That can be a rough question. Since I retired, I have become really sensitized to today's phone etiquette. I do not want to make calls that are considered a nuisance. For instance, whenever I call my youngest sister it is a big interuption to important business. Conversations tend to got like this:
"Hello"
"Hey Sis, How's it goin'
"Fine, you OK ?
"Doing great. Found a good place to eat last week"
"That's nice. Welllll, let me get off here and get busy."
Yes it's exagerated. Those of you who know her......know she never gets busy in a hurry. Had I been one of her friends, she would have talked for and hour. So, I just try to call only when really needed. I neither called or got a call on Christmas Day.
I try to watch calls to my working friends. Thet have things to do....I, normally, don't.
I only ask one thing.....Never Ever, ever, say "I would have called, but didn't have time." Please....it takes 2 minutes for a descent "hello, how are you".
A note on Face Book is never a replacement for a card.....even an E-card.
You're right. Telephone calls mean a lot. I plan to call my own brother on his birthday this year. Do you remember Fred? He is 8 years younger than we are.
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