when you call somebody's house and you get their parents (this happens less and less nowadays, yet still surprisingly alot), what do you say? i've always been very direct. "hi, is so-and-so there?" i've been told that this is rude. especially when i know the parents in question. the proper thing to do is to say "hi, mr/mrs so, how are you doing? *amiable chitchat* is so-and-so there? thank you." i've never quite understood the point of this. telephones are there to reach people. if you don't want to talk to the parents, why talk to them?
on the other hand, certain parents probably recognize your voice so they would know if you were saying hi to them or not. and i suppose it would be a nice gesture to talk to parents and just say hi and a few amiable sentences. but i generally have a hard time talking to parents of any sort. much less on the phone. i'm just curious how often other people make it a point to greet and converse with their friend's parents. and whether or not that is a good thing.
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