Would you take the phone call.....?

It actually depends on the situation. If I feel that the reason someone called is more important than my meal, then I will tell them to excuse me for eating and will continue the conversation while I grab a bite. But if I feel my meal is more important, I will interupt them to tell them I am eating and that I will call them back (or they can call me later if it's something they need) as soon as I am done. There are so many things I consider before taking a phonecall (as you very well know)

hell dpk, how are you, i haven't been here for a while, thought I would pop in again. In response to your question, when the phone rings when i am eating dinner, i usually answer the phone. If it is important I will continue the conversation, however if not important I will tell the caller i will call them back after dinner. It really frustrates me though, when you get interrupted from dinner and the call was from a telemarketer trying to sell you something. They call at the most inconvenient times.

Hi deepak, It is very simple deepak, and it all depends on who is calling. If you like the person you may not even mind taking the call in the middle of meals, but if you don't like the person,you many not be interested to talk even if you are free. I usually know which of my relatives are calling just for time pass and if I am in middle of something, specially in middle of cooking, I just tell them straight that I am busy and I hand over to some other member of family. Meals are not very important for me....but depends who deserves my importance and who does not...., sounds bit rude, but this is how I am....

Hello deepak! I would choose to take the phone calls even if I am having a lunch or something. I remember one time, I had our lunch when suddenly my husband called me, I excused to everybody and talked to him. I then, forgot my lunch..hehee..can't you see how excited I am?

I leave my food and talk if its somebody who can call for something urgent or someone official...else I have my lunch and my answering machine does the job! I hate when I see an unknown number and after receiving it for courtesy there is somebody forcing me take an insurance cause who knows when I will die. Have a nice day!

Heyya dpk! I do usually take the call but politely ask if I can call them back after I eat. I usually don't have to worry about answering the phone because my oldest daughter flies throught he house like a hurricane to answer it each time it rings.lol She knows if it's dinner it had better be short and sweet because I expect everyone at the table to eat..I give her the "look" and she rushes right off the phone.

Dpk, My decision to take the call or not would totally depend on the person calling. If it's someone i know well enough then i would have no hesitation at all in taking the call and talking. The meals really or of no consequence as i can always go back to eating them. On the other hand if i think that the call is not important or can be responded to later, then i would not take it then and probably call later.

It depends on who is calling. If it's someone important then I take the call. If it's someone I can easily call back later, I ignore the call. I have caller ID and voice mail, so I can see who it is and if they need, they can leave a message. Meals are important for me because I sit with my kids at dinner and don't want to be interrupted. Especially since I work the evening shift and don't always get to sit with my kids for dinner.

it depends on who the caller is. if i'm close to that person or dont mind talking to him/her then i'll pick it up. if not i'll continue eating, if it's important he/she will call back.

It depends really if I'm expecting a call I'll take a call but if I'm not then I won't .. I rationalize it this way, I have voicemail so that I can not worry about having to answer every call I get if I'm taking a shower,eating dinner, moving laundry, or even just playing with the kids. If it's important I'll call them back or if it's really important they'll then call my cell. Take time to smell the roses. Get an answering machine and take calls at your convience.

Hi Dpk its so nice of u to take calls inbetween ur meal or any other activity. Well to be honest if i am having lunch or dinner, and got any call, i will check it and if i think its important and urgent, i will take it, otherwise i will put on silent and will call back once finished. and if i am in meeting, then sure my phone is always on silent and i revert back to them after meeting is over, and during night, when i am not expecting call, i put it on silent and in morning revert back to them take care

Hi deepak, I have taught in childhood, when you eat your food you won't mind if anybody calls you or anybody comes to you because your food is equal to God so prior concern should go to the food. (There is a custom, if any elderly people enter we have to stand up as show our respect to that person, but if you are eating we are exempted to do the same). But now food is rarely getting that respect and we are getting disturbed by many reasons while eating. Phone is only one among them. In office I will attend the phone in between meals if it is official or personal. But I am disturbing mostly at home sometime busy with cooking and phones rings (land phone)... feeling disturbed but no way..

If they really wanted to talk to me then they would leave me a message and a return phone number of my voicemail. I have unlimited text messaging and a lower anytime talk time. Unless it is on Saturday or Sunday, and then I'll answer the phone freely or if it happens to be after 9pm at night, then I might answer the phone, as I can talk unlimited times during those hours. I don't have to be concerned about unwanted calls at the wrong time anymore, since I no longer have a stressful job. But I used to have a plan with 2000 monthly anytime minutes to use. When I had that plan, I used to answer the phone all day everyday. Now unless I have the person in my phone records already to know exactly who it is when they call, I'll just let them leave a message for me. If I do find out it is a sales call, I just tell them to take my number off their business directory list, and keep on moving. I don't let them finish with their sales pitch once I figure out that they don't truly know me or was calling for me.

Hello my friend dpk262006 Ji, Well, there are many ways to come out from this agony, first happily attend call and complete it in nut-shell. Next take help from some electronic gadets available in the market. You may easily attatch with Voice mail-box and set it to call you later as you are busy in dinning with other memebers and leave message in the mail-box. But i always prefer to attend calls as and when they come. The very reason is , we do not know, what could be message, it might be important for me and even for the caller, may be some one's life may be in danger, should one avoid may lead to one's life long repentation. Please give serious thoght. In my case, all my expected callers know my meal timing and they never call. Off-course, LIC agents are exceptional, who disturb as per their will and plaesure.may god bless you and have agreat time.

i do take calls except for,when i am in bathroom.i used to get emergency calls(being a doctor),i cannot even have my lunch/dinner at peace,so i sometimes switch the cell off.(i can be easily contacted ,as i live in the hospital quaters.i used to feel guilty later.my hubby used to aecify me by telling,even doctors are humans(not gods)they have needs too.

WEll it really depends for me. I sometimes take a call when the phone rings in the middle of a meal or any other time when I would prefer not to be interrupted. But it's not always and I do check caller id to see who it is.I understand common courtesy, but the same applies to the people calling. They can avoid calling at certain times as well. I always check the time when I think about calling someone, and if I find it to be possible that they are eating or something I don't call.

I always answer the phone. I have answering machine but my friends and family hardly ever live messages as they only call to say hi and if I dont pick up then its not important. If I am doing something I simply say sorry can I call you back in 20min and thats it. If its someone I dont want to talk to I say I cant talk right now.

i take the call and hope that it ends quickly if i am eating or busy but i really wont mention that i have to go unless i really have to.. i figure they are taking the time to call me so unless its something really important i shouldnt worry too much about it

Hey dpk! If I am in the middle of dinner I will usually not pick up the call. I will let my voicemail pick the call up and return it when I am finished with my meal. It usually isn't anything that urgent and I don't like getting into a conversation in the middle of dinner. More often then not it is one of my friends and it can definitely wait until later! It is easier to not pick up the call then to have to explain that you are in the middle of something. That makes the caller feel uncomfortable.

This will depend upon who the caller is. If it is a call from someone whom I know would only call me in emergencies, then I'll take it. If it's from a friend I meet everyday and whom I know just wants to chat, then I'll ignore it and eat first. Then I'll call back when I'm done eating, just to make sure it isn't an emergency. It might be something urgent and I don't want to take the chances. Happy mylotting.