Saying Goodbye...

I just got off the phone with a few friends earlier, each on a different call.

We spoke on some current issues, some common interests, and some money talk.

But when it was time to hang up, i discovered that my friends have a very funny way of saying goodbye! Not that it was hillarious or anything, just funny.


*Pics from Corbis

Funny as in odd. More or less, with the lack for a better word, pecculiar. XD

I mean, what you do you understand when someone says, "Goodbye", "Bye", or "Ok, see ya!" ?

That indicates the conversation has come to an end point and it is time to hang up the phone right?

Apparently, not to a handful of the people i know (and most people out there, i'd reckon).

I, on the other hand, being one of them people who appreciates other peoples' time, i would just hang up after i've said bye! Fast fast liddat sumore. Sometime, its just, "By.. *click*" haha XD XD XD

My friends, i think they have a DHU Syndrome which stands for Delayed Hang Up Syndrome. OMG. After i say "BYE!!" in the most enthusiastic manner possible, they would STILL go:

#1. Ok lah. Ill see you. We'll talk later lah. Ok? Bye.

#2. (after ive said BYE) Em, sorry ha, im going in toilet, cant talk now. call you later k?

#3. Em, ok. Thanks! Ok la. See you. Bye.

I don't get it... what's with all the extra verbage?!! LOL

Just "BYE!" *click*

Kan senang gitu? XD XD XD

If you follow me, you'll realize this also happens on MSN. And the conversation can end only after 4-5 lines of more verbage... like..

maRCus says: like -- Ok, gtg. bye :] )
DHUS person says: oh. ok la
DHUS person says: bye bye
DHUS person says: take care man
DHUS person says: nitez...

Then comes the many many different kinds of silly/farnee/crazy emoticons!! @_@ haha

DHUS person says: and the like... LOL

Okay okay, i admit, i USED to have DHU Syndrome. But im getting more ruthless un-delayed now. Cut down to at most, K. gtg. cya [Alt-F4] LOL

But then again, so funny la these people. They make my life more colourful! *yay* Becasue of this, i got something to blog about. heee...

Its not wrong.. its just a personality profile of people thru mediated communication. =)

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Ok la. gtg now. cya.



[Alt - F4]

ps. the examples in this post are randomly fictional, not related to anyone or anything in real life. and similarities or occurances and purely coincidental and unintentional. =)