Texting etiquette

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Entitled millennials who have forgotten basic etiquette, like how to use a phone. If you wouldn't call then, don't text.

Etiquette? It's called technology. There is no difference between text or message or e-mail. Should I write you a letter and mail it if it's after hours?

Let me fix that for you: there's no difference between calling and texting. Both interrupt. Both expect immediate answer. Email and postal mail are different. They don't interrupt you or bug you and if the mailman was ringing your doorbell waking you up at midnight you'd be pissed.

Honey I'm not a millennial, and things only interrupt if you let them. I wake up at 5, and respond to text sent at night while I was asleep. They didn't wake me up, because there are basic settings on a phone to prevent this. And I don't wake others up with my 5am texts, because they understand basic phone settings.

It's not hard. It's actually easy, and simplifies communication. If you don't know how to use a cellphone, then you probably shouldn't have one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have to be able to receive emergency texts from work, so, my phone is on all night. People get one request, two warnings, and then are permanently placed in do not disturb mode. Basically this means I don't ever get alerted to their texts until I'm looking at my text screen. So far it's an even split between a boomer, a millennial, and a Gen-X'er whom I've silenced!

Did they apologize or think they were entitled to constantly interrupt you?

Nope. But it really wasn't presented as something that required an apology. Basically all three "offenders" chose to have their texts silenced. Not what I would do, but it's fine. They can certainly call me if it's an emergency, and none have ever complained that it can take me a few hours to notice their texts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have to be able to receive emergency texts from work, so, my phone is on all night. People get one request, two warnings, and then are permanently placed in do not disturb mode. Basically this means I don't ever get alerted to their texts until I'm looking at my text screen. So far it's an even split between a boomer, a millennial, and a Gen-X'er whom I've silenced!

That's when you have a separate work phone, and personal phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have to be able to receive emergency texts from work, so, my phone is on all night. People get one request, two warnings, and then are permanently placed in do not disturb mode. Basically this means I don't ever get alerted to their texts until I'm looking at my text screen. So far it's an even split between a boomer, a millennial, and a Gen-X'er whom I've silenced!

Did they apologize or think they were entitled to constantly interrupt you?

Nope. But it really wasn't presented as something that required an apology. Basically all three "offenders" chose to have their texts silenced. Not what I would do, but it's fine. They can certainly call me if it's an emergency, and none have ever complained that it can take me a few hours to notice their texts.

I would prefer you silence me too and I don't expect fast response to a text or email or phone call unless it's "call me, urgent, this happen"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Entitled millennials who have forgotten basic etiquette, like how to use a phone. If you wouldn't call then, don't text.

Etiquette? It's called technology. There is no difference between text or message or e-mail. Should I write you a letter and mail it if it's after hours?

Let me fix that for you: there's no difference between calling and texting. Both interrupt. Both expect immediate answer. Email and postal mail are different. They don't interrupt you or bug you and if the mailman was ringing your doorbell waking you up at midnight you'd be pissed.

Honey I'm not a millennial, and things only interrupt if you let them. I wake up at 5, and respond to text sent at night while I was asleep. They didn't wake me up, because there are basic settings on a phone to prevent this. And I don't wake others up with my 5am texts, because they understand basic phone settings.

It's not hard. It's actually easy, and simplifies communication. If you don't know how to use a cellphone, then you probably shouldn't have one.

Honey you are inconsiderate and selfish. If you were my friend I'd have blocked you. No way would I put up with 5am texts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Entitled millennials who have forgotten basic etiquette, like how to use a phone. If you wouldn't call then, don't text.

Etiquette? It's called technology. There is no difference between text or message or e-mail. Should I write you a letter and mail it if it's after hours?

Let me fix that for you: there's no difference between calling and texting. Both interrupt. Both expect immediate answer. Email and postal mail are different. They don't interrupt you or bug you and if the mailman was ringing your doorbell waking you up at midnight you'd be pissed.

Honey I'm not a millennial, and things only interrupt if you let them. I wake up at 5, and respond to text sent at night while I was asleep. They didn't wake me up, because there are basic settings on a phone to prevent this. And I don't wake others up with my 5am texts, because they understand basic phone settings.

It's not hard. It's actually easy, and simplifies communication. If you don't know how to use a cellphone, then you probably shouldn't have one.

Honey you are inconsiderate and selfish. If you were my friend I'd have blocked you. No way would I put up with 5am texts.

DP. I know, we all have to accommodate those who refuse to learn. Some people still get annoyed at telemarketers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Entitled millennials who have forgotten basic etiquette, like how to use a phone. If you wouldn't call then, don't text.

Etiquette? It's called technology. There is no difference between text or message or e-mail. Should I write you a letter and mail it if it's after hours?

Let me fix that for you: there's no difference between calling and texting. Both interrupt. Both expect immediate answer. Email and postal mail are different. They don't interrupt you or bug you and if the mailman was ringing your doorbell waking you up at midnight you'd be pissed.

Honey I'm not a millennial, and things only interrupt if you let them. I wake up at 5, and respond to text sent at night while I was asleep. They didn't wake me up, because there are basic settings on a phone to prevent this. And I don't wake others up with my 5am texts, because they understand basic phone settings.

It's not hard. It's actually easy, and simplifies communication. If you don't know how to use a cellphone, then you probably shouldn't have one.

Honey you are inconsiderate and selfish. If you were my friend I'd have blocked you. No way would I put up with 5am texts.

DP. I know, we all have to accommodate those who refuse to learn. Some people still get annoyed at telemarketers

You know what, some people have to put up with telemarketers as if they don't answer unknown calls they would never be able to talk to their loved ones who live overseas. Some people need to be contactable overnight from unavailable numbers in case of emergency. When the hospital is unable to reach you after your spouse or teenager is injured late night you'll realize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Entitled millennials who have forgotten basic etiquette, like how to use a phone. If you wouldn't call then, don't text.

