do americans say goodbye on the phone in real life?

[forge]

I keep noticing this on American TV - no one ever says good bye before they hang up the phone

is that a cultural thing? Do Americans hang up on each other, or is it just a TV thing?

[ThrowAway]

I say goodbye 99% of the time. the other one percent Im either pissed off or totally preoccupied.

[nebulae]

I like to say goodbye to everyone except my 6-year-old son. The reason I hang up on him, especially during a really cute-mid-sentence, preferably when he's telling me something cool about the day, or possibly even while he's saying he loves me, is that I want to harden him up and prepare him for the long night ahead that we call life, and all of its never-ending utter disappointments.

[Meef Chaloin]

I like to say goodbye to everyone except my 6-year-old son. The reason I hang up on him, especially during a really cute-mid-sentence, preferably when he's telling me something cool about the day, or possibly even while he's saying he loves me, is that I want to harden him up and prepare him for the long night ahead that we call life, and all of its never-ending utter disappointments.

haha break em when they're young

[Warminstrel]

I like to say goodbye to everyone except my 6-year-old son. The reason I hang up on him, especially during a really cute-mid-................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

*click*

Sorry Neb, gotta be cruel to be kind.

You'l thank me later...

[forge]

I like to say goodbye to everyone except my 6-year-old son. The reason I hang up on him, especially during a really cute-mid-sentence, preferably when he's telling me something cool about the day, or possibly even while he's saying he loves me, is that I want to harden him up and prepare him for the long night ahead that we call life, and all of its never-ending utter disappointments.

the funny thing is the only people I know here to hang up in abrupt ways like that are my son and his friends because they are 6 and don't think about offending people

this is why I asked, everyone who is not 6 seems to do it on American TV

[nebulae]

in all seriousness, I've often wondered about little things like that...why do people never say goodbye on the phone? Why doesn't anyone buckle up their seat belts when they get in a car? Why doesn't anyone (especially Jack Bauer) take a shit on TV? or even a piss FFS!?

Here's another one...why do all romantic movies ending with heavy-petting-make-out at the end? I mean who does that...get a room, you horny fuckbuckets! I mean the credits are rolling already and it's full-on tongue hockey!

The list really just goes on and on.

[Poster]

I keep noticing this on American TV - no one ever says good bye before they hang up the phone

is that a cultural thing? Do Americans hang up on each other, or is it just a TV thing?

I noticed that as well.. must be a TV thing..

though..

another one, which I experienced a lot of times with both UK and US people,

when they call you, but need to speak to another person in the office, they don't say their name..


so..

trrrrring..

hello, Poster speaking,

ooh hi, can I speak colleague X ?




yeah.. who the feck can I say is calling?

[blakbeltjonez]

I like to say goodbye to everyone except my 6-year-old son. The reason I hang up on him, especially during a really cute-mid-sentence, preferably when he's telling me something cool about the day, or possibly even while he's saying he loves me, is that I want to harden him up and prepare him for the long night ahead that we call life, and all of its never-ending utter disappointments.

the funny thing is the only people I know here to hang up in abrupt ways like that are my son and his friends because they are 6 and don't think about offending people

this is why I asked, everyone who is not 6 seems to do it on American TV

yeah, well, that's TV for you - the same TV that would have us believe that Australians run around saying "shrimp on the barbie" all the time....

the reality is, 99& of Americans say some sort of goodbye on the phone...maybe not "goodbye" exactly, but "alright man, talk to you later" or "OK, see ya" or "OK, later, dude", and the ever popular "alright, bye"..... there is ALMOST ALWAYS some sort of acknowledgement that the phone call is ending. if you just abruptly hung up on someone like that, the other person would likely say "that fucking dickhead just hung up on me!".

you might even get a call back with the offended party telling you about yourself in no uncertain terms.... "did you hang up on me? you're an asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!"
if you have a dropped cell conversation, usually the first thing you say is "sorry, my cell dropped the call" when you reconnect.

it's like anything else with TV..... no one really talks like they do in TV shows anyway, if you pay any attention to how they talk.

so, yes.... it's definitely an American TV thing.....kinda like how a lot of shows where the actors have a fairly conventional job as a cop or an assistant editor or whatever, in a city like NY or LA, driving a nice car and wearing expensive clothes, eating out at expensive restaurants, living in some place that in reality would bankrupt them.

oh, wait..... i guess that would accurately describe the big problem this country is in now - too many "$50k millionaires" who want and do what they see on TV. life imitates art...

