As a journalist, cold calling people is part of the job, as well as answering calls from unknown numbers. So, as a veteran of the cold-call art, let me give you my simple, polite tip: Just say, "Is ...

Ask anyone who isn’t Gen Z, and they’ll tell you that basic etiquette seems to be a thing of the past. People no longer pick up the phone and instead, just fire off a text, opting for convenience over ...

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As someone who makes and takes phone calls as a big part of my job, I’ve recently noticed a trend in phone etiquette that’s messing with my entire sense of reality. It’s not that it bothers me exactly ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Did you know that 95 percent of Americans now own a cell phone? But it often times feels like 99 percent of people are rude while talking on them. July is Cell Phone Courtesy Month ...

Talking to someone on a phone has always been second nature to me. When I was 13, my mother got a separate “children’s line” so that I had a private landline phone number in my room. And although I ...

Zoomers have been infuriating older generations with their seemingly rude behavior, from poor table manners to refusing to greet customers. Now, Generation La-Z is being called out for another faux ...

When was the last time you turned over your phone (or put it in your pocket) and gazed into the eyes of your beloved for the duration of an entire dinner? It might be longer than you care to admit. Or ...

There has been a lot of frustration from educators lately about how cellphones are undermining students’ social skills —students don’t make eye contact with adults, they compulsively check their ...