On Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 7:44:42 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
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> That's fair enough. I don't like talking on the phone either. Perhaps I
> inherited it from my father. He didn't like talking on the phone either.
> Some people love it. My son often calls when he is in the way to or
> from work because he works odd hours and I don't like to call him in
> case I am going to wake him up. He likes to pass the time on the drive
> by chatting. I have recently reconnected with an old friend and if we
> don't go somewhere together that day he calls to chat. He is a great
> guy, but I have to admit that it makes me a little uncomfortable.
>
> I really that many people like talking on the phone. Cheap Bob had a
> girlfriend who loved to talk on the phone. Back in the pre cell phone
> days, they would come out to visit and she would ask to use out phone
> and call other friends. Walk in a city street or through a mall and
> check out the number of people walking around with a cell phone glued to
> the side of their head.

These days, a lot of young folk don't like talking on the phone. Texting is the new phoning. Talking on the phone is for old folks.