Friday, February 03, 2012

Phone etiquette

Ring, ring...
'Hello?'
'Yeah.  Is that Allison?'

'Contact Allison on 021-xxx-xxx.'

'I've got to go right now, but can we talk more later?'
'Sure.  I'll ring you tomorrow, OK?'
 

3 comments:

Auntie Dianne said...

So polite and proper! Does your little phone answerer take messages too?

Mom said...

In Mexico, you answer the phone by saying either "bueno" (good) or "digame/hableme" (speak to me, talk to me). It is very interesting to see different phone etiquette. Kiwis demonstrate a practical, direct approach that is quite informal and gets right to the point!

Auntie Kathie said...

One ring dingy, two ringy dingys...