PHONE ETIQUETE
SEND TEXT FIRST: Please, when you call
someone that you know does not have your
phone number, and they do not pick up, the next
thing you do is; send them a text message, with
your name and whatever relevant info you wish to
add. Personally, if I know that someone does not
have my number, I do not even bother calling the
person without 1st sending them a text message,
that way the person already has an idea who is
calling them.
Many are ignorant of these simple phone-
etiquette, they will call someone who does not
have their number over 40 times and complain
the person is not picking their phone. The person
might be someone who does not pick unknown
numbers, and so it is nothing personal towards
you. Do best always to send text first, if the
person does not return your text or call then you
know the person maybe does not wanna talk to
you. You can then decide how to go about it.
BLOCK FEATURE: Every major phone now has a
block feauture, days are gone when someone can
call-hound someone endlessly and disturb their
peace and rest for what seems like eternity,
without end in sight. These days just a click on
the phone will stop call hounders in their track.
There is no need to call anyone more than 15
times at a go. If you call twice and they do not
pick your call, send a text. If you are a delibrate
phone stalker, block feauture akugo oru gi, na
one time, you are blocked.
POPULAR FIGURES: These includes. celebrities,
politicians and high-placed men and women in
society. You see if these people pick every phone
call that comes into their phones, they will not
have time to eat, think, breath and do that which
is the reason they are who they are. When you
get a hold of a number of a famous person,
please before you call, send them a text message,
as over 99% of them will not pick a call from from
unknown numbers. Most times they do not even
pick calls of numbers they know much less
numbers they do not know. And honestly you
cannot blame them because the number of calls
that come in to their phones is just humongous,
and so I believe they should decide how they
handle it because mmadu aburo ewu.
POLITICIANS: There are less than 3000 elected
political office holders in Nigeria in a country of
over 170 million persons. I am one of these
privileged few thanks to the people of Ehugbo
Omoloma who decided to pull a political mutiny
and install a political nobody like me. And you
know politics is the most attractive profession in
Nigeria for obvious reasons, winkz. You do not
need an oracle to clue you to the fact that a
Nigerian politicians would be getting more calls
than most people. It is very important you apply
the rules I have written in this post when dealing
with a politician. The higher the political post, the
higher the calls, the higher the personality of the
politician, the higher the calls. So please apply
tack and patience when calling or texting a
politician. Do not get easily irritated if they do
not attend to you as fast as you would
appreciate. It is not easy being green.
NOTE: I am talking about elected political office
holders, not those running for offices because
during a election a politican can even pick a call
from a rat, a monkey or a chimp. But after
election reality hits and truly their reality also
changes, if they win, the person will now get
100s of calls daily.
GOVERNOR WAS MY FRIEND: Yes, he is still your
friend but no longer in the same way. He is now
the most powerful man in a state, with excess
power and over-excess mula. Things are
different. There are only 36 Governors in a
country of over 170 million. Everybody and their
grandmother wants to see the Governor, meet
with him, show him this and that, give him
proposals, etc. So understand that the governor,
will now be very selective at the calls and texts
he responds to. He is now excessively busy, he is
not faking busy, he is busy.
Governorship is neither Akara, moi-moi nor
igbakwu. No be beans. It is basically 2nd to
being a president. So understand that the
Governor that used to take your calls so easily
before he was elected might find it harder to do
so now. The best and most effective way to
contact a Governor is via test. You send a text
then hope that lady luck smiles on you and he
responds.
YOU, if you happen to get the governor's contact
through someone, if the Governor neither even
knows you nor have your contact, do not call,
please send him a text. If your message is
compelling enough, he will get back to you.
P/S: Do not judge any politician by the promises
he/she made during election, judge him by what
he does while in office if he is elected, this is
important for your own peace of mind.
PISSED OFF: Do not allow yourself to be pissed
off because you have been trying to get a hold of
a popular or powerful figure and your texts and
calls are not being returned. It is not easy, not
easy, as you are trying to get a hold of them,
many others are also trying to get a hold of them.
