just silence my ringer and let the voicemail get it.
2007-02-02 05:43:49 · answer #1 · answered by sylvia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on the situation. if they are expecting an important call and let you know they need to take that call then they are being polite in letting you know they expected and needed the interuption.
If they are in the middle or worse you are in the middle of talking and suddently they say hi and start talking on the phone with out so much as acknowledging they were talking to you first it is very rude, and lacks common courtesy showing poor manners.
With cell phones being what they are people are constantly taking calls and ignoring the person right in front of them.
In the home when I was growing up no answering machines etc, we did answer the phone when we had company, but we would politely let the person on the phone know we had company and were not available to talk at that time. of course if the call was an emergency that would be different.
Unfortunately common courtesy and basic polite manners are no longer taught or important the world is in such a rush they forget little things. Such as you are entering a buidling and someone is right behind you and you slam the door you can hold it open and stand at an angle that they get the door themselves without even preceeding you, yet people don't even do that.
Or someone is rushing to the elevator you see them coming there is a door open button on the elevator that 20 seconds to allow them to get on is not going to harm anyone, yet people won't do it.
Common courtesy costs nothing, and can gain so much, whether the small gesture causes an annoyed angry person to have a brighter day or deflates their anger, or it can show a friend or even an acquantainces that you have consideration for them as a person. Which can brighten that person's day. Often without either person realizing that the small gesture of common courtesy had positive results.
2007-02-02 05:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by nowment 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unless someone might be hurt, check your voicemail and call them back people! and if it might be something life threatening or otherwise officially serious, ask for your friend's permission BEFORE picking up the phone, not with your hand on the talk button, not while bringing it up to your ear. It's so rude. Your social life is just not that important. It wasn't 8 years ago before you had a cell phone, and it ain't now. And anyway, not always picking up your cell phone tells your friends and the other people calling you that you have a life.
2007-02-02 05:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by imnotachickenyoureaturkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do find it rude. However, depending on the urgency of the call. A nice way is to at least ask to be excused to pick up the phone. That's only decent to do so.
2007-02-02 05:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by Doida 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its a business call its OK. If its not then i usually just pick up the phone and tell them I'll call them back later. I don't think its rude when someone does it to me.
2007-02-02 05:13:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...That's what call waiting is for,and if you are just talking to a friend,not on the phone,not it is not rude,it is her phone. It would be rude of you to suggest that she should ignore her own personal phone calls.
2007-02-02 05:13:16 · answer #6 · answered by Dfirefox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For all you people saying rude... think of this. Supposing it was the guy's Granmother that had fallen down the stairs... Get a grip!
Ok its rude if they answer and start talking about Gray's Anatomy for 30 minutes
2007-02-02 05:20:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is an absolutely IMPORTANT phone call it's understandable.
but even a friend if I'm talking to some one, it's rude to cut me off. I wouldn't do that to anyone else.
Well if I'm looking for an excuse to walk away and stop talking it's an airtight alibi
2007-02-02 05:15:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rude!
2007-02-02 05:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by W. Coastal Eddie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh my gosh can't stand that! I dont care if they are my friend are not. If you are talking to someone and you get a phone call or a text message....they invented the "ignore" button on plones for a reason people
2007-02-02 05:15:35 · answer #10 · answered by backtothedisaster08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