Hellos and Goodbyes

Always, I answer the phone call, 'HELLO' When the call has ended I say, 'Bye, I love you!' Hoping for a 'I love you too, Mom.' Other people I say, 'Thanks for calling or it was nice talking with you, I enjoyed it!'

Yep, I say hello and goodbye....unless it’s my brother, then I say, “Yo, Bro!” Or if it’s a telemarketer, then I’ll answer, “FBI Phone Scam Investigation Department.”

Yes, usually...it kind of depends on who I am talking to though.

No younare not. I use to get yelled at by my parents when I was Young’s because I never said hello I think Inalways said yes but always said goodbye. They got me about of that and I started saying hello

I do the same

I say hello and bye.

I say Hello, this is Heather, unless it is someone Really Close then I just say Hello, or What's Up.

That is proper manners . I noticed that about movies/shows too. But I thought maybe they just don't put it in the script because we know it's goodbye . . . trimming that dialogue would put the time to better use. Kinda like how you never see the actors ripping open a wrapped gift (they just open a box lid).

Now let me recall. What do I say at the end of the call? I think it is different with different people. Mostly it will be - it was nice talking to you.

If it is a number that I do not know I hand the phone to my husband to have some fun with. He will tell the person at the other end that he does not speak English do they speak Russian. When they get mad and hang up he just laughs.

Mostly I do but a lot depends on who it is.

I do both otherwise how would anyone know we were done with the call. Seems rude just to hang up

I usually say something like "Talk to you later."

You aren't old school, I also answer the phone with a hello and I always say good bye.

I'm with you. I always say hello and goodbye. However, I have noticed a lot of people don't say goodbye.

I don't always end a call with goodbye, sometimes I end with see ya or later or take care, it depends. I wondered about that too though, why just hang up without an ending.

Most of the time we say hello and goodbye to end the call. If a family member is calling, I answer it with, "Yee?" In a nice way.

I always answer with a hello and I end with a goodbye or a good evening or have a good day.

I do the same thing. Hello and good bye. It's kind of off putting when they just start talking and hang up without a goodbye when they are done.

my father used to answer the phone "Joe's bar and grill." Personally, i still do the greeting (normally this is Scott), and a goodbye (thanks talk to you soon professionally or goodbye personal!)