What's A Polite Way To Answer A Mobile Phone?

plowter | 19:37 Wed 24th Jul 2013 | Society & Culture

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In the good old days, we used to answer the telephone with 'Hello, Whitehall 231.' With the rise of mobile phones and spam calls that doesn't seem sensible.
So, what's a polite way to answer one's mobile phone?

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tonyav

I just say hello.

sunny-dave

I believe that "Yo, how's it hangin' bro' " is recommended by Debrett's these days ...

EcclesCake

If it is someone I know and I have their number stored they are displayed as the caller so I address them by their name.

If it is an unknown caller I answer 'Hello Eccles Cake'

DaisyNonna

Unknown number, no thankyou.

Prudie

If it's someone I know in my contacts the caller will be displayed so I say hello honey or whatever. If it's anonymous or unknown I still answer just 'hello' but in a tone of who the hell are you and how did you get this number.

Sycamore3House

I answer if I know who it is. I 'Red Button' people who I do not have stored.

Canary42

If it's someone I know (as shown on display) then "Hi", otherwise "Hullo".

plowter

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I tend to say 'hull-oh' but like the idea of saying 'Hello, Eccles Cake'. Could catch on.

Barmaid

I'm nearly the same as Eccles. If it is someone I know, I will say "Hello ****". If it is someone I know really well, I might be slightly insulting. If it is someone I don't know I answer with a Hello and then my name.

DaisyNonna

Never give my name.

plowter

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We won't.