Poll: Replying to a message immediately: Weird or not?
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Insta-reply. Who gives a shit if they think your always at your computer when you ARE at your computer?
Know whats really weird? Pretending your busy or "too cool to answer you right away." You really think that's going to impress someone who just send you a message to, you know, chat? It's not like their going to go "Oh. My. God! He took 35 seconds to respond, OH GOD HE'S SO COOL HE DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO CHAT WITH ME!"
That's more of a loser action than responding right away. Right away just seems proper. Do you wait a while when someone verbally asks you a question to make them think you're deep in thought?
Know whats really weird? Pretending your busy or "too cool to answer you right away." You really think that's going to impress someone who just send you a message to, you know, chat? It's not like their going to go "Oh. My. God! He took 35 seconds to respond, OH GOD HE'S SO COOL HE DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO CHAT WITH ME!"
That's more of a loser action than responding right away. Right away just seems proper. Do you wait a while when someone verbally asks you a question to make them think you're deep in thought?
I always respond at my earliest convenience. That is I finish what I'm doing then reply. I try to reply as quick as I can because if someone sends me something and they want a reply then why should they wait? I've spend whole days doing essentially nothing because I'm waiting for a reply from someone about doing something.
As a matter of fact I am supposed to be going out with a friend this afternoon for lunch. Thing is I sent a text asking what time at about 10:00am, and haven't received a straight reply. I need to go to the shops, walk the dog, play some games, and I just got the complete Stargate Atlantis on Blu-ray, but I don't want to start doing something, and have to cut it short because she doesn't reply to texts.
It's a stupid social convention that a lot of people encourage. I see it as a massive waste of time.
As a matter of fact I am supposed to be going out with a friend this afternoon for lunch. Thing is I sent a text asking what time at about 10:00am, and haven't received a straight reply. I need to go to the shops, walk the dog, play some games, and I just got the complete Stargate Atlantis on Blu-ray, but I don't want to start doing something, and have to cut it short because she doesn't reply to texts.
It's a stupid social convention that a lot of people encourage. I see it as a massive waste of time.
What could possibly be wrong with it? If anything your giving the person who sent the message immediate results. Thats a win win.
I never understood that wait 3 days after a date ether. If you want to go out again do it before you leave to go home, geesh.
I never understood that wait 3 days after a date ether. If you want to go out again do it before you leave to go home, geesh.
I usually reply as fast as I can. Of course, when I am busy, expect a response no later than 2 hours. Maybe 3. It's annoying and I honestly feel bad if I don't reply within 5 minutes of the message.
The problem is, if I leave an unattended message for later, I forget it's even there in the first place.
My mind wanders... sometimes.
The problem is, if I leave an unattended message for later, I forget it's even there in the first place.
My mind wanders... sometimes.
Email or official text? As soon as I get a watertight answer for the person. I have SLAs to stick to, after all, and the less time spend procrastinating means my day goes smoother.busters said:
Facebook? Yeah, good luck with that, I rarely check it, despite being on the PC most of the day, it only has people who I personally know, and of those, they all have my mobile number, and all know that it's quicker to get in touch with me via SMS than it is to use something as stupid as Facebook.
I hate it when you're on actual chat and someone won't reply in a timely fashion.
I don't mean email or messages but IM within facebook or MSN. I always reply immediately,
we're having a conversation, and I always hate it when I reply but they seem to think its
ok to leave it 2-5 mins at a time (e.g. pretending their talking to loads of people, sigh,
I know you, I know you are just refreshing your ex's page or summat (ugh facebook)). Its
audacious and rude imo.
I think if you have the capacity to reply there and then, no matter what medium, then bloody
well reply and get over your perceived inadequacies about people thinking you aren't busy or
something. If they know you're at home what are you busy doing? Surfing ain't exactly busy,
jerking off is the only viable excuse really
I don't mean email or messages but IM within facebook or MSN. I always reply immediately,
we're having a conversation, and I always hate it when I reply but they seem to think its
ok to leave it 2-5 mins at a time (e.g. pretending their talking to loads of people, sigh,
I know you, I know you are just refreshing your ex's page or summat (ugh facebook)). Its
audacious and rude imo.
I think if you have the capacity to reply there and then, no matter what medium, then bloody
well reply and get over your perceived inadequacies about people thinking you aren't busy or
something. If they know you're at home what are you busy doing? Surfing ain't exactly busy,
jerking off is the only viable excuse really
Why would it be weird? If I can answer immediately, I will. It's not polite to make people wait unnecessarily.
I reply as soon as I can, it can feel a little weird but if the person sending the message expects a reply then chances are they'd prefer it right away.
Well, if I notice it, I may as well reply. I'm not going to put it off just to try and conform to some preconceived notion that I should be so busy I'm apparently deaf and unable to feel the phone vibrate in my pocket.
Seriously, the lack of physical senses people seem to display in all manner of circumstances these days worries the hell out of me. I mean I know that humanity has long since lost its natural hunting instinct, but I didn't know we were supposed to be deaf dumb and blind as well...
Seriously, the lack of physical senses people seem to display in all manner of circumstances these days worries the hell out of me. I mean I know that humanity has long since lost its natural hunting instinct, but I didn't know we were supposed to be deaf dumb and blind as well...
Oh God, this. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine actually once told me that when his friend asked for this girl's email, he said "okay, hang on", then waited a minute before pasting it to make it seem like he had loads of MSN contacts.Noxman said:I hate it when you're on actual chat and someone won't reply in a timely fashion.
I don't mean email or messages but IM within facebook or MSN. I always reply immediately,
we're having a conversation, and I always hate it when I reply but they seem to think its
ok to leave it 2-5 mins at a time (e.g. pretending their talking to loads of people, sigh,
I know you, I know you are just refreshing your ex's page or summat (ugh facebook)). Its
audacious and rude imo.
I think if you have the capacity to reply there and then, no matter what medium, then bloody
well reply and get over your perceived inadequacies about people thinking you aren't busy or
something. If they know you're at home what are you busy doing? Surfing ain't exactly busy,
jerking off is the only viable excuse really
Also, I hate when you're having an IM chat with someone and they get up to go deal with something, and don't announce it first. Seriously. "BRB" will do. It's irritating when we're having a conversation and I randomly get left hanging.
Of course I do, the worst well annoying thing to happen if the person doesn't reply back for ages (unless he or she stated why he or she didn't reply asap like busy in work etc). I don't leave that person waiting for ages.
Point of order: I don't get facebook messages.
I don't use facebook.
Put in an option for that in yer poll.
I don't use facebook.
Put in an option for that in yer poll.