Goodbyes….
Saturday, July 18th, 2009Does this ever happen to you:
You’re on the phone with someone, and about to end the conversation and you say
“Thanks so much! Goodbye”
They say: “Oh, it’s nothing. See ya!”
You say: Yeah, okay, cool!
They say: Take care!
You say: You too!
They say: Bye
You say: Bye
And on and on the story goes. So, this is my question, is there a certain amount of times you should go back and forth when saying goodbye. If there isn’t, can we just agree on a set amount here? (Of course, there’s probably only like five people who read this blog, and so maybe that won’t be so effective)
I think two ending exchanges is sufficient, do you?
I think the same rule should apply to chatting. I also think you should give some sort of cue if you’re exiting a chat. “gtg” “xx” something to indicate you’re leaving, if it all possible.
These are just my electronic age communication etiquette suggestions. Do you have any?