Why dont Americans end telephone conversations properly? - GoFuckYourself.com

Damian_Maxcash · 11-08-2005, 07:45 AM

Every time I phone the US I feel like Ive been hung up on.

You finish the business with the person on the other end and then you just put the phone down - its strange, it feels incomplete.

Over here we have this whole procedure when ending a call. Some Australians do it as well.

Moan over

BRISK · 11-08-2005, 07:48 AM

Why don't British people go to orthodontists?

Damian_Maxcash · 11-08-2005, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Why don't British people go to orthodontists?

I dont know - Why dont British people go to the orthodonist?

Thumbler · 11-08-2005, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Why don't British people go to orthodontists?

Why can't Americans find just one intelligent person out of 300 million to be president?

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 11-08-2005, 07:51 AM

I can't speak for all of us uncouth Americans, but I generally end phone conversations with well wishes and a goodbye.

If you think Americans are bad, try doing some phone conversations with Japanese people and see how they end...<abrupt end of conversation...delay...dial tone>.

It took me a long time to get used to that...

Even in my Japanese phone conversations I try to end with an obligatory "Bye-Bye" or "Ja, Ne?".

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Screaming · 11-08-2005, 07:53 AM

I always say good bye.

BitAudioVideo · 11-08-2005, 07:53 AM

after you cum the call IS complete!

hydro · 11-08-2005, 07:55 AM

w'ere too fat

BRISK · 11-08-2005, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by damian2001

I dont know - Why dont British people go to the orthodonist?

I was hoping you knew

DutchTeenCash · 11-08-2005, 07:58 AM

they begin with hello - no name - too so why end it with a proper goodbye?

Rinaldo · 11-08-2005, 08:02 AM

I hate that and I'm american.
My best bud just hangs up on me mid sentence. I absolutely despise that.

Sarah_Jayne · 11-08-2005, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkx

they begin with hello - no name - too so why end it with a proper goodbye?

Not in my house growing up. We were taught to answser 'Hello, Jones residence'

ssp · 11-08-2005, 08:13 AM

That annoys the shit out of me too. You can an American helpdesk of some sort. They help you and before you even had the change to properly say "thank you for your assistance", you know.. Brit style, they hang up the phone. They have no manners I tell you.

SilentKnight · 11-08-2005, 08:15 AM

Awhile back I worked as a phone rep for Crapital One - dealing with American card holders...and I'd judge well over half of them never ended the conversation with a polite "good-bye" or similiar. They'd finish talking and hang up. To someone who was raised to use a polite "Hello" and "Good-bye", I always found it rather rude.

But that's Americans for ya'...

SilentKnight

Phoenix · 11-08-2005, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rinaldo

I hate that and I'm american.
My best bud just hangs up on me mid sentence. I absolutely despise that.

that has to be J

Calvinguy · 11-08-2005, 08:35 AM

I thought it was only in movies calls ends like this

CDSmith · 11-08-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Calvinguy

I thought it was only in movies calls ends like this

Ditto.

*click*

NickPapageorgio · 11-08-2005, 08:41 AM

I say, "Ok talk to you later then, bye" Is that not correct? What should I say? "This call was the bollocks...right then...cheerio mate...bye...have a good day...catch you next time...buh bai"

What IS the correct way to end it?

CherryLipsRosa · 11-08-2005, 08:54 AM

I just hate when people do that. Here in Costa Rica when people call you and you tell them they got the wrong #, they just hang up in your face without a thank you or sorry or nothing. It just gets to me every time lol

PlugRush Sascha · 11-08-2005, 09:01 AM

I answer the phone with "WHAT?!" and end the conversation by simply hanging up the phone whenever I don't want/need to speak to the person anymore. I do this because I'm an impolite asshole who just doesn't give a fuck about other people. I'm German, which would explain it going by 3rd Reich standards, however the Kraut of today is very polite and will say "Hello" and "Goodbye" so you feel all tingly and warm inside.

The only people I'm nice to on the phone are hot chicks and family members. Fuck everyone else.

Triple 6 · 11-08-2005, 09:05 AM

my wifeys mom does that - hangs up without saying 'bye'. I fucking hate that. So now when she calls and asks if her daughter is available, i say 'no'

CLICK

XxXotic · 11-08-2005, 09:11 AM

and im sure if we were all cordial on the phone you'd find something else to whine about. get over it, it's a phone call.

EroticySteve · 11-08-2005, 09:12 AM

There are a lot of traditional practices that are all but lost.

Manners is at the top of that very long list. Courtesy takes very little time but goes a very long way.

