A self-described ‘young’ asks MetaFilter: “How do you relearn the art/science/weird life skill of talking on the phone?” The poster feels like she never learned how to talk on the phone because she grew up texting and instant messaging. However, according to the responses, no one likes talking on the phone, but it was better in the old days on land lines (getoffmylawn), which allowed you to better hear any types of non-verbal cues like breathing and movement.

For me, I like talking on the phone as a distraction when I’m doing something else like walking or folding laundry, but I get frustrated when people call me when I’m trying to work on something. I imagine that’s the same for most of the people reading this.

Via @ftrain