Why would anyone use email to communicate?

[northzax]

I don't get it, if you have something to say, call them, or send them a letter. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but it just doesn't make sense to me.

[Left Is Write]

1. Why not?

It's quick, easy, and effective.

Why would anyone use a message board to communicate?

[tjdee]

2. I don't anymore, unless they're out of the country.

I've gotten really bad at email.

But it's still less stupid than text messaging--there's a full size keyboard, for one thing! :hide:

I guess the question at the root of both of these issues is--why do people feel the need to be in contact with others so much?

I mean, thinking 10 years ago...if I wanted to talk to my boyfriend and I was on the bus or whatever...I managed to wait the half hour until I got home. Today, I'd probably call him (and we're talking my fictional boyfriend, who still hasn't fixed my damn leak!). Why? Instant gratification?

Don't know.

[Left Is Write]

5. About this...

I guess the question at the root of both of these issues is--why do people feel the need to be in contact with others so much?

That question is really not at the root of my use of email at all. The people I email the most are my family back home in Minnesota. I don't get to SEE them more than once or twice a year (once for my siblings and twice for my parents), so I don't think there's anything unusual about needing to be in contact with them other ways. I rarely email people I see/talk to frequently.

[hfojvt]

9. well, when you didn't text message me

I figured that the helpful hardware person had taken care of the plumbing.

[Radio_Lady]

18. tjdee: Who's the cute guy? Is that you? If so, you look like a model!

[tjdee]

24. Oh no, LOL, that is an Indian actor.

Named Shah Rukh Khan. He's actually the biggest movie star in the world, westerners don't really know him though.

I have him there so I can look at him while I'm at DU, LOL!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Radio_Lady]

26. Ah, sorry -- I see from your bio that YOU are female! He is a doll!

Lotsa pictures at:

http://www.vluvshahrukh.com/

I've always loved Aryan looking men -- blond with blue eyes -- but he is really adorable.

Here's another cutey pie, my brown haired, brown eyed grandson:



Maybe he'll grow up to be a movie star! (He's only five, but loves the movies Grandma and Grandpa take him to...)

Thanks for the information.

[tjdee]

29. Aww, he's so cute--great eyelashes.

Your grandson is adorable. I definitely see movie star potential!!

It's interesting that you mentioned liking Aryan men, LOL-- Shah Rukh Khan's son's name is Aryan!

I like all kinds of men, but I'm slightly partial to dark haired caucasians--and I still find SRK to be the dreamiest man ever. Sigh. And he dances. :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

I've been to vluvshahrukh many, many times, LOL.

[China_cat]

3. I'm fairly well deaf.

And fairly poor. Email is cheap and I don't have to struggle to hear what's being said.

We also have family in Europe. A letter can take as much as 6 weeks to get here, telephone calls can be iffy at best when you can't hear to begin with and the person you're talking to doesn't speak good English.

Email has been a way for me to finally be able to keep in timely touch with all the family.

[SoCalDem]

4. Have you tried skype?? Free phone calls to Europe

great reception, and IM while you talk.. the only downside is that you both have to be at the computer..

www.skype.com

[LeftyMom]

6. I have a bit of a hearing problem, too

Email is such a lifesaver for me. I can carry on a decent phone conversation when it's quiet, there's no significant background noise and the line is nice and clear, but how often do the stars align in such a way to allow that to happen?

The free part's good, too. :D

[flamingyouth]

7. Because it's cheaper than calling.

And faster than sending a letter.

[Seabiscuit]

10. And cheaper and faster than text messaging too!

And you can do it all at home without interrupting dinner, or other people in public places with your cell phone.

:evilgrin:

[Floogeldy]

8. So we can talk about sex and bodily functions without getting deleted!

;)

[Seabiscuit]

11. Ah! The raison d'etre of e-mail!

[LeftyMom]

13. Well, yeah.

:D

[texanwitch]

12. I do. I don't like talking on the phone.

[Canadian Socialist]

14. I didn't use to use email as much as I do now

but since I got rid of my landline and bought a cell (pay as you go) I use email for as much contact as possible. Simply because it's free. It's the most cost efficient way.

[qnr]

15. I know, I use TracFone.... luckily I have no friends to call or be called

by.

Edit: completely rewritten as I'd originally replied to the wrong post.

[qnr]

16. You get to torture electrons. The cellulose from the trees is already

dead, and therefore no fun to torture. At least that's what my contact at the WH tells me.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. It's free, easy to use. non-invasive for the receiving party......

You can carry on at length without fear of interupption.......

It's ALL GOOD!

The ONE downside: waiting for a reply........

:hi:

[bigwillq]

19. Totally disagree.

Well, it depends what you have to tell them. I do a lot of work things through e-mail. It's just quicker and more convenient.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. its faster...cheaper..

[In_The_Wind]

21. Sometimes it's easier than trying to hear over 4 parrots.

My good friends also send me a text message for the same reason.

[trof]

22. Because you can go back and see what you/they said.

I LOVE e-mail.
There's a damn RECORD!

[Orsino]

23. Because it's archived, for one thing.

An oral conversation is likely to be ephemeral, but e-mail, like other written communication, can be forever. That e-mail is delivered much more quickly and easily is a point in its favor. It'll never replace talking on the phone, or snail mail, perhaps, but it's a unique way to communicate with its own flavor.

[rug]

25. Check your PM.

[Susang]

27. So I can get a word in edgewise

It's easier to talk to some people via email, they can't ignore you or talk over you that way. I have a lot of very talkative friends.

[pitohui]

28. email is free

email is free, a call or a letter costs money, plus the phone call puts a demand on their time, email is courteous and they can answer the email at their own convenience instead of mine

i double love email when i'm many time zones away from home & don't have to worry abt waking up my friends and family to let them know i'm still alive, they can just pick up the note in my email!

[NashVegas]

30. Because My Handwriting SUCKS

and it has since long before the invention of email.