Is it true that people now think it’s rude if you call them on the phone? That you’re only supposed to text?
What are those things everyone carries around and can’t take their eyes off, even when you’re trying to talk to them face to face -- aren’t those phones? And we’re not supposed to use them to make phone calls?
Long, long ago, before the advent of the cellular telephone, Miss Manners declared the telephone to be a rude instrument. It demands that you drop everything and attend to it immediately. So an instant written messaging system strikes Miss Manners as useful. It does not preclude your telephoning those who you have reason to suspect will be happy to hear from you. And that includes anyone sitting obliviously in a burning house.DEAR MISS MANNERS: As the father of two girls, I am well trained to leave the toilet seat down every time in my house. At this point, it strikes me as impolite to do otherwise.
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