I may have posted about this long ago, but it still bugs me!

So many do not identify themselves, especially in business, when I call them. I always find myself saying "To whom am I speaking?"

Also, in personal calls, I have ADULT friends who, when DH answers, says, "Is Di there?" without mentioning who they are! I'll ask him who it is and he'll have no clue.

I was taught..."Hello (Jack or John or Sam), this is Di's friend from Michigan, is she available"?

Irritation sets in when simple etiquette is no longer used!! We learned in the early years of grammar school how to talk on the phone by watching a reel-to-real film on phone etiquette.

Please, if you phone ANYONE, identify yourself FIRST. And when we get calls, especially on the business line, I always say, "New Mexico Soap, this is Diane".