Its painful to hear about people talking over phones for long hours..

India
September 23, 2012 2:38am CST
Hey guys.. i am not able to understand how people find it a pleasure of talking over phone for long long hours. My friends used to say how they used to talk with their boyfriend or girlfriend for 2-3 hours and i used to be dumbstruck with this. i mean how patient they must be in conversing for so many long hours. Their ears must be paining and their energy must be running high also. Ha ha. But doctors have advised to talk less over phone unless and until it is needed to do so. Whats the point in discussing so many things over phone. What are your thoughts on this? Please do leave your comments!
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13 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
In my younger years, my friends and I would talk to 2-3 hours on the phone, too. I guess it is just a teenage thing- you know, endless stories about boys, clothes and more boys? But when I had a boyfriend in College, since we are together the whole day (we were classmates and now we are married), I would just tell him not to call me coz I need time to study and I also need to sleep by 9pm. We would sometimes talk over the phone but it did not last longer than 30 minutes.
• India
24 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response. Well great to hear about your younger days when u had a long chat over phone with your friends and that too about the boys. i would definitely love to know what were u discussing over the phone with your boys about the guys. Ha ha. Yeah these things does change with time and its quite evident that the way u used to talk over phone for long hours had now reduced to mere 30 minutes. u must be reminiscing those days i am sure. What say?
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Well, yes. I often think a lot about my high school days. I feel I wasn't able to enjoy much. And the use of phone was my only means of fun other than school activities with my friends.
• India
24 Sep 12
Yeah during such days a cellphone will always give u a chance to have fun talks with your friends over phone and by it u can spend your time as well if u are getting bored which u might not enjoy that much in the teenage days as u have so many things to handle other than studies. What say?
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
26 Sep 12
You know the feeling when people are in love, they want to spend most of their times, talking to their loved ones, or special someone. well, i guess this only happens when two people are new in their relationships. when they are married, they have different kind of thinking. I have done that back then. yes, it is fun talking over the phone for 1 hour. (i only have 1 hour the most when talking in phone) but that was years ago. it never happened again. maybe that explains, i don't have a lovelife... well, anyways, i can say that when people starts worrying more of their love ones, they tend to talk long hours. well, i can understand if they are really miles away from each other and no other ways they can talk to each other. But as people mature and get married, there are different thoughts in their mind and those romance sometimes lessens.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
29 Sep 12
yes, i can see know that you understand this. though there maybe people who still want to talk over phone in long hours which doesn't really require much casue they are being irresponsible as well. they always think of talking to their special someone when they have lots of things to mind about...
• India
26 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response. Well yes u are absolutely right. Initially the love birds out of excitement tend to spend more time over phone in a bid to understand each other very much and they never look out for the time they spend over phone in the process. But as the relationship progresses, things tend to take a U turn and those love birds feel like they have known each other much and feel there is absolutely no need of talking over phone for long hours. Even at times of distress they might talk to each other over phone for long hours. And if they are far away from each other, then they have no option other than taking to each other over phone for long hours. What say?
• India
29 Sep 12
Hey thanks again for your response. Well yes, there are many people around us who hardly care about what is happening around them if they are busy over phone and thereby they tend to talk relentlessly and effortlessly. really hats off to their patience who can stick to talking for long hours. Once i had a chat with my friend over phone for 20 minutes and trust me i had a severe pain in my ear and elbow and since then i hardly answer anyone's call. What say?
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
4 Oct 12
Hello subhojit. It is painful to talk about for a long time over the phone, especially over the cell phone. There were quite a few times I was on the cell phone for a long time that I felt painful in the head and the pain lasted a couple of days. So now if possible to have a face-to-face talk, I would make an appointment after a few minutes' talk on the phone. If it is related to work, I will usually go for the talk. Take care.
• India
4 Oct 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response sir. Well yes, it is absolutely a painful affair to talk over phone for long hours as it puts pressure not only on your ears but also on your brain and your fingers. I too have faced similar consequences as u and so i have been answering very less calls of late. Good to hear that u prefer more of face to face talk rather than long hour talks over phone. What say?
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
13 Nov 12
I also not understand how people can talk till long hours I cant speak on phone more than 15 minutes because my ear problem is started. Now new generation persons spend full night on cell phone. I feel irritated if talk more time.
• India
17 Nov 12
Thanks a ton for your response. Well yes u are absolutely right, even i belong to those group of youngsters but i have never favored this ill attitude as i am very much aware of its consequences. It not only aches your ears but also is a time waster. for this reason i either switch off my cell or else keep my cell on silent mode this rules out the possibility of talking over phone for long hours. Many of my friends complain me of this habit but i hardly pay heed to them and do what is good for my health. What say?
• Indonesia
24 Sep 12
my friend said I'm an annoying person because I'm very lazy to hang up the phone. I'm person that always feel uncomfort to talk through phone, especially to talk so long and about a little thing. I said to my friend when I took long holiday from office: "don't call me, I won't hung up the phone. just send me a phone message(sms), and I will reply your message". sometimes I feel that phone call is very disturbing
• Indonesia
3 Oct 12
it's choice, subhojit. some people comfort with phone call and some other just comfort with text messaging just like me
• India
3 Oct 12
Hey thanks again for your response. Well yes, u are absolutely right. It depends entirely on person to person on how to answer one's call just as u like to answer them by an sms while some prefer to do it by receiving the call. But most of the time people misread us when we tell them to text us and feel as if we are either neglecting them or are paying them no heed at all but the reality is something different. What say?
• India
24 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response. Well yes, phone calls are really annoying and disturbing element and sometimes they get down to our nerves as well. Yes there is no doubt that cell phones have made our conversations easier but that does not mean talking over phone for long hours and spending your precious time daily unless and until whenever it is needed. Text messaging can also be done in this case. hats off to your thought of texting to your friends. What say?
