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[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To me it sounds like OP's opener is exactly for people who aren't contacts saved in his phone. It sounds perfect to me

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)
[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

20 years ago, yes

These days, the only people who call me are creditors (who aren't supposed to) and scammers

[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If you just add "hi' to the beginning then it's a perfect middle. "Hello, who is this?" Nothing is better than letting it go to voicemail, but sometimes you're in a situation where you might be expecting a call from an unknown number

[–] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 5 months ago

i dispense with pleasantries when my expectation is not neutral :-)