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LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
edited January 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
Does anyone else hate talking on the phone?


I just practically had a panic attack while leaving a message with this girl I'm seeing. WTF?.. And not just women.. Friends, family, hell I always panic a little before I call my dad.


It's like I feel like I'm about to interrupt something.. And then when talking to someone, there's always that lack of reading the persons physical expressions, pauses in speech become awkward, so on.

I always feel more comfortable getting to the point through a text, or communicating in person. And even a little better when I'm the person being called. I always feel like I'm infringing on something when I call someone.


Am I alone in this, or a weirdo. :lol:
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  • Pearl DrummerPearl Drummer Posts: 4,627
    Your not alone.. you and my girlfriend are in the same boat. she always hates the call me because she feels so awkward shell text me and ask me to please call her because he HATES calling people.
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  • LoulouLoulou Posts: 6,247
    Nope, your not alone. I hate my phone. I hate making calls and recieving them and I hate my mobile. I only have it for safety reasons. I would go without one quite happily for the rest of my life! :D
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Kids today...can't even talk to each other anymore

    :roll: ;)
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    :lol:
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    edited January 2011
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Kids today...can't even talk to each other anymore

    :roll: ;)
    I'm 32.. And prefer communication in person. I have no problem sticking my tongue down this girls throat, but god forbid I interrupt her with a phone call. :lol:

    I guess my Dad is the same way. Quick awkward phone conversations, but the he wonders why I never call him. :lol:

    You know, people were saying the same thing when phones were invented. ;)
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    i sure used to be, my job has forced me too deal with it, not so bad anymore.

    my home answer machine is my wife saying "We are home, but we are not picking up the phone".

    my wife has a cell phone for emergencies, i dont have one.

    this is WHY email has been invented
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Kids today...can't even talk to each other anymore

    :roll: ;)


    i ain't no kid and i've always hated talking on the phone



    then again i don't like talking to people in person either


    :P
  • LoulouLoulou Posts: 6,247
    And I'm 28....but can you call me a kid again, aaaaaahhh makes me feel young again....
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Pearl Drummer wrote:
    Your not alone.. you and my girlfriend are in the same boat. she always hates the call me because she feels so awkward shell text me and ask me to please call her because he HATES calling people.
    I've noticed this girl only texts me too. The only reason I felt obligated to call her is because we haven't spoken verbally since Sunday.


    I have issues. 8-)
  • LoulouLoulou Posts: 6,247
    Maybe she's just shy. It's a whole lot easier to text words than to have to say them out loud. I hate text too though! :lol: Jeeez what a little hermit I've become!
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Kids today...can't even talk to each other anymore

    :roll: ;)
    I'm 32.. And prefer communication in person.

    You know, people were saying the same thing when phones were invented. ;)

    Thats odd...usually people are more comfortable on the phone

    I usually vomit like that kid on South Park when face-to-face
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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I used to not mind the phone, and then I worked at a telemarketing place for one night :evil:. Then I worked for a cell phone company, and took a medical leave of absence for 2 months, came back and then they put me on the phones...call center work (people called me) :twisted: . I had panic attacks every day...freaking stupid phones.....apparently people like talking to me on the phone...I have a 'phone voice'... :?

    I *love* texting lovelovelove it! and I never answer my phone...unless it's someone I know...then I think about answering it for like 3 rings.... :lol::lol::lol:
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Loulou wrote:
    Maybe she's just shy. It's a whole lot easier to text words than to have to say them out loud. I hate text too though! :lol: Jeeez what a little hermit I've become!


    Yes, texting feels cheap, lazy.. I guess a phone call is just a more caring long text, but yeah, if my fingers were fast enough, I think I would only text people.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    edited January 2011
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Kids today...can't even talk to each other anymore

    :roll: ;)
    I'm 32.. And prefer communication in person.

    You know, people were saying the same thing when phones were invented. ;)

    Thats odd...usually people are more comfortable on the phone

    I usually vomit like that kid on South Park when face-to-face

    Like the tone in somebodies voice, facial expression and body language can be equally or even more telling. How do you know somebody isn't making disgusted faces, taking a crap, or masturbating while you're talking to them. :lol:

    I feel much more comfortable when I can read body language. Other than that, I'd rather get to the point with a text.
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    Id much rather talk vs text. Texting is too damn slow
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Like the tone in somebodies voice, facial expression and body language can be equally or even more telling. How do you know somebody isn't making disgusted faces, taking a crap, or masturbating while you're talking to them. :lol:

    I feel much more comfortable when I can read body language. Other than that, I'd rather get the the point with a text.


    yep...call me paranoid but i want to see the person i'm talking to...unless it's my family, old friends


    as for texting, short convos are fine but i won't do full conversations...at that point it's either email or the phone
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    81 wrote:
    Id much rather talk vs text. Texting is too damn slow
    Thats my only problem with texting. Once I've established we are both trying to get off a lot of information at the same time, I usually get frustrated with the person and just call them.
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,613
    BinauralJam wrote:
    i sure used to be, my job has forced me too deal with it, not so bad anymore.

    my home answer machine is my wife saying "We are home, but we are not picking up the phone".

    my wife has a cell phone for emergencies, i dont have one.

    this is WHY email has been invented


    EMAIL?

