What am I suppossed to say?
By DJ
@Daljinder (23236)
Bangalore, India
May 13, 2016 9:59am CST
What is the proper etiquette?
When you are recording your voice for an overseas friend, how should you prepare?
Keep in mind you have never met and may never will.
But you have been talking for a while and had become very good friends.
Would you greet them first?
Ah! too formal.......
Would you just dive in straight?
Uh... That's too umm... careless? Like you could care less of what and how the person receives it?
How would you like to do it?
(Photo by Pixabay)
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13 responses
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@LadyDuck In friends, the formality of greeting sound weird to me. I can say "Hi ...." or "Hello..." But going the proper way would make even the friend feel weird since the friend is used to the way I talk.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
13 May 16
@Daljinder If they are friends, it's different, it depends how friends you are. If they only want to hear the sound of your voice, simply say "hi, as you asked, here is the sound of my voice".
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
13 May 16
@Daljinder Australians tend to be very casual. I wouldn't suggest to be too formal.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@boiboing Oh that's good then. I get weirded out with formal. Thank you for the suggestion.
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@vandana7 (100545)
• India
13 May 16
I have something from an overseas friend that I requested from him to know the accent difference. I am not sure he would be ok with me sharing, though I have no issues. I could give you the transcript if you wish. I'd asked because he'd mentioned somewhere that the accent locally is different...
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@vandana7 Oh I thought like crazy about what to say in the recording. lol
And no I don't want it. You had permission. I don't.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@vandana7 You need your ears pulled right about now! You are lucky you are elder to me. Had you been younger than me I wouldn't have thought twice. 
Good night and sweet dreams. 
Good night and sweet dreams. 2 people like this
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
13 May 16
CC me in that and I will confirm if that was all good
I think you should keep that as simple and as normal as you would in real lfe to a friend. I mean, even with real life friends, we do start off with Hi or Hello, agreed, now that the mobile and cellphone era has crept in, this sounds a little odd.
In today's era, you can also do some voice chats using softwares/apps like skype, line and many others. Just curious what are your intentions with the recording stuff
I think you should keep that as simple and as normal as you would in real lfe to a friend. I mean, even with real life friends, we do start off with Hi or Hello, agreed, now that the mobile and cellphone era has crept in, this sounds a little odd.
In today's era, you can also do some voice chats using softwares/apps like skype, line and many others. Just curious what are your intentions with the recording stuff3 people like this
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@thesids We are getting to know each other. It just came up in conversation. She dreamed of hearing me and said it sucked that she hadn't heard me in real. That is how this voice thing came about.
I used the picture in discussion as my avatar but it ruined the photo's effect. Too small size of the user profile picture.
I will CC you if I had the address. LOL
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
13 May 16
@Daljinder the two letters go well together good nick!
Then if you are good friends already, I would say be yourself and talk as you would to a friend you can relate the same way with that you meet face to face. No need to be formal but a greeting can also be informal.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@Bluedoll Thank you! I thought the same. Just wanted to get confirmed by asking you all.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@Bluedoll This friend wishes to hear how I sound. We are very good friends and things are still progressing. Not the romantic kind. I meant the walls are going down more.
DJ is my nickname.
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@Nishkriti (132)
• Kolkata, India
14 May 16
You could be jovial and start by saying something simple like "hey here it is..." and continue just like you would to any other friend of yours.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
14 May 16
@Nishkriti Punjabi but I speak Hindi. What's yours?
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
14 May 16
@Nishkriti I did. I just talked like I normally would. Of course in English though. lol
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@Nishkriti (132)
• Kolkata, India
14 May 16
@Daljinder yaay to you and your friend. What is your mother tongue btw?
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@Orson_Kart (6827)
• United Kingdom
13 May 16
@Daljinder Yes, never mind the formalities, just cut to the chase.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@Orsan_Kart I knew I liked you for some reason. And there it is. I will surely follow your suggestion and ask my friend that.
Oooh lots of planning to do!
Oooh lots of planning to do!3 people like this
Right back at ya! 
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@Shavkat That would be fine in professional setting. This is a friend, a very good friend.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
14 May 16
@jaboUK I did something like that. 
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@DianneN Thank you! I will be like I normally talk with the person.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
14 Jul 16
@Daljinder oh my god! haha! I still have that recording by the way.
You're so sweet dude! Had no idea about this post!
You're so sweet dude! Had no idea about this post! 2 people like this
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13 Aww shucks! I was supposed to remove it before you saw it.
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@Sweetsona (300)
• India
13 May 16
I would start with some signature statement that we use often in our chats.. It would kind of break the ice and be nice and humble as well
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 16
@Sweetsona I don't think we have any signature statements. But I have a nickname for the friend and we had this bet going on which we tag each other about from time to time.
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@Sweetsona (300)
• India
13 May 16
@Daljinder so u can greet him/her hi with that nick name..
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