Just be patient and never show anger towards
them in texts, if you try such, you lose out.
Because they won't even know that one less
person is so pissed off they won't be contacting
them again. No no send. Ndidi ga eji eso nnukwu
mmanwu. If you want something from anyone,
you must be patient, you must play act like you
do not even know you are being ignored, infact
do not allow yourself to be pissed, when you
send them texts, continue to be polite and
matter-of-factly. Sooner or later, the nnukwu
mmanwu will respond and if they don't it is not
the end of the world. One door closes, another
door opens, as long as you breath.
BIG MAN BIG WAHALA: My fellow humans, as one
big na so their wahala follow big. Their wahala
no dey come small, e dey come in trailer most
times. You are trying to reach that powerful big
man and can't get through, most times not
because he does not want to get back to you, but
he might be having some serious problems, some
times of Dasuki proportion or more. That is why I
will continue to tell people never to be jealous or
envious of anyone. You do not know what that
person you think has it all is passing through,
you don't unless they sit you down and tell you
which is unlikely. One quater of big man walala
can kill 100 normal people. Please bear this in
mind when you are trying to get a hold of big
kanunas.
Personally when I am going through some
roughie, taking calls is the last thought on my
mind. Again berra send txt. Whenever I come out
of my fog, I will resume nomalcy.
TIP: Even if you know a popular/powerful figure
well, the best way to always reach them is via
text message. Send them texts, it is less invasive
and more serene and if they find it relevant they
will surely get back to you. Ihe aname adiro
kwanu easy.
BCEL: For me I rarely pick up numbers that are
not in my contact. When I get such call, I will
some times text a "send text" message to the
unknown number. I expect the person behind the
unknown number to return my a text message,
with their name and whatever else they have to
say. Even if I have your contact, if you call me a
couple of times and I do not pick up, please send
a text, do not call ad nausea. Because ihe di
mmadu n'isi erika, and some times one is not in
the mood to talk at all. Make my head cool small.
Again for me, text message is so much more
serene and less invasive especially when I need
some serious mind rest.
LOL. Imagine when I am in trance-like mode,
thinking where I am gonna get the MULA and
wherewithal to make Afikpo Omoloma Omolama,
phone go ring. You think I go answer, mba nu.
But if you leave a text message, I will surely get
back to you when I am back from my trip to my
inner-brain.
SILENT MODE: To avoid thought-process
interruption, when I am writing, meeting with my
brain, in a meeting or doing anything that require
my rapt attention, my phone will be put on silent
mode, meaning I do not even have any idea that
anyone is calling. Text message is best, if you
send a text I will see it once I am done and it and
attend to it.
MEETING: Please if you are in a meeting, put your
phone in silence. It is so rude and crude to
continue to answer and make calls while you are
in a meeting with others. Please respect others
and do what is right when you are in a meeting
with them.
VISITOR: If you are a guest or visitor in
someone's house, please minimize your use of
phone. It is really de-classe to be on the phone
constantly when you are in someone's house. It
is rude, annoying and shows lack of class. When
I visit people, I silence my phone and turn it back
on when I leave. If you are going to be on the
phone talking and texting while visiting people,
please do it minimally.
IDENTIFY YOURSELF IF ASKED: Please and please
do not feel insulted when someone you feel
should have your number inquires who is calling
when you call them. Simply identify yourself.You
do not know if they person lost their phone, had
their phone stolen, bought a new phone,
switched phone, etc. I am always happy to
identify myself to anyone that asks on the phone
because they have no reason to ask unless it is
necessary. If you had given someone your
number and they, for whatever reason, (which
includes, forgetting to store it) did not store your
number, please get over it and identify yourself
whenever you are asked to do so, it will not take
anything away from you. Thanks all for reading.
YOURS TRULY,
Maria Ude Nwachi (Afikpo Chic).
BCEL - Best Chic Ever Liveth.
January 8, 2016.
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9jacrip:


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dasphinx1:


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9jacrip:


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I know that site, ko impress mi.
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Any other?

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dasphinx1:


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