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01-14-2005, 02:30 PM #1
Do you guys actually say "goodbye"?! Like ever?!
Hey guys,
So i had to call a load of people last night, in CA mainly, and after speaking to about 15 people i realised something... they dont say goodbye! Probably 3/4 people out of all 25 odd people i spoke to actually said good bye, some of them said "thankyou" before hanging up, the saying i got the most was "uh huh". Like, "Ok speak to you tomorrow"... then he'd say "uh huh".
Is this something thats a part of the culture in the US? This isnt a dig at the US at all, just something i noticed, just different from the UK where pretty much every phone call ends with "bye" or something to that effect.
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01-14-2005, 02:34 PM #2
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I usually just get the nod hard to see that over the phone I now just assume.
We americans have a way of shortening everything.
Uh huh is like aloha to many meanings.
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01-14-2005, 02:37 PM #3
everyone i know ususally says bye.. some friends will end it with "later"
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01-14-2005, 02:40 PM #4
later or talk to you tomorrow, i dont like goodbyes.. seems serious and like someting u tell someone u dont expect to see or speak to for a long time
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01-14-2005, 02:43 PM #5
Originally Posted by phatmark
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01-14-2005, 02:45 PM #6
Messy, you know the Americain Indian doesn't have a word that represents "good-bye".....so we like to follow their led. It's the least we can do for taking all their land.
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01-14-2005, 02:48 PM #7
Its usually US offices i speak to, UK businesses that have offices out there, so i know the companys but not specifically the people. I rarely got a good bye, it also seemed like women preferred to chat longer than men, and for the girls in my office it was the opposite, the guys love their accent.
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01-14-2005, 02:54 PM #8
i say bu-bye on the phone at work all the time, i'll just say later on the phone wiht friends
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01-14-2005, 02:56 PM #9
What's embarassing is when you so bye and throw an "I love you" on the end.....did that to the boss the other day by accident after a phone conversation.hahahahaha
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01-14-2005, 02:59 PM #10
Originally Posted by Juggernaut
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01-14-2005, 03:01 PM #11
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Originally Posted by Juggernaut
I have done that also not with boss but someone for business I felt foolish.
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01-14-2005, 03:01 PM #12
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I have noticed this. It's kind of rude if you ask me. Then I noticed I do it sometimes when I am in a rush and the task at hand is more of a priority than the individual I am dealing wtih to extract information. The biggest problem is that it sometimes ends a conversation prematurely through misunderstanding...
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01-14-2005, 03:03 PM #13
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Originally Posted by MESSY_UK
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01-14-2005, 03:04 PM #14
Originally Posted by Sigmund Froid
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01-14-2005, 03:06 PM #15
i usually end a phone call with "alright then"
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01-14-2005, 03:07 PM #16
Originally Posted by frank_frank
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01-14-2005, 03:07 PM #17
Im a please, thank you, your welcome person. Its a pet peeve of mine. I cant stand it when someone isnt polite enough to say thank you...etc
OG
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01-14-2005, 03:08 PM #18
Originally Posted by MESSY_UK
ya its weird ..ive never really thought about it, but im pretty sure that when im talking to someone that i dont realy know i will say bye
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01-14-2005, 03:09 PM #19
Originally Posted by OGPackin
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01-14-2005, 03:26 PM #20
Whenever i hang up i say. Ski a great winter.
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01-14-2005, 03:31 PM #21
Originally Posted by Maraxus
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01-14-2005, 03:33 PM #22
Originally Posted by Decadbal
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01-14-2005, 03:33 PM #23
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Originally Posted by Maraxus
all the love.I do have a copyright you will be hearing from my Lawyer.JK
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01-14-2005, 03:35 PM #24
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Originally Posted by OGPackin
def the way to go my fam was raised the same way.
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01-14-2005, 05:10 PM #25
in canada we do
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01-14-2005, 05:27 PM #26
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LMAO at Jugger....you have no idea how many times I have said "I love you" to customers...lmao....when i talk with family we always end it with "I love you" so sometimes I get used to it...lol....but usually out here in Cali we say "later"
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01-14-2005, 07:16 PM #27
Originally Posted by BIGB
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01-14-2005, 07:25 PM #28
I use the term "Over and out" - to end my transmissions....
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01-14-2005, 07:34 PM #29
Originally Posted by Hot-Rox
I enjoy speaking to Americans on the phone though, the women always seem to intrigued by my accent
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01-14-2005, 07:44 PM #30
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HEY MESSY!
Hows you business adventure going? Hope you are liking it. To add in my .02 I normally end a phone call with " okay I'll talk to ya later, see ya, bye." I don't know why, but if never fails. How is that for polite??
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01-14-2005, 07:47 PM #31
i get frustrated when somoene just hangs upw ithout saying good bye, even though they dont mean anything by it it really irritates me, its like disresepectful to me.
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01-14-2005, 07:49 PM #32
Originally Posted by scooby122884
Yea worked 6-12pm each day except for today, needed a rest! Did alot of liasing with clients in the US this week, (hence the late nights here, time difference obviously). The office enviroment is real good, its starting to pay off and i see the company going places.
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01-14-2005, 07:50 PM #33
I usually end my phone calls with "later faggot" or i just hang up.
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01-14-2005, 07:51 PM #34
Originally Posted by bdtr
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01-14-2005, 07:53 PM #35
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Good. Glad to hear. Hope all goes well. Ins't the time difference like 8 or 10 hrs?
Yea worked 6-12pm each day except for today, needed a rest! Did alot of liasing with clients in the US this week, (hence the late nights here, time difference obviously). The office enviroment is real good, its starting to pay off and i see the company going places.[/QUOTE]
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01-14-2005, 07:56 PM #36
Originally Posted by scooby122884
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01-14-2005, 08:10 PM #37
I end 99% of my phone conversations with "thanks, bye"
Must be that Canadian politeness thing... apparently we even say "thanks" to the ATM's
Red
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01-14-2005, 08:11 PM #38
Originally Posted by Red Ketchup
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01-14-2005, 08:14 PM #39
oh and not to mention that accent you lot have
j/k ABOOT
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01-14-2005, 08:23 PM #40
Originally Posted by MESSY_UK
You know of all the regional accents in the UK, now imagine a country 300x the physical size with more separation between populations. English spoken in Newfoundland is so different than spoken in Vancouver that it's almsot scary.
And the same applies to French... french is mostly spoken in Quebec and the maritime provinces (also a little in Ontario and Manitoba). Right off the bat Canadian french is a totally different dialect from France french... most france folks cannot understand us. And to boot within Quebec there are very regional french accents.
Of course we all know that it's you brits who have the funny accent
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