11 Oct 12
I am extremely fed up with that roommates have a long call when I want to sleep, although her voice is not very loud ,however, it's annoyed and make me hard to sleep.It's really disgusting.
• India
11 Oct 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response. Well yes i can understand what u must be going through when u are about to take rest and u hear your roommate talking loudly over phone. These people should understand that they are not the only ones staying in a room in fact there are many other people around them who also need some rest. They should be matured and sensible enough to understand these small things at least. What say?
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Boyfriends can do that and I can understand them because they are in love. Just hearing each others voice can give them heavenly feeling. So even they are just talking of sweet nothings they can last for hours on the phone. But it is a different thing if they are not boyfriends and just talking of things that are not that important and yet doing it for hours. Well if they are discussing about important business and they don't have time to meet personally to discuss this then it is understandable but if they are only talking of so-so-things, I think it is a waste of time.
• India
24 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for your responses. Well yes whats the point in talking for hours and spending your precious time. Well yes, if it involves discussing important official matters that cannot be fulfilled by meeting face to face. But talking over phones for sweet nothings is simply a waste of time and nothing else and people should realize this very soon. What say?
• India
24 Sep 12
Hello subhojit10, I thought of having this discussion but nice to see one from you. I hate the most people talk on cell phones for long hours. OMG it is annoying and nowadays with head sets they are continuously talk without a point. For some people it is their job or to live they need to talk on phones. That is acceptable. I recently heard that some are having hearing disorders or they have mentioned that one with a disease that will make the person hear the ringtone often even if it is not ringing. It is recent research. Phones are a great invention but it not used wisely by many nowadays. Have a great day always. Cheers.
• India
24 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for such a lovely response. Well yes, no issues u think as if i am doing this discussion from your behalf as well. Anyways, yes there are certain jobs which demand u to receive calls on a regular basis and the more u answer the calls, the more u are paid and this is the reason why people often get stressed out and have hearing disorders. Yeah even i have heard people saying that nowadays they keep their cell phones on silent mode so as to avoid long conversations and to stay away from taking the important calls even. What say?
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
29 Sep 12
Hi, You are right. talking for a longtime about meaningless things over a phone is not fair. Sometimes I have to talk for a long time on a phone because I am living far away from my relatives and friends. So for sharing our feelings it takes more time. But some people talk about eating and clothing and gossiping which is meaningless.
• India
29 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response. Well i completely agree to your point. There is no point in talking over the phone regarding meaningless stuffs and thereby wasting one's money, energy and time. The long talks over phone in your case is logical enough as u are staying far enough from your family and friends and u need to stay in touch with them to know about each others well being. But other than talking for long hours is just annoying. What say?
@kokomo (1867)
• Philippines
3 Oct 12
Hello subhojit... I am also belong to those lovers who were talking with my boyfriend over the phones for long hours.Indeed, it is very fulfilling for me to be with him at least over the phone for we are in a long distance relationship and I think most of us here in mylot understands my situation. I did not consider it as a painful one most especially in the ears for I did not noticed it already. Talking with him can ease my longing to be with him. That is the only way also for us to keep in touch and texting is not enough. I am very happy when we are having a conversation for a long hours.
• India
4 Oct 12
hey thanks a ton for your response. Glad to hear that u find solace in talking with your boyfriend over phone for long hours as u guys are in a long distance relationship and i totally agree to your concept of long hours of talks over phone than mere texting as it wont be that much fulfilling to your heart. I can understand u must be dying to hear his voice and hence even if it demands long hours of talks over phone. That completely speaks about your love for him. What say?
• Philippines
23 Sep 12
Well, people have different reasons why they talk to someone over the phone, and usually, it all boils down to the fact that they need to talk over the phone because circumstances dictate that they can't do so face to face. Both parties could either be in two different locations and meeting up is not yet possible, or the time could be inconvenient. Either way, they want to talk whenever they want to with a person and the phone gives them an opportunity to do so conveniently. However long they stay on the phone....well, it's their ears and their business, unless they are disturbing you in some way. :)
• India
24 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response. Well u are absolutely right. May be the circumstances do not permit them to talk face to face and this is the reason they prefer talking over phone for long hours. But i am thinking how painful it must be to talk over phone to someone with one ear and holding the cellphone for long hours. Hats off to their patience. I had once talked to my friend for 30 minutes over phone before my exams and believe me i had a huge earache the next day. What say?
• China
24 Sep 12
i agree with you ,it is harmful for our health,lots of my colleagues and friends use lots of time on the internet,play game or do others things,i am not,so i can't understand their love,if they can't control themselves,i think there is no better idea.
• India
24 Sep 12
hey thanks a ton for your response. Well yes, no doubt cell phones have made our lives easier and comfortable but they are being widely misused by the people themselves. people have been complaining about hearing disorders and stress breakdown as they have to deal with the calls on a daily basis. What is the point in talking over phones for long hours when things can be done easily in face to face meetings. One can spend time for long hours in during his or her favorite pass time activities and not by talking over phone for long hours. What say?
@shm1975 (38)
24 Sep 12
People have lots of money to waste,I think this is also a way to spending it:).jokes apart I think this will continue fr a certain time no-not so much longer . actually its become a a addiction for people to show their attitude ,like old film-star showing that they r busy & more demanding,lol
• India
24 Sep 12
Hey thanks a ton for your response. Well yes, i find no logic in talking over phone for long hours and talking over petty issues. It has indeed become an addiction for the people especially for the youngsters who are talking this as a fashion statement. i mean there are many good ways of spending money not by spending it over phone. They will get a lesson once they are inflicted of the hearing disorders and all. What say?