IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE - when you answer a phone call, what is the first thing that you USUALLY say?

[Anonymous]

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Reference article: http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/stop-answering-the-phone/

A - “Good morning” (OR: “Good afternoon” or “Good evening”)

B - “Hello” or “Hallo” — ASKED AS A QUESTION (for example: “Hel-loh?”)

C - “Hello” or “Hallo” — SAID AS A STATEMENT (for example: “Hel-lo-oh”)

D - “Hey” or “Hi”

E - “How’s it going?” (OR: “What’s up?” or “What’s going on?”)

F - “This is [name]”

G - Other

Updates

+1 y

UPDATE 1: For those who provide/have provided an opinion, please also cast a vote in the poll

[Aerissa_Jade]

G - other... when I answer the phone I answer it on mute and don't say a thing.

If its a computer, I'm wasting its time while it won't say anything until someone speaks, but hey it won't bug anyone for a while right?

if it is a human, they'll be like "hello" and if I know them, then I can be like, Hi... and go from there.

[Asker]

Ok.

I had to read your response a couple times, because at first I thought you said you don’t say anything at first because you’re trying to avoid a certain person (or persons), instead of trying to avoid a computer.

So after someone speaks your first word usually is “hi”?

[Aerissa_Jade]

Yep, just Hi.

Sometimes people will say, "who's this" like "You first" cause I'm not going to give my name and be caught in a trap.

[Dnice1]

I say Hello, this is my name speaking

[NathanDavis]

"hello... it's me
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet...
To go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal ya, but I ain't done much healing...

Hello? can you hear me...
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free..."

that's as far as I have gotten... then I hear the " FFS NATHAN!! listen!!" and things alike, lol

[Asker]

How did you vote in the poll to this question?

[NathanDavis]

take your best guess...

[Asker]

Well let’s see…

There are currently only 3 Blue votes in the poll to this question; and 1 if those 3 votes is a B vote (which was cast by someone else), and the 2 are votes are G votes.

So you either voted G or didn’t vote.

[Asker]

* and the 2 other votes

[FunkyMonkee]

I haven't had the ability to do so in almost 2 years. There's no house phone and the cell phone won't LET me answer incoming calls!
Normally, I'd just say, Hello. But, in a goofier mood, I might say, "It's your quarter!", or, "County Morgue: You plug `em, we plant `em!" or, "Bob's Taxidermy: You snuff `em, we stuff `em!" However, in today's world, I'd probably say, "Let's go Brandon!!".

[Asker]

"Let's go Brandon!” — nice.

Why won’t your cell phone let you answer incoming calls? (Does it not like you? Lol)…

Seriously though, can’t you get a new phone or talk to your phone service provider and get that fixed?

And did you vote G in the poll to this question?

[FunkyMonkee]

Thanks! I have a t-shirt that says that, to and a number of people have told me they like the shirt and hate "Brandon"!
I have no idea! It's my aunt's cell phone. It's a Tracfone. I keep hitting the green button and nothing happens!!
I have no idea. She died over a year ago and I have no idea how she got it or what can be done with it! It's the first one I've ever had to deal with and the only things I use it for are making phone calls, checking the weather and MAYBE looking at a couple things on Fascistbook, if I have the time. And I had to be shown how to do half of that!
Yes.

[Asker]

You’re welcome.

I think you should go to you’re phone service provider and see what phones you can get from them — either a basic one for free, or something better than that for a one-time (or monthly) fee.

[Asker]

* to your

[FunkyMonkee]

This IS one of those freebie phones and I have no idea who the provider is. All I know is that, until I got online with the computer, they were giving me a certain amount of minutes per month. Ever since I got online a year ago, I never had to worry about that, anymore. It comes out of my internet bill, $10 a month.

[Asker]

Hmm…weird…nothing is “free” (someone is always paying for phone minutes).

If your phone minutes now come out of your internet bill, then I guess I would contact your internet service provider and talk to them about getting another phone.

[midnightmoon05]

To my family… hi, what are you doing? 😂
to my friends….. what are you doing? 😂
the conversations open up!! Hahaha

[Asker]

You don’t say “hi” to your friends?

And which answer-option did you select in the poll to this question?

[midnightmoon05]

All the above…

[Asker]

There’s is NO “all of the above” answer option to the poll…

Which A through G answer-option did you select?

[SnowedIn]

I selected A. Good morning/afternoon/evening.

[Asker]

Ok, I’m C.

[spartan55]

"Hello, this is Spartan".

[Asker]

Ok, can you please vote C in the poll to this question?

[spartan55]

Won't let me, sorry.

[Asker]

What do you mean it won’t jet you?…that maybe you already voted G?

[spartan55]

Dude, it's grayed out, stop hassling me.

[Asker]

Ok snowflake. Lol

[spartan55]

Snowflake... lol... sure thing bud.

[annabananna]

I just say hello

[Asker]

So did you vote C (or B) in the poll?

[annabananna]

Yup sure did:)

[Asker]

I guess you voted C—ok.

[mandyfire98]

C. As a statement

[Likes2drive]

I voted B