> And he doesn't even mention that you could just be outside, and be unreachable and not able to reach other people too. Or you could be at home and ignore the

> And he doesn't even mention that you could just be outside, and be unreachable and not able to reach other people too. Or you could be at home and ignore the phone. People used to arrange a time to call or know when to call. It used to be considered impolite to let the phone ring more than 4 or 6 times unless the call was urgent. People never expected you to call back after an unanswered call, since answering machines and caller ID were rare. > Now that all has completely changed I find the change immensely frustrating. It isn't so much the expectation of others for an immediate response that bothers me as an internal desire for an immediate response from others. Sure, those feelings may only pop up when something genuinely important pops up. On the other hand, the other person doesn't know that until they check their messages.