Do you get to have long phone chats with your friends?

@TheHorse (218548)

Walnut Creek, California

October 27, 2021 1:21pm CST

A buddy of mine just called. He was checking in--no particular agenda. He's an excellent guitar player. We wound up talking for an hour. We discussed everything from our childhood memories to our respective college educations to music to "critical race theory" to guitar repair to political correctness. Do you get to have long phone conversations with your friends? I really enjoyed our chat today. Photo is on my Martin D-18, which is ready for pick-up at the shop.

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

27 Oct 21

Nope. My friends and I tend to send texts. I'd rather not talk on the phone unless absolutely necessary. My friends pretty much feel the same way about phones.

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

27 Oct 21

@TheHorse I'm not sure. I started doing it because I couldn't figure out how to politely get off the phone when people call me. When someone calls me I hate to be the one to hang up first. When I'm texting with people it doesn't bother me to just stop when I'm done saying whatever I needed to tell them. (I'll still read whatever they send after I'm done, but if they're just blabbering, I don't feel the need to respond.)

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Oct 21

@DaddyEvil I sometimes resent that I do more listening than talking. But I still prefer live interaction.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Oct 21

Why is that? I would much rather talk on the phone than communicate only by text or email.

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@dfollin (25351)

• United States

27 Oct 21

That's good! I have long chats with friends once and a while.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Oct 21

I wish it happened more often. I miss "hanging out."

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@dfollin (25351)

• United States

27 Oct 21

@TheHorse I do too!

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Oct 21

@dfollin I hope we all take advantage of it once Covid lifts.

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@kaylachan (69370)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

27 Oct 21

I don't chat with my friends often, when I do I wind up having a long conversation.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Oct 21

I enjoy long conversations.

@LadyDuck (471354)

• Switzerland

28 Oct 21

I hate long phone calls, I always try to cut them short. I love to talk in person, but not on the phone.

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@LadyDuck (471354)

• Switzerland

2 Nov 21

@TheHorse Emails are for short messages and for professional use. I do not exchange emails with friends. I do not text either, but I hate very long phone calls, ten minutes is fine, more I get annoyed.

@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 21

I prefer the phone to email. I don't text. I refuse.

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@wolfgirl569 (105945)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Oct 21

I seldom talk on it anymore

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@wolfgirl569 (105945)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Oct 21

@TheHorse I dont.

The kids usually text but they stop in for visits. Face to face is even better. A couple of friends text.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 21

@wolfgirl569 I don't text.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Oct 21

How do you mostly communicate with your friends and relations?

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27 Oct 21

Sometimes I wish it had happened more

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@BarBaraPrz (47274)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Oct 21

One friend phones me about once a year. Another calls just about every day, sometimes two or three times in a day.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Oct 21

I have friends I haven't talked to in years.

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@RasmaSandra (79714)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 21

Nice looking guitar. I used to chat a lot with friends but have not been in touch with anyone lately. My mother was the champion talker, Her best friend would call her and they would begin chatting, I would go to the store and come back say about 2 hours later and there is mom on the phone still chatting,

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 21

Good for her! Sometimes I feel lonely. When I have a good talk with a friend I feel less lonely.

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@LindaOHio (178131)

• United States

28 Oct 21

I haven't talked on the phone with my two friends for years. We correspond mostly by email and Facebook -- and birthday and Christmas cards. One is in London; and the other one is in Minnesota. I'm not big on phone conversations. I used to have a work colleague that would keep me on the phone for hours.

@Danielclark691 (1097)

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28 Oct 21

I have never had an interest in playing the guitar. Seems complicated

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Oct 21

One has to have motivation. I taught a brand new student her first three chords today.

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@zeongi (158)

• Ujung Pandang, Indonesia

10 Nov 21

Yes I used to talk to my friends for hours on end and we hardly felt like we were talking that long.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Nov 21

That is a good thing! It's important to feel connected. I prefer phone to email and (blah) texting.

@Vree0937 (3879)

• Indonesia

28 Oct 21

Used to, when I was young, now, not anymore. We chat mostly nowdays.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 21

Chat via what medium?

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@Vree0937 (3879)

• Indonesia

2 Nov 21

@TheHorse whatsapp. In here its very popular. Other apps not so popular.

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28 Oct 21

yah, i have long chat with friend, cause we have same interest, same hobby and a lot free time.

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Oct 21

It's fun to have similar hobbies.

@ardeliaputri2 (71)

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1 Nov 21

Ya I have done it with my friend, it was very fun. We talked about many things and time seemed to pass by lol XD

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@TheHorse (218548)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 21

I enjoy those conversations.

@xander6464 (44177)

• Wapello, Iowa

27 Oct 21

If you turn on your cameras, you could jam and talk at the same time. I guess you could with just the phone but 90% of music is visual, so you'd lose a lot.