Re: Mobile Phone in Italy


Where I grew up in the 70s, it was common for people to answer the phone
saying the number,

and now? Most people just answer "hello?"

I've grown up earlier, and the custom to answer with a phone number or
with one's name has never been popular in Italy. I usually answer with
"pronto" (hello) or "pronto chi parla ?" (hello, who is speaking ?).

If somebody calls me, he shall know my number, and if he is a spammer
dialling randomly it has no right to know who he is calling.

In fact I'm quite upset if somebody calls me and asks "pronto chi parla
?" instead of preferably announcing his (the caller's) name, or asking
confirmation of who I am. I generally reply "since YOU are calling, it
is YOU who should tell who you are !"

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