Basic Phone Etiquette Every Junior High Student Should Know
For some reason, phone etiquette, which was a “required course” back in elementary school, doesn’t seem to be taught anymore. Phone manners are basic common sense, but lately I keep getting calls from my younger brother’s classmates asking for him. They usually blurt out a name the moment the call connects. For example, if my brother’s name is A, they might shout, “Hey A~ what’s the homework for tomorrow?” or “Dude, A, why aren’t you on IM?” and so on… And these classmates aren’t elementary school kids anymore. They go to a top junior high school…. Plus, they aren’t calling a cell phone. They’re calling our home! ...