Answer the phone!
A phone call from a number I don't recognise. Oh God, what is it? When a stranger calls me, I'm always slightly worried: why not drop me an email or text instead? Why this overfamiliarity with someone you don't know? At least I pick up. According to a new survey, a quarter of young people between the ages of 18 and 34 never answer their phones, even to people they know.They prefer the comfort of texting and voice messages to the stress of of a live conversation. Beata Beatrix Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) Photo Credit:Tate [CC BY-NC-ND] I understand where they are coming from. I am part of the generation that would never call someone unless it was an emergency or I was ordering a particular service. I always text first, because I don't want to interrupt the day of someone I don't know well in an abrupt way. With a text or an email I also enjoy the fact I can be precise because I can edit it. That said, I have never understood the appeal of voice notes - a mes