Phone Etiquette In The 21st Century

They can not even be old enough to have had this in school. I remember my elementary school teachers in the first and second grade classroom telephone etiquette. That's right, how to properly act on the phone.

Do you even remember the correct way to answer the phone? I had to think back waaaaaay. Somewhere behind the cobwebs in my head was the old right method. I admit that I do not use it, but the principles are sound. I remember over the years, growingup, then call someone and say, as the first: "Who is that?"

I always thought, "Duh, you called me what you think is it?"

In some ways they were not entirely wrong. In other words, they were all wrong. I love stuff like this. When you answer the phone, the "proper" etiquette was saying: "Johnson Residence, which is Bob. Who is calling?" See why I said they were not all wrong? When the phone is answered correctly, they had not asked. However, the "right"Etiquette is when you call, identify yourself, and the nature of your call, and ask who you think to call.

So go where etiquette? I'm not sure, but I'm not so sure the proper etiquette is the right thing to do. My thoughts behind this is security. I am perhaps a little paranoid than most, but that's why it might not properly identify themselves immediately when people call. Perhaps the fish are is to see who's there? The reason why we often do not identify themselves, isTechnology. Yes, good old caller ID. Often when people call me, I say, "Hey Mark, how are you?" The point is, common courtesy are still practiced.

My question is, in this age of caller ID, it is not polite to identify yourself when you call it. I have missed calls on my phone and I have no idea who they are if they a number of cells. I know you do not have the opportunity to identify themselves on mobile phones, so if you are not in their cell phones alreadyReceiver has no idea of their number.

Reverse phone lookup services for help. Reverse phone lookups such as Reverse Phone Detective or Reverse Mobile, you can do more with the registered user of the phone, name, address, and sometimes a little bit. There is a small fee, but worth it in my opinion.