How do you feel about video calls?

Ja sa bong said:
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.
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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 🤷
 
Henrywrites said:
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.
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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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lens said:
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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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.
 
Zani said:
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.
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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.
 
Nomad said:
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.
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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.
 
Nomad said:
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.
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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..
 
Ja sa bong said:
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.
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I don't know the ladies that you are talking about. As a lady, I will make sure that I asked for your permission before sending the call. I don't know the reason that I will call a man without knowing what he's doing at the moment.
 
Zani said:
I don't know the ladies that you are talking about. As a lady, I will make sure that I asked for your permission before sending the call. I don't know the reason that I will call a man without knowing what he's doing at the moment.
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It is rude for anyone be it a man or a woman to call someone on video call without knowing what they are doing. I do not support such attitude as I see it as being silly and stupid.
 
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Zani said:
I don't know the ladies that you are talking about. As a lady, I will make sure that I asked for your permission before sending the call. I don't know the reason that I will call a man without knowing what he's doing at the moment.
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It's not every lady who behave in such a way. There are some of them who are very respectful. It's the over entitled ones who always behaves in such manner.
 
Ja sa bong said:
It's not every lady who behave in such a way. There are some of them who are very respectful. It's the over entitled ones who always behaves in such manner.
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The way you said ladies was what get to me. I don't like to generalize things no matter the gender that are doing the most. There are men too that can't take permission before calling too. Some of the both genders have entitlement spirit.
 
Henrywrites said:
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.
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I usually don’t answer video calls unless they’re from a family member or a close friend of mine. I don’t mind video calls one bit in that sense.


My sisters Facetime me a lot, and I have a few friends who do it too. I also use it to see what my nieces, daughter, and nephews are up to, or catch up with my uncles and aunts in another country. Facetime and video calls help you feel closer when you can’t see someone in person.


I like them for that reason, but I don’t like when people use them just to be nosy or for no real reason.
 
cpvr said:
I usually don’t answer video calls unless they’re from a family member or a close friend of mine. I don’t mind video calls one bit in that sense.


My sisters Facetime me a lot, and I have a few friends who do it too. I also use it to see what my nieces, daughter, and nephews are up to, or catch up with my uncles and aunts in another country. Facetime and video calls help you feel closer when you can’t see someone in person.


I like them for that reason, but I don’t like when people use them just to be nosy or for no real reason.
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It is very okay as long as you are having a video call with someone who is very close to you in terms of relationships. My annoyance is when someone who is never a close friend decides to do that with me without permission.
 
Zani said:
I don't know the ladies that you are talking about. As a lady, I will make sure that I asked for your permission before sending the call. I don't know the reason that I will call a man without knowing what he's doing at the moment.
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It is extremely important to seek permission before initiating a video call and that shows mutual respect regardless of gender. We just need to ask for permission before you video call someone.
 
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