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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Woman Sparks Debate After Saying People Who Call Repeatedly After Being Ignored the First Time Are ‘Rude'
A woman says she thinks it's 'rude' when people repeatedly call her cell phone 'If I don't answer the first call, what makes them think I'm going to answer the second, third or tenth time?' she wrote on the community forum Mumsnet Readers had mixed opinions on her takeA woman says she thinks it's 'rude' when someone calls her multiple times directly after she doesn't pick up the first time — and it's sparking some debate. The woman detailed her experience in the 'Am I Being Unreasonable?' forum on the U.K.-based community site a place where people can go to get input and advice about an array of topics. 'If I don't answer the first call, what makes them think I'm going to answer the second, third or tenth time?' she argued. 'Sometimes I'm having a shower or my phone is in another room [charging], and I'll go to it and there'll be 20 missed calls. Or I might be at work. Any number of reasons why I can't answer,' she continued, adding that it's a 'few certain people' in her life who do this. 'Mobile phones have missed call notifications, so it's obvious that someone will ring back when they can,' she concluded her post. A number of post commenters vehemently agreed with the original poster (OP). 'My phone is for me, for my convenience. I'll answer or call back when I want to, no matter how many times you ring. I really hate being contactable so easily,' one person wrote. 'The more people do that, the more I don't answer,' someone else said. 'If someone called me that number of times without a damned good reason, I would block their number.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Some people, however, said it depends on the situation. 'Generally, yes, but it depends why,' one person wrote. 'If someone is ringing me because I'm 10 minutes late to meet them and they want to know an ETA or whatever, I think it's far more acceptable than if someone is ringing for a chat or something that can wait.' Other community members said they completely disagreed with the OP's perspective, and said they actually take issue with people not answering their phones in the first place. 'I don't find it rude at all if someone rings me. I grew up with landline phone calls and letters. When I was a teenager, the only way to contact someone quickly was by phone call or telegram. I think most of you need to unclench,' one person commented. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Another person suggested the OP should perhaps consider having some empathy for the person who's calling, as they might not mean to be rude. "I do this [call repeatedly] — I can't help it. It's an anxiety thing,' they explained. "If people don't answer their phones, I think they are dead … If someone doesn't want to speak to me, that's fine, but a quick message to say, 'I'm busy' is fine. Then I'll leave you alone.' Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
American woman living in the UK reveals Brits have called her 'rude' for her typical US habits
An American woman living in the UK has revealed the normal habits in the US that would be considered 'rude' in the UK. The woman, who goes by @ yorkshireyank on TikTok, often speaks about the cultural differences between the two countries. She says that it is deemed normal for American citizens to give tours of their houses to guests, showing them where they cook, do laundry and relax in their spare time. 'This is something that I have personally been privy to and I've personally been walked around people's homes,' she said. 'It's just weird and it would be considered rude in this country (the UK).' She then went on to say that is common for waiters and waitresses to take a customer's debit card away from when paying a bill in a restaurant. 'For about a period of five to ten minutes, you have no idea where your card has been, who has touched it and what has happened to your card in that timeframe, she added. 'In the UK, that just doesn't happen. 'They bring the credit card reader to your table and then they do it right in front of you, so there is no chance of anyone skimming your credit card.' The woman, who lives in Yorkshire, said that there is a big difference between table manners in the US compared to the UK. 'A lot of Americans will say that they know their table manners but you don't them like the Brits do, so let's agree to disagree,' she said. The content creator said that people generally find Americans to be louder than Brits and believes it comes down to the difference in tone. 'I think it's because our accent just carries but sometimes being loud is considered rude,' she said. But sometimes being loud is considered rude because you'll be sitting on a train and the first thing you can hear are these American accents. You can hear us before you can see us.' The last point that the TikToker noted was that manners and said that those from the UK will typically say 'thank you' much more than Americans do. 'Now there are some Americans who will say thank you for everything but there is a large chunk of Americans who will go into a store and say "Hey, where's the flour?" not intending to be rude, when in fact, the Brits will see it as rude. 'All you should just be saying is "Please can you tell me where the flour is?" These are just a few of the differences.' Many people commented their thoughts on the TikTok video with some saying that they would enjoy a house tour The woman then asked for commenters to reveal some of the differences they had noticed between how people carry themselves in the States versus the UK. One wrote: 'I'm so nosy so I'd love a house tour.' Another said: 'Whistling to get the bar staff's attention is a big no no in England.' A third penned: 'House tours when you've just moved in is normal.'
