The only reason people do this is to verify that the connection is working, which it often isn't, as detailed in the article. > Hello? > Hi, this is Bob calli

The only reason people do this is to verify that the connection is working, which it often isn't, as detailed in the article. > Hello? > Hi, this is Bob calling from Bob's car repair about your 1979 Ford F-350. It appears that.. > Hello? > Hello, can you hear me? One or two instances of that and suddenly everyone wants to have the "How are you" conversation every start.