Communication options?

[Gillian M]

Is it possibly a language issue? If they're not very strong in spoken English, they may prefer emails so they can have time to choose their words carefully.

I agree with that: if you're to talk to someone on the phone, and it's not a language you speak fluently, or not your mother tongue, this could make email messages easier, much easier.

 

[Gillian M]

Personally, I don't like to talk on the phone. I would much rather converse through email.

Hi. Why?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi. Why?

It hurts my ear drum, for one. Also it seems a waste of time to sit there doing nothing. It makes me antsy. With email, I read it, I answer it, I go away and get busy doing other things.

 

[MichaelaW]

Maybe it depends on the topic of conversation. If it's just a quick question, maybe email is better. If it's a lengthy topic, a phone call might be better.

 

[Rutibegga]

I'm an email person, myself. I rarely use my phone as a phone; mini-computer, texting machine, email device? Sure. My job involves communicating with people all day long, and a SO prefer email... Though it's also just easier to document in a medical chart.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

One thing to remember is anything you type in an e-mail is a permanent record and a phone conversation is a one time event!

 

[MichaelaW]

One thing to remember is anything you type in an e-mail is a permanent record and a phone conversation is a one time event!

True!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

True!

~ I was blessed in my professional career to never have any issues with e-mails, however look at the mess with Hillary!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

phone conversation

~ I received an e-mail from another TFO member yesterday regarding his aldabra tortoises and after a few back and forth generic e-mails i told him to just call me. He did, and we talked for a few hours, wonderful exchange and actually made a new friend who shares the same passion regarding his tortoises. We actually spoke today for a short time also, a simple e-mail would have had no real value, a phone call turned into a great new contact and possible a lifelong new friend. Honestly, there are also some that i would never want to talk to also, LOL!

~ I also feel that e-mails can be so misinterpreted whereas a direct conversation has much more value at many levels!

 

[MichaelaW]

I absolutely love talking tortoises over the phone with people! I've communicated with two breeders over the phone from whom I purchased tortoises or am going to purchase tortoises from.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

I've communicated with two breeders over the phone from whom I purchased tortoises or am going to purchase tortoises from.

~ Isn't that wonderful when the actual breeder takes time and freely talks with customers!

 

[MichaelaW]

~ Isn't that wonderful when the actual breeder takes time and freely talks with customers!

Definitely! It makes you so much more confident about purchasing from them. I would love to just talk with people on the phone about turtles and tortoises in general, not just with breeders. It would be cool to do some sort of Google+ hangout with a bunch of tfo members. I'm not sure how the Google hangout thing works though.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Definitely! It makes you so much more confident about purchasing from them. I would love to just talk with people on the phone about turtles and tortoises in general, not just with breeders. It would be cool to do some sort of Google+ hangout with a bunch of tfo members. I'm not sure how the Google hangout thing works though.

~ Some forums have interactive chat rooms, is that like Google hangout?

 

[jaizei]

~ Some forums have interactive chat rooms, is that like Google hangout?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It seems that people are scared of using their telephones.
http://www.techradar.com/news/world...ice-workers-prefer-email-to-the-phone-1093873
I also think you can spend hours on the phone chatting,it's easier to go miles off topic, whereas emails allow you to stick to the subject more easily.

 

[MichaelaW]

~ Some forums have interactive chat rooms, is that like Google hangout?

I think that's similar.

 

[ascott]

Say wha? I love calling and talking with you, it's been too long though brotha! But to answer your question in my opinion. I think we have become less personal and directive in communication now days. Look at the social media, even the media in general, or the educational system. I have many children from Girl/Boy Scouts to high even college level students volunteer. One thing in common with all the variety of ages is they're very "reclusive" in a communicative manor. They complete tasks given, but fail to answer questions or small talk in a detailed compassionate responsive disposition. It's simple "yes" or "no" or even just a physical smirk, smile or laugh(pending the nature of conversation brought up by me.

When I was in south Texas visiting the property for the tortoise zoo to move. I went to dinner with the family and they had a 18 year old and a 14 year old. The entire time we were at dinner they were on the phone, and or just observing my explosive comical and tortoise nerd behavior. Like they have never heard or seen anyone talking or carrying on a conversation with physical movements and jokes and laughs and outright robust behavior. None was bad at all trust me of course.

But yeah anyways. It's kinda sad really. We (collective general modern society) have lost our ability to vocalize, compassionately express ourselves(in our OWN way not an emoji, photo with a text caption, or video or gif of some clip from a a a TV show or whatever is happening now days [kardashians]) blah blah on my part.

Wish people talked more often and kept adding to the wrinkles in the brain.

So much right on point...it is like now a dys when you speak to a young person and joke..they look at you with fear, like no idea of any way to communicate..it is horribly sad...Greg, I notice people shoot off a question quickly and are onto the next subject ..kinda kike they want yiu to take the time to answer but don't offer the same respect back to listen...??

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

So much right on point...it is like now a dys when you speak to a young person and joke..they look at you with fear, like no idea of any way to communicate..it is horribly sad...Greg, I notice people shoot off a question quickly and are onto the next subject ..kinda kike they want yiu to take the time to answer but don't offer the same respect back to listen...??

~ Even arguing directly can be fun, back in my college days they called it debating!

 

[Gillian M]

One thing to remember is anything you type in an e-mail is a permanent record and a phone conversation is a one time event!

That is true unless the conversation gets taped for any reason.

 

[MichaelaW]

It could be that introverts are more comfortable communicating through email since they have more time to collect their thoughts, per one of the previous comments.