I don't like people call us so early

@youless (112123)
Guangzhou, China
July 5, 2008 3:35am CST
This morning our phone rang, I picked it up immediately and then I found out the time was just 6:41am. It's a call from my mom's friend. I think her friend was very inconsiderate to call so early for nothing special. I know elders may wake up early most of the time, but anyway they can make a call a little later. It's very bothering to be woken up so early.
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@ynigz1 (472)
• China
6 Jul 08
yeah, it's really bothered us for the calling come very late or early. So I just ture off my mobile phone. As my telephone, now there is little people know the number so I think don't have people will call very late. When my telephone number is openly to every one, I think I may will pull the line out, and the phone will not ring in the night. I think there is no so urgent thing for me need to cope with for so late and early. Why don't you try this? To have a good sleep, and wake up when you want to .
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
But sometimes if there is something emergent, I don't want to miss it.
@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
5 Jul 08
Agree, youless. I do like to pick a phone call early in the morning. i use to let the phone ring or minimize the volume so that it won't bother me to go sleep again. No mater how urgent, it have to wait until i waking up.(i need my beauty sleep.LOLand dreams, its the only things in this world that free.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Jul 08
Minimizing the volume is a good idea. But I have to pick up the phone even if it's so early, otherwise its rings will wake up all of us.
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
5 Jul 08
I guess you are not alone in feeling like that. And I am sure the party calling did not realized that he/she did that. I mean, you already mentioned, they are old people. They wake up early by default. So it never occur to them that you are still sleeping even though they have been awake for the past few hours. Be a little patient with them. They are old people who were young once. We too will grow old someday. So what goes around, comes around.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
10 Jul 08
Thanks for the best reply. Like I said, we will grow old one day. Just bear with it loh. If it is not happening often, then let it go. Else, raise your concern politely and let the person know so that she will take note not to call so early the next time!
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Jul 08
I know it, and besides she is my mom's friend. So I didn't show any complain to it...
@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Aug 08
Hello! Wow, 6:40 am in the morning is way too early for somebody to be calling. My mother always said that I should not be calling people too early nor too late. I should not call anybody before 10 am, because we never know how much does people like to sleep... And I should never call somebody after 8 pm. That's the time we follow, this way we will bother nobody while making our calls. Anyway, it's a bit of useless, since I almost never calls somebody. Respectfully, Munhozmib.
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 Aug 08
Yeah, thanks for that!
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Aug 08
You have a very thoughtful mom
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• Indonesia
6 Jul 08
Me too.. Not only an early morning call buat also a late night phones.. In my country most of cellular phone provider have very cheap call rate or even free start from 11 pm till early morning, so sometimes my friends call me at night just to chat, eventhough they are understand when I said I need to sleep, still their phone call makes me wake up and it is sometimes hard to go back to sleep again.. Hhhh.. the problem is, sometimes when I had a sleeping problem I just entertain their phone call. I want to turn off my mobile phone but I can't because I have no landline and I dont want to miss in case there is an emergency call.. This has been a dilema for me..
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
And this is why I never turn off my cellphone and landline.
• Indonesia
3 Aug 08
Hi Beeper,I guess you have not read my response in full. Because I did explain that I cant turn off the phone because I have no landline and I dont want to miss any emergency call... Anyway thanks for your comment.. Happy Mylotting!
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• Philippines
2 Aug 08
hi afternoontea Why not close or make it silence ur cell phone after 11pm if u dnt like to be disturbed at sleep simple dat?
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
Hi youless! I do agree with you that it is kinda inconsiderate for people to be calling up so very early and so very late at night too, when it is not of real importance. I do receive calls like that often but if it is my father who is calling, whether it is important or not, it will be alright and will just be happy to talk to him even if I am very sleepy. Take care and God bless!
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Jul 08
Family members can be the exceptions.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
20 Jul 08
I agree!