    who uses email other than for work anymore?!?! :lol::lol::lol:
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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    me too
    i kinda feel like...well, maybe they're busy
    or maybe they don't wanna talk right now
    or maybe they haven't called cuz i have nothing interesting to say
    although no ones ever accused me of having nothing to say
    but its awkward
    its not like i've been invited over or anything
    its like i'm rudely barging in via the phone
    most of the time i hope they don't answer
    and then they'll see me on the caller id and call me back hen they feel like it
    which is what they'll have to do because i feel funny about answering machines too

    wow! reading back over that...i'm willing to bet that you don't feel quite the odd one now, do you? hehehee
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    The Juggler wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    i sure used to be, my job has forced me too deal with it, not so bad anymore.

    my home answer machine is my wife saying "We are home, but we are not picking up the phone".

    my wife has a cell phone for emergencies, i dont have one.

    this is WHY email has been invented


    EMAIL?

    who uses email other than for work anymore?!?! :lol::lol::lol:
    ah everybody
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    BinauralJam wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    i sure used to be, my job has forced me too deal with it, not so bad anymore.

    my home answer machine is my wife saying "We are home, but we are not picking up the phone".

    my wife has a cell phone for emergencies, i dont have one.

    this is WHY email has been invented


    EMAIL?

    who uses email other than for work anymore?!?! :lol::lol::lol:
    ah everybody
    I only use email for work.. My grandma loves it though.


    Really, texting and social networking have made email obsolete these days.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,468
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Does anyone else hate talking on the phone?


    I just practically had a panic attack while leaving a message with this girl I'm seeing. WTF?.. And not just women.. Friends, family, hell I always panic a little before I call my dad.


    It's like I feel like I'm about to interrupt something.. And then when talking to someone, there's always that lack of reading the persons physical expressions, pauses in speech become awkward, so on.

    I always feel more comfortable getting to the point through a text, or communicating in person. And even a little better when I'm the person being called. I always feel like I'm infringing on something when I call someone.


    Am I alone in this, or a weirdo. :lol:
    Your a fucking weirdo........
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    i wake up to like 40 a day, it's a chore for me at this point.

    although i'm not on facebook, this, espn, google news are about it for me. well youtube.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Does anyone else hate talking on the phone?


    I just practically had a panic attack while leaving a message with this girl I'm seeing. WTF?.. And not just women.. Friends, family, hell I always panic a little before I call my dad.


    It's like I feel like I'm about to interrupt something.. And then when talking to someone, there's always that lack of reading the persons physical expressions, pauses in speech become awkward, so on.

    I always feel more comfortable getting to the point through a text, or communicating in person. And even a little better when I'm the person being called. I always feel like I'm infringing on something when I call someone.


    Am I alone in this, or a weirdo. :lol:
    Your a fucking weirdo........
    so i guess I should address the source of the problem. 8-)
  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    BinauralJam wrote:
    i wake up to like 40 a day, it's a chore for me at this point.

    although i'm not on facebook, this, espn, google news are about it for me. well youtube.


    40 emails....fuck that....


    i unsubscribed from all the crap that i had signed up for over the years. i only get a few things now.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Does anyone else hate talking on the phone?


    I just practically had a panic attack while leaving a message with this girl I'm seeing. WTF?.. And not just women.. Friends, family, hell I always panic a little before I call my dad.


    It's like I feel like I'm about to interrupt something.. And then when talking to someone, there's always that lack of reading the persons physical expressions, pauses in speech become awkward, so on.

    I always feel more comfortable getting to the point through a text, or communicating in person. And even a little better when I'm the person being called. I always feel like I'm infringing on something when I call someone.


    Am I alone in this, or a weirdo. :lol:
    Your a fucking weirdo........
    so i guess I should address the source of the problem. 8-)

    :lol::lol:
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,613
    BinauralJam wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    i sure used to be, my job has forced me too deal with it, not so bad anymore.

    my home answer machine is my wife saying "We are home, but we are not picking up the phone".

    my wife has a cell phone for emergencies, i dont have one.

    this is WHY email has been invented


    EMAIL?

    who uses email other than for work anymore?!?! :lol::lol::lol:
    ah everybody
    :lol:

    i'm halfway kidding. i guess only if you need to reach a bunch of people, email works. i obviously have email on my blackberry but i barely read them. texting seems to be more convenient for people. it's more immediate.


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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    The Juggler wrote:
    http://www.pcmech.com/article/long-form ... -existed/#


    so i get a text telling me i have a 1K message and i need to go to a website to get it......pass

    my email goes to my phone already. why would i want add additional steps

    and on top of that, i already get 1K messages, they just come across the wire in 2 or 3 chunks
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  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    you need help likeanocean :)

    i'm saying that lovingly b/c I care.
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  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Pearl Drummer wrote:
    Your not alone.. you and my girlfriend are in the same boat. she always hates the call me because she feels so awkward shell text me and ask me to please call her because he HATES calling people.
    I've noticed this girl only texts me too. The only reason I felt obligated to call her is because we haven't spoken verbally since Sunday.


    I have issues. 8-)

    since sunday? what kind of love life is that, texting you? if I lived in chicago, i'd be your detective, she needs to be checked up on.
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