WebairGerard · 11-08-2005, 09:22 AM

People in general just don't have manners anymore. A simple "goodbye" or "thank you" does wonders.

KyleHoppes · 11-08-2005, 09:25 AM

I just say "One" or "100 hundred"

XxXotic · 11-08-2005, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleHoppes

I just say "One" or "100 hundred"

because you're still stuck in 1992?

Furious_Male · 11-08-2005, 09:28 AM

I have always said goodbye and have had others do the same. I cant recall ever getting hung up on with at least an indication from the other party that the call was ending.

Perhaps you talk to thoughtless idiots only?

NickPapageorgio · 11-08-2005, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleHoppes

I just say "One" or "100 hundred"

I figured you'd end it with, "Ok going to take the Lambo for a spin...talk to you later..."

american pervert · 11-08-2005, 09:40 AM

why do people always say "how come americans ....." people everywhere do stupid shit. I always says good bye, or peace.

SilentKnight · 11-08-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Male

I have always said goodbye and have had others do the same. I cant recall ever getting hung up on with at least an indication from the other party that the call was ending.
Perhaps you talk to thoughtless idiots only?

They're Crapital One customers - the company that extends credit to practically every deadbeat moron in the U.S.

Thoughtless idiots...you betcha'

SilentKnight

SykkBoy · 11-08-2005, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Thumbler

Why can't Americans find just one intelligent person out of 300 million to be president?

because anyone who is actually intelligent doesn't want to be President

RuthB · 11-08-2005, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by EroticySteve

There are a lot of traditional practices that are all but lost.

Manners is at the top of that very long list. Courtesy takes very little time but goes a very long way.

so true Steve

BigCashCrew · 11-08-2005, 11:13 AM

I'm American and I've thought about this before too. I hate when I get hung up on w/o the person on the other end saying goodbye. It's interesting that you brought this up. lol

BradM · 11-08-2005, 11:16 AM

Yep so true. I found this with Americans when I was down there. Canadians are much the same as the Brits in the sense that we probably spend too much time saying goodbye.

Kimmykim · 11-08-2005, 11:17 AM

I'm so glad I don't have time to talk to people on the phone in the first place.

pr0 · 11-08-2005, 11:18 AM

Someone get these people a kleenex & a cookie

MrChips · 11-08-2005, 11:21 AM

I think the ultimate answer really having just discussed this with a friend of mind is tha - ding.

Morgan · 11-08-2005, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by damian2001

Every time I phone the US I feel like Ive been hung up on.

You finish the business with the person on the other end and then you just put the phone down - its strange, it feels incomplete.

Over here we have this whole procedure when ending a call. Some Australians do it as well.

Moan over

im american and i answer all calls with:

"later" or the occaisonal "see ya"

Mutt · 11-08-2005, 11:23 AM

huh? i talk to plenty of Americans on the phone - from this biz and family - they end the conversation just like anybody else - with some kind of goodbye.

stickyfingerz · 11-08-2005, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

I can't speak for all of us uncouth Americans, but I generally end phone conversations with well wishes and a goodbye.

If you think Americans are bad, try doing some phone conversations with Japanese people and see how they end...<abrupt end of conversation...delay...dial tone>.

It took me a long time to get used to that...

Even in my Japanese phone conversations I try to end with an obligatory "Bye-Bye" or "Ja, Ne?".

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You must be talking to rude people lol. My wife is Japanese from Japan, and there is always about a 30 second good bye that goes on anytime she talks to friends and relatives.

Maxy · 11-08-2005, 11:33 AM

That's a huge pet peeve of mine.

I have a mental list of people who do shit like that that I try to one up in rudeness all the time.

Gunni · 11-08-2005, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Morgan

im american and i answer all calls with:

"later" or the occaisonal "see ya"

hahaha, why would you answer calls like that?

Don't want to talk to anyone?

davethetruth · 11-08-2005, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by damian2001

Every time I phone the US I feel like Ive been hung up on.

You finish the business with the person on the other end and then you just put the phone down - its strange, it feels incomplete.

Over here we have this whole procedure when ending a call. Some Australians do it as well.

Moan over

I was just talking about that the other day. We do kind of hang up on each other, I don't like it either.

