A frustrating experience
I find it nearly impossible to talk at a normal volume on the phone, at least if others are around. While most people seem to take the absence of another person physically and translate it into a need to shout, as though more decibels will ensure that their message gets through the phone lines safely, I feel more self conscious. There’s nowhere there to talk to; what am I doing carrying on a conversation with myself for?
More than that, I think, it’s that I don’t think it’s anybody business what the hell I’m talking about. This generally goes for all conversations, but at least when I’m face to face with a person they get the whole picture. Maybe. it’s hard to describe, but the end result is that you should never call me on the phone, ever, especially if you’re my wife and insist on using speakerphone in the car even though that further obscures what I’m saying.
