Kids today don't know what it's like to have the house phone ring and have to ask for your friend.
By @danaish · Nostalgia
My girlfriend's little sister (15) was over and couldn't understand why we didn't just text our friends when we were her age. She thought it was hilarious that we had to talk to their parents first.
The full story
It was a whole social negotiation. You had to be polite, make small talk with their mom or dad, and hope your friend wasn't already on the phone on the other line. Or worse, your own sibling was tying up the line with their own call. It taught you patience and phone etiquette. Now you just fire off a text and get mad if they don't answer in 30 seconds. It's just a different world.
How people voted
- Bad Move — 29% (38 votes)
- Needs Context — 42% (55 votes)
- Reasonable — 29% (38 votes)
Readers say “Needs Context” (42%) — 131 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@inesish — I would start calling her parents' house phone every single time I needed to talk to her just to prove the point.
@daniish — Are we sure this isn't just a convenient excuse for something else entirely?
@ohnoitsme — Oh sweetie, you're not cooked. This is a rite of passage! It builds character, I promise.
@cole — lmao
@jakobok — Did you try explaining what a busy signal was?
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