On 16/10/2012 2:01 PM, sf wrote:

>> That's not always true. I have had people tell me they never answer the
>> phone. They always let the answering machine take it and then they make
>> their calls back at a certain hour that they have set aside for doing that.
>>
>
> You consider that rude?
>


I considerate rude. I know people who monitor their answering machines
to decide if they are going to answer or not. My SiL used to do that.
Our response was not to call and when she brought up the fact that we
never call her anymore more we told her we didn't bother because she
never answers. If she is only going to call back when it is convenient
for her to talk then she can just call us when she wants. She now
answers the phone when we call.