Etiquette? It's called technology. There is no difference between text or message or e-mail. Should I write you a letter and mail it if it's after hours?

Let me fix that for you: there's no difference between calling and texting. Both interrupt. Both expect immediate answer. Email and postal mail are different. They don't interrupt you or bug you and if the mailman was ringing your doorbell waking you up at midnight you'd be pissed.

Honey I'm not a millennial, and things only interrupt if you let them. I wake up at 5, and respond to text sent at night while I was asleep. They didn't wake me up, because there are basic settings on a phone to prevent this. And I don't wake others up with my 5am texts, because they understand basic phone settings.

It's not hard. It's actually easy, and simplifies communication. If you don't know how to use a cellphone, then you probably shouldn't have one.

Honey you are inconsiderate and selfish. If you were my friend I'd have blocked you. No way would I put up with 5am texts.

DP. I know, we all have to accommodate those who refuse to learn. Some people still get annoyed at telemarketers

You know what, some people have to put up with telemarketers as if they don't answer unknown calls they would never be able to talk to their loved ones who live overseas. Some people need to be contactable overnight from unavailable numbers in case of emergency. When the hospital is unable to reach you after your spouse or teenager is injured late night you'll realize.

All that you are describing is solvable without noticing 4am text from a friend. You just chose to be annoyed instead of using existing functionality and making your own life easier without involving others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Entitled millennials who have forgotten basic etiquette, like how to use a phone. If you wouldn't call then, don't text.

Etiquette? It's called technology. There is no difference between text or message or e-mail. Should I write you a letter and mail it if it's after hours?

Let me fix that for you: there's no difference between calling and texting. Both interrupt. Both expect immediate answer. Email and postal mail are different. They don't interrupt you or bug you and if the mailman was ringing your doorbell waking you up at midnight you'd be pissed.

Honey I'm not a millennial, and things only interrupt if you let them. I wake up at 5, and respond to text sent at night while I was asleep. They didn't wake me up, because there are basic settings on a phone to prevent this. And I don't wake others up with my 5am texts, because they understand basic phone settings.

It's not hard. It's actually easy, and simplifies communication. If you don't know how to use a cellphone, then you probably shouldn't have one.

Honey you are inconsiderate and selfish. If you were my friend I'd have blocked you. No way would I put up with 5am texts.

DP. I know, we all have to accommodate those who refuse to learn. Some people still get annoyed at telemarketers

You know what, some people have to put up with telemarketers as if they don't answer unknown calls they would never be able to talk to their loved ones who live overseas. Some people need to be contactable overnight from unavailable numbers in case of emergency. When the hospital is unable to reach you after your spouse or teenager is injured late night you'll realize.

All that you are describing is solvable without noticing 4am text from a friend. You just chose to be annoyed instead of using existing functionality and making your own life easier without involving others.

Please school me on how this is solvable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally okay. I have yelled at my parents to stop texting me at 5 am (I'm in CA; they're on the East Coast).

My dad does this!! ...and we’re both on EST!

[Anonymous]

I’m not a millennial and it would never occur to me that people haven’t figured out how to make texts silent when they want them to be silent. I don’t answer texts right away and I don’t expect you to answer mine right away. IF I send a text in the middle of the night I assume you’ll get it in the morning and respond when it’s convenient for you. It’s completely different than a phone call. It’s so easy to turn off at night or during meetings that I assume you have done this. It wouldn’t bother me if you asked me to stop, although I might silently judge you for being so bad at basic technology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Entitled millennials who have forgotten basic etiquette, like how to use a phone. If you wouldn't call then, don't text.

Etiquette? It's called technology. There is no difference between text or message or e-mail. Should I write you a letter and mail it if it's after hours?

Let me fix that for you: there's no difference between calling and texting. Both interrupt. Both expect immediate answer. Email and postal mail are different. They don't interrupt you or bug you and if the mailman was ringing your doorbell waking you up at midnight you'd be pissed.

Honey I'm not a millennial, and things only interrupt if you let them. I wake up at 5, and respond to text sent at night while I was asleep. They didn't wake me up, because there are basic settings on a phone to prevent this. And I don't wake others up with my 5am texts, because they understand basic phone settings.

It's not hard. It's actually easy, and simplifies communication. If you don't know how to use a cellphone, then you probably shouldn't have one.

Honey you are inconsiderate and selfish. If you were my friend I'd have blocked you. No way would I put up with 5am texts.

No, it's selfish to expect the world to accommodate your special requests, instead of taking charge of your own cell phone settings.

It's really easy - just ask one of your great grandkids to help you out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally okay. I have yelled at my parents to stop texting me at 5 am (I'm in CA; they're on the East Coast).

I do this to my brother all the time (my forgetfulness).

[Anonymous]

“I’m not a millennial and it would never occur to me that people haven’t figured out how to make texts silent when they want them to be silent. I don’t answer texts right away and I don’t expect you to answer mine right away. IF I send a text in the middle of the night I assume you’ll get it in the morning and respond when it’s convenient for you. It’s completely different than a phone call. It’s so easy to turn off at night or during meetings that I assume you have done this.”

+10

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not a millennial and it would never occur to me that people haven’t figured out how to make texts silent when they want them to be silent. I don’t answer texts right away and I don’t expect you to answer mine right away. IF I send a text in the middle of the night I assume you’ll get it in the morning and respond when it’s convenient for you. It’s completely different than a phone call. It’s so easy to turn off at night or during meetings that I assume you have done this. It wouldn’t bother me if you asked me to stop, although I might silently judge you for being so bad at basic technology.

+1. Some people are so dramatic here, my goodness.