general Phone salutations

[Narcissus 352]

How do you answer the phone? Do you give the obligatory 'Hello?' or do you live in a country where 'Are you there?' or 'moshi moshi' is customary? Some people respond with their name and little else. What do you say when you pick up the phone? 

[Stardust 640]

Answer with hello I guess

I guess 'Moshi moshi' if it's japanese lol

[Northern Star 1,023]

Kinda depends on who's calling. Either "Hello?" Or "Hello?.......helloooooo?....hello?"(bad cell service) or like the old AT&T/Bell system promo: "What do you want?!" And "What?!"

[Rainbow Cloud 16,290]

I just say "Hello", though might say "Hi" if it's someone I know.

[DixonTheAdversary 1,631]

If it's someone I know, I'll answer with "Hello", but if it's a random number I'll answer it and not say anything.

[Fluttershutter 2,118]

I'd like to answer like a Klingon "nuq neH?* (what do you want?) but I just say "Hello".

My mom just starts talking to you without a hello because she sees who's calling.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,809]

Just a regular "hello" for me. If it's someone I know, I may say something different. 

[Fluttershyfan94 5,738]

I say "Hi, who's this?" not used to being called really.

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

I just say "Hello" or if it's someone I know well I say "Hey (name)".

[Magic Note 2,738]

I go with the usual "Hello?" if I know the person. I almost never answer the phone if I don't know who it is.

[Cash In 21,513]

"Hello?" is usually enough. I might open up with some sort of quip, if a friend calls.

[Narcissus 352]

I'm not used to getting calls so I may come off as rude when I pick up and say, "Yeah?" or "Go for Frosty" (my nickname). 

[EpicEnergy 22,082]

I rarely get legitimate phone calls (most are scams) and I don't pick up the phone unless it's someone I know or someone I need to talk to like an employer for a company that I applied to. So basically, I don't really have any phone salutations, but whenever I call someone I say my name and why I'm calling and whenever I answer a phone call I say "hello".

[AppleButt 8,669]

90% of the time my greeting is pushing the hang up button cause it’s spam. 
 

The other 10% is a simple “Hello”

[Vefka 1,499]

It's something like "Allo!". It's a word mutated from english "hello!" and dedicated for phone greetings only

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

Usually I say “hello” and if I know the person then I might say my name or their name, depending on who it is

[Sunset Rose 251]

One of the problems I have with answering the phone these days is that I live in a country where English isn't the spoken language but work for a company that's based in a country where it is, and unfortunately if I don't catch a glimpse of the number and answer with sveiki, I always get a bit of confusion on the other end. I think most people who call me from work are used to it by now but it is a little inconvenient. But I always answer with hello in Latvian or if it's for work, "Hello, this is Bea".

[The Kaeya Simp 13,966]

On 2021-04-02 at 12:18 PM, Vefka said:

It's something like "Allo!". It's a word mutated from english "hello!" and dedicated for phone greetings only

I use this in some situations,

the others I'll just use "awrite" which is the answer to the greeting, as well as the greeting here among friends usually

[Fluttershutter 2,118]

On 2021-04-02 at 6:18 AM, Vefka said:

It's something like "Allo!". It's a word mutated from english "hello!" and dedicated for phone greetings only

There are people who say "Yellow". 

 

 

And there's Mr. Burns.

[KatonRyu 1,026]

I used to pick up the phone with my name, but that was in the day of landlines without caller ID. Now if someone calls me, I assume that they know they're dialing my number, so I just pick up the phone with, "Hello?" if it's a number I don't know or, "Hey!" when it's someone I know.

[Savygriffs 5,022]

I usually just say "hello?", but if it's a really close friend I'll probably say something like "Sup" or "Ayo" 

[Treeglow Flicker 13,027]

"It had better be good!"

Or just "Hello."

[Evil Pink One 12,983]

"hello good morning. flight controls bay 1 speaking."

[Sparklefan1234 161,870]

22 hours ago, Treeglow Flicker said:

"It had better be good!"

Aww! You remembered our special BFFFF greeting. 

Ahoy-hoy? 

[Fluttershutter 2,118]

Ahoy-hoy was actually how Alexander Graham Bell answered the phone. So I guess it's the most correct way.