[blakbeltjonez]

I keep noticing this on American TV - no one ever says good bye before they hang up the phone

is that a cultural thing? Do Americans hang up on each other, or is it just a TV thing?

I noticed that as well.. must be a TV thing..

though..

another one, which I experienced a lot of times with both UK and US people,

when they call you, but need to speak to another person in the office, they don't say their name..


so..

trrrrring..

hello, Poster speaking,

ooh hi, can I speak colleague X ?




yeah.. who the feck can I say is calling?

so true..... guilty as charged on that count

[longjohns]

at work, I always say my name and company right off the bat. makes things easier

[heavensdaw]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V_hJySxuaxY

Sorry guys HAD to do it!




Hd

[Warminstrel]

I keep noticing this on American TV - no one ever says good bye before they hang up the phone

is that a cultural thing? Do Americans hang up on each other, or is it just a TV thing?

I noticed that as well.. must be a TV thing..

though..

another one, which I experienced a lot of times with both UK and US people,

when they call you, but need to speak to another person in the office, they don't say their name..


so..

trrrrring..

hello, Poster speaking,

ooh hi, can I speak colleague X ?




yeah.. who the feck can I say is calling?

Innit tho?

Must admit that I dont always say who I am and am quite supprised at how many PA's let me straight thru!

Happily, most of my stateside business contacts now say 'Cheers mate' with a a nice west country accent.

Will be teaching them to say 'wanker' properly next.

[nebulae]

if you have a dropped cell conversation, usually the first thing you say is "sorry, my cell dropped the call" when you reconnect.

Or even though you know a convo is basically over, but the cell got dropped, you call back and say, "sorry, the call got dropped...ok, I guess we were done, catch ya later..." happens all the time...


Another on-tv thing...people give each other numbers or addresses...and everyone has a photographic memory...so no one write it down, or even repeats the number...they just file it away in the flash-rom implanted in their brains where information never fucking disappear...

[forge]

I like to say goodbye to everyone except my 6-year-old son. The reason I hang up on him, especially during a really cute-mid-sentence, preferably when he's telling me something cool about the day, or possibly even while he's saying he loves me, is that I want to harden him up and prepare him for the long night ahead that we call life, and all of its never-ending utter disappointments.

the funny thing is the only people I know here to hang up in abrupt ways like that are my son and his friends because they are 6 and don't think about offending people

this is why I asked, everyone who is not 6 seems to do it on American TV

yeah, well, that's TV for you - the same TV that would have us believe that Australians run around saying "shrimp on the barbie" all the time....

the reality is, 99& of Americans say some sort of goodbye on the phone...maybe not "goodbye" exactly, but "alright man, talk to you later" or "OK, see ya" or "OK, later, dude", and the ever popular "alright, bye"..... there is ALMOST ALWAYS some sort of acknowledgement that the phone call is ending. if you just abruptly hung up on someone like that, the other person would likely say "that fucking dickhead just hung up on me!".

you might even get a call back with the offended party telling you about yourself in no uncertain terms.... "did you hang up on me? you're an asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!"
if you have a dropped cell conversation, usually the first thing you say is "sorry, my cell dropped the call" when you reconnect.

it's like anything else with TV..... no one really talks like they do in TV shows anyway, if you pay any attention to how they talk.

so, yes.... it's definitely an American TV thing.....kinda like how a lot of shows where the actors have a fairly conventional job as a cop or an assistant editor or whatever, in a city like NY or LA, driving a nice car and wearing expensive clothes, eating out at expensive restaurants, living in some place that in reality would bankrupt them.

oh, wait..... i guess that would accurately describe the big problem this country is in now - too many "$50k millionaires" who want and do what they see on TV. life imitates art...

yeah - this is why I wondered - because it's so consistent - in Australia or the UK it's more like it would be in reality, so this is why I wondered if it's a cultural thing in the US to not sign off, because in pretty much every US show I see that happens