RedShoe · 11-08-2005, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by sarah_webinc

Not in my house growing up. We were taught to answser 'Hello, Jones residence'

Which is really funny, because I always thought your last name was "webinc"

seeric · 11-08-2005, 11:58 AM

i never do that. it depends who i am talking to. sometimes i say "late" some times i say "talk to you later" if its biz. or if i am being sarcastic i say "buh bye now"

ROFL

fraggle · 11-08-2005, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

I was hoping you knew

Becuase health care system is based upon a free welfare system and traditionally it is not supportive of free aesthetic treatent :P

Moose · 11-08-2005, 12:05 PM

I usually say "Last one to hang up sucks" ...click

11-08-2005, 07:45 AM	#1
Damian_Maxcash So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MaxCash.com Posts: 12,745	Why dont Americans end telephone conversations properly? Every time I phone the US I feel like Ive been hung up on. You finish the business with the person on the other end and then you just put the phone down - its strange, it feels incomplete. Over here we have this whole procedure when ending a call. Some Australians do it as well. Moan over

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AsianDivaGirlsWebDude Purveyor, Fine Asian Porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 38,323	I can't speak for all of us uncouth Americans, but I generally end phone conversations with well wishes and a goodbye. If you think Americans are bad, try doing some phone conversations with Japanese people and see how they end...<abrupt end of conversation...delay...dial tone>. It took me a long time to get used to that... Even in my Japanese phone conversations I try to end with an obligatory "Bye-Bye" or "Ja, Ne?". ADG Webmaster __________________ Asian Diva Girls - Exclusive Photos and Videos Asian Diva Girls Affiliate Program (50% ccBill Revshare)

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Rinaldo Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 5,086	I hate that and I'm american. My best bud just hangs up on me mid sentence. I absolutely despise that.

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ssp Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,990	That annoys the shit out of me too. You can an American helpdesk of some sort. They help you and before you even had the change to properly say "thank you for your assistance", you know.. Brit style, they hang up the phone. They have no manners I tell you.

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SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	Awhile back I worked as a phone rep for Crapital One - dealing with American card holders...and I'd judge well over half of them never ended the conversation with a polite "good-bye" or similiar. They'd finish talking and hang up. To someone who was raised to use a polite "Hello" and "Good-bye", I always found it rather rude. But that's Americans for ya'... SilentKnight

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Calvinguy Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: European Union Posts: 1,752	I thought it was only in movies calls ends like this

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NickPapageorgio Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NC Posts: 8,323	I say, "Ok talk to you later then, bye" Is that not correct? What should I say? "This call was the bollocks...right then...cheerio mate...bye...have a good day...catch you next time...buh bai" What IS the correct way to end it? __________________

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CherryLipsRosa Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 3,603	I just hate when people do that. Here in Costa Rica when people call you and you tell them they got the wrong #, they just hang up in your face without a thank you or sorry or nothing. It just gets to me every time lol __________________ Rosalia M. ICQ.12150439 Skype. cherrylipsrosa

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PlugRush Sascha Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 2,772	I answer the phone with "WHAT?!" and end the conversation by simply hanging up the phone whenever I don't want/need to speak to the person anymore. I do this because I'm an impolite asshole who just doesn't give a fuck about other people. I'm German, which would explain it going by 3rd Reich standards, however the Kraut of today is very polite and will say "Hello" and "Goodbye" so you feel all tingly and warm inside. The only people I'm nice to on the phone are hot chicks and family members. Fuck everyone else. __________________ Plugrush - Push ads, native ads, banners & pops. Buy & sell adult and mainstream traffic. Skype plugrushsascha

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XxXotic Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Da Swamps Posts: 8,500	and im sure if we were all cordial on the phone you'd find something else to whine about. get over it, it's a phone call. __________________ Sponsors.. Tired of people not using your shitty RSS Feeds? Let Us Help You! Oxeo - Serious Hosting For Serious Webmasters. iCQ:135.887013

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WebairGerard Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8,113	People in general just don't have manners anymore. A simple "goodbye" or "thank you" does wonders. __________________

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11-08-2005, 11:13 AM	#33
BigCashCrew Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,570	I'm American and I've thought about this before too. I hate when I get hung up on w/o the person on the other end saying goodbye. It's interesting that you brought this up. lol

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BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	Yep so true. I found this with Americans when I was down there. Canadians are much the same as the Brits in the sense that we probably spend too much time saying goodbye.

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Kimmykim bitchslapping zebras!!!!! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In a shack by the beach Posts: 16,015	I'm so glad I don't have time to talk to people on the phone in the first place.

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MrChips Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,504	I think the ultimate answer really having just discussed this with a friend of mind is tha - ding.

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Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	huh? i talk to plenty of Americans on the phone - from this biz and family - they end the conversation just like anybody else - with some kind of goodbye. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	i never do that. it depends who i am talking to. sometimes i say "late" some times i say "talk to you later" if its biz. or if i am being sarcastic i say "buh bye now" ROFL

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Moose Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Here Posts: 1,548	I usually say "Last one to hang up sucks" ...click