Have a question re:phone 'Etiquette'..

[Jace]

"somewhere along the way'...
I 'learned'...It was that you didn't make personal calls after 8 p.m.

What do you think?
Do you think that, too?

I wonder if the..so called..'rules' still apply?

 

[Repondering]

I was also told the same 8:00 pm rule and I've always abided by it.......for the most part.

Does the 'rule' still apply? I honestly don't know. At 72 years old I'm out of touch with a great many currently accepted social customs and taboos.
But I'd rather not receive calls after 8:00 myself so I've resolved not to call anyone else after 8:00......except for some extreme need.

 

[Rich]

I think even 8 PM is a bit late unless there's an urgent issue to be attended to.

 

[hollydolly]

No... 9pm is my cut off time to make a phone call.. but in any case, if I want to actually talk to someone these days I always text first to see if they're available to talk...

 

[Lilac]

By 8 pm I'm taking it easy relaxing & not in much of a mind to talk to anyone. Unless it's very important, they get to talk to the answering machine.

I also think of the people who have to get up extremely early & are in bed by that time.

 

[Jace]

T Y....All good responses

 

[January]

I think it depends. I'm never in bed that early so I don't mind if someone phones me.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I was taught never before or after 8:00.

For me, it depends on the person and the situation.

I’m usually up most of the night and welcome calls from the people that I care about at odd hours although most of my conversations are through Facebook messenger.

Cellphones have made it much easier for me to see when people appear to be up and active on Facebook, I often use that as a guide when making a call or contacting people using messenger.

 

[Michael Z]

And for telemarketers my rule is “No calls after 8pm, and no calls before 8pm.”

 

[hollydolly]

And for telemarketers my rule is “No calls after 8pm, and no calls before 8pm.”

same here..lol

 

[Pinky]

We pick up - or not, depending on the call display on our phone. Most are robo-calls that go straight to the answering machine. Not so surprising that very few messages are left.

 

[Who_so_ever]

I believe it was 8pm. Now we get robo calls at 9pm!

 

[Imogene]

Our rule was 9:00 PM. Mostly the calls I get these days are from scammers and they don’t bother about what time it is. They just call when the auto dial brings the number up.

Most of my friends and neighbors text. The one Neighbor will generally text on the later side of the night, but she is young and works. She generally texts me to check in on me and see how I’m doing; I don’t get offended. She loves my horses and I love her baby ducks, which she’s got about a dozen of the little cuties by now.

 

[Nathan]

I don't call at any time to just "talk". I'll accept a call from my son, he knows not to call after 8pm as I'll likely be nodding off before bedtime.

 

[DebraMae]

I agree with the before or after 8:00. Also I will not call before 10:00am on the weekend.

 

[JustDave]

Someone gets a phone call and cuts you off mid sentence; "Excuse me, I have to see who it is. It might be important. You and I are just having a conversation, but this is a phone call."

There is no rule about that. Why should the time of day make any difference?

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Nine o’clock is my bedtime so much too late for receiving phone calls, unless it’s an emergency or something important.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

How late I call depends on what I know about the person I'm calling. One friend is always up until 10:30 - 12:00 PM, so if I happen to be up at 9 PM, I know it's okay to call.

As for me, I usually put my phone on Do Not Disturb around 8 PM, and it won't ring unless starred contacts call. For the most part, starred contacts are family, who would only call late at night in case of an emergency.

 

[Twostep]

And for telemarketers my rule is “No calls after 8pm, and no calls before 8pm.”

My rule for them is "none 24/7".