@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Jul 08
I to hate being disturbed by the phone at the late hours and early in the morning. I think that this shows the utter disregard on the convenience of us by the callers.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
Thanks for your reply.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
7 Jul 08
Really youless, I do dislike to be awoken early in the morning. I usually go to bed late in the night and I enjoy sleeping especially the time early in the morning. It’s really annoying plus irritating if someone should disturb my sweet dream just for a little trifle. Yeah, this sort of phone calls and visitors at the door way early in the morning, just for their convenient to deal with something which is considered to be not important are really inconsiderate. I wonder whether these people understand that not everyone would wake up early in the morning. Hehehe...luckily that all my siblings, relatives and close friends aware of this and never awake me early in the morning unless they need help urgently. Anyway if anyone come for important or urgent matter, of course I am willing to help him even in the early morning while I need sleep deadly at that moment. posting and take care.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
But my mom's friends seem not to understand it. That's very bothering.
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@4mymak (1793)
• Malaysia
8 Jul 08
agreed. i also dont like calling us so late at night... we always prepare ourselves for 'emergency calls' whenever we get calls at 'odd-hours' like that...
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Jul 08
You are right.
@moondan (712)
• China
2 Sep 08
I think it is not polite to call people so early and wake person up.I do really be angry when some person wake my up,when i sleep deeply.Sometimes,i will not to answer the call,if she/he has some important thing,they will call my mobilephone.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Sep 08
Since she is my mother's friend, so I was unable to complain about anything...
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
5 Aug 08
That was way to early. If I know the person will be awake, I will call. This morning my friend knew I'd be awake and called about 7:30 on his way to work. On weekends I wait til 10AM.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Aug 08
Thanks for your response.
• China
7 Jul 08
You have too many friends in wide age arrange.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
That's not my friend. She is just my mom's friend.
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
7 Jul 08
yah it will bothered for non sense but i will consider if the call is emergency and really need an urgent response too.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
Thanks for your reply.
• India
5 Aug 08
Well , what i do is pick my cell even in da wee hours or in the night but if its just a chat i tell them im in my sleep and i immediately sleep again ... for that i keep da cell close 2 my bed ... I think this works well 4 me cos my frnds also r vry understanding n polite.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Aug 08
Thanks for your response.
• India
6 Jul 08
It is a long time since i responded to your topic.. Last time i responded your post was about more or less a same topic.. "When do you think it's too late to call others?" in the lead http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1490200.aspx where i did say.. i don't like calling people after 10.30 Pm and similarly making too early calls before 7.00 AM.. So,with a prediction that you are going to start this topic.. at a later date. i have responded to it earlier itself.. What a clairvoyance i have..hahaha..
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
But in fact 7am is still a little bit early to make a call here.
@rosema (1145)
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
Hi youless, I hate people who call very early, they dont think that they disturb us. I am really angry when someone call me that early because I am still in the middle of sleeping. thanks and have a nice day.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
Thanks for your reply.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
7 Jul 08
Yes, it is to me, it is very rude! Especially if it is not an emergency of some sort! My mother-in-law used to do this, last year.. She would call 7 in the morning.. And it would be non-stop.. She was looking to talk to her son.. I did not answer my phone sometimes.. That was too early in the morning to be calling.. I know that my sister calls me from time to time around 2 in the morning on her job. She works a 12 hour shift... Most of the time, I am asleep, and I don't want to talk all of the time. When it gets like this with early or late phone calls, I just won't answer my phone.. I will let my voice mail pick up instead.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
That's very inconsiderate to call in so early or late time.
@mscott (1923)
• United States
7 Jul 08
I don't like people to call early either. From my experiences I have never received a phone call in the morning that is good news. Either someone is sick, hurt, can't do something or whatever, but it is always bad news. I don't need to be up that early and I sure don't need to start my day off hearing bad news.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
This is why we are afraid to pick up the phone so early or so late.
@icelus (20)
• China
6 Jul 08
yeah, i don't like that too, makes me think something happened, emergency. in your condition, if the call is not importent and you still boring this, i think you should gonna talk with your mom, then let she tells her friends the situation, it will be all right unless all of your mom's friends are morning caller~
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
Sometimes the elders are like children. Last night I got two calls to my mom but at that time my mom already slept so I left message for her. One is to ask her to come downstair at 8:45am this morning. And another call which was very late and then tell her the plan was canceled.
@qhwater (392)
• China
6 Jul 08
i also do not like people to call us early in the morning. especially when i am enjoying a dream, my mood will become very bad after hearing the ring. that is why i always close the telephone and cell phone at night. once i even received a call in midnight without words in the line, it was so scaring!
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jul 08
But I can't turn off the phones because I am afraid it's something emergent.