When you answer the phone, what do you say?
I’m not talking about the initial “Hello?,” but your response when the caller says who it is. Do you opt for:
- Oh, hi, ____!
- What’s going on?
- What’s up
- How are you?
- How’s it going?
- Hey there, sweet cheeks!
- … or something else?
I generally opt for “What’s going on?” or “How’s it going?” I think I’d only use “How are you?” if I were talking to an elderly relative or something. Or maybe “Hey there, sweet cheeks!” Depends on the relative.
Posted in Everyday Life
Cat June 21, 2007, 2:58 pm
“We’re not interested.”
Merle June 23, 2007, 12:15 am
“Hi.”.
Jeani June 23, 2007, 1:06 pm
I never thought about it much, but with caller ID I generally know who is calling before I pick up. So usually it’s something like, “Hi honey!” (for Paul, of course). Or, for others, “Hey, ____, how are you?”
Paul June 23, 2007, 2:21 pm
I, too, do the “Hi honey” greeting for Jeani or a variation, “Hey, sweetie.” Sometimes, “YOU’RE SCHMOOPIE!”
Anyway.
Most other times I do a standard “Hello”. I know I’ve tried to consciously change this every now and then but sometimes you just have to stick with the classics.