Bravo for you! I totally agree. I hate that over-familiarity.
When I moved to California from Texas, I had one friend in Austin who would call me long-distance (before she died). This was before I had caller ID. I'd pick up and she'd just say "Hi." Made me crazy, because the sound was so short it was hard to identify her voice. Plus, there was a sort of underlying assumption that I had no other callers, so who else would it be but her? Heh.
Me, I never assume that the recipiant has caller ID turned on, or that they can identify my voice over the phone. I almost always start out "Hi, X! It's Sarah Beach..."
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Date: 2010-11-02 05:36 pm (UTC)When I moved to California from Texas, I had one friend in Austin who would call me long-distance (before she died). This was before I had caller ID. I'd pick up and she'd just say "Hi." Made me crazy, because the sound was so short it was hard to identify her voice. Plus, there was a sort of underlying assumption that I had no other callers, so who else would it be but her? Heh.
Me, I never assume that the recipiant has caller ID turned on, or that they can identify my voice over the phone. I almost always start out "Hi, X! It's Sarah Beach..."
Still... I admire your persistence above. :D