03-26-2015, 12:44 AM
PeterB wrote:
I see this a lot with the younger crowd. They expect immediate responses, yet don't feel it's necessary for them to respond immediately. I blame the cell phones and texting... they think that texts are instantaneous and don't understand if someone doesn't respond right away.
i totally agree. it's an instant gratification kind of generation. i had a girlfriend once who amazed me in that she didn't immediately jump up and answer the phone when it rang. i was raised that you try to answer by the second ring. it was very liberating to realize one didn't have to. in fact, you could choose not to answer at all. what a concept.
OTOH, if my 21 year old son doesn't answer my text i am fit to be tied and start to assume to something terrible has happened...