How do you feel about video calls?

Some people are very sneaky. It's why they put through a video call without asking for a permission to do so. It's very wrong.
I thought I'm being paranoid when I told some friends that I don't like someone calling without my permission. My mood will change immediately the call enters my phone and it will warrant declining the call, that's all. People are saying that I am just being mean 🤷
 
I tend to ignore those types of people who are always behaving in that kind of manner. Whatever that is, their aim is what I don't know at all. You can't call me on video call without permission, plus we are not intimate, and you want me to pick.
It's wrong of them. I tried telling a friend of mine who used to do that but she wasn't having it. I had to block her on WhatsApp. We can only speak on normal call now.
 
So, I understand where you come from, though! Video calls can be very taxing for most of the introverts or the people who prefer being alone. Just being on camera can put additional pressure on them. For me, there is nothing wrong in video calls. I do it almost everyday.
 
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So, I understand where you come from, though! Video calls can be very taxing for most of the introverts or the people who prefer being alone. Just being on camera can put additional pressure on them. For me, there is nothing wrong in video calls. I do it almost everyday.
Thank for understanding some of us that won't say it the way it's in our mind. Sometimes, I feel like it's a pressure when answering video calls. One of my friend jokingly say something about my face, this brought lots of questions for her. She continued to ask silly questions until I hanged up on her.
 
I do video calls only with my friends and family and I love it. I do not do video calls with my clients or strangers.
 
My own is that no one has the right to call me on video call without my permission. Even if you are very close to me, at least give me respect because I deserve it.
A lot of people would never care about asking for your permission before calling you on video call.

There's a pattern to this which I don't like too. Ladies will expect to be asked for permission before being called on video call but they will never ask for a man's permission before calling them on video call.
 
I do video calls only with my friends and family and I love it. I do not do video calls with my clients or strangers.
This is applicable to me as well. I will not be comfortable doing video calls with strange people. Even if I want to, I would prefer to do it with friends and family. I think that is where my anxiety is coming from. It is the feeling of being on a video call with people I don't know too well. I’m not always comfortable with that.
 
Sometimes as a professional, we might have to do video calls with strangers. Recently, I had issues with my Binance account and I had to sit on a video call with Binance representative and it was very awkward.
 
Sometimes as a professional, we might have to do video calls with strangers. Recently, I had issues with my Binance account and I had to sit on a video call with Binance representative and it was very awkward.
If it's about a financial app like Binance, money is involved because they will ask for a video call if it's not important.

What was the reason Binance asked for a video call with you?
 
I’ve had some awkward video calls too, especially with someone I don't really chat with. To be honest, I don't feel comfortable with video calls..