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To hate face time

22 replies

everythingisempty · 22/12/2017 09:28

My sister FTs me all the time but I like to get jobs done whilst I'm on the phone and it's not so easy on ft/ looks rude.

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Growingboys · 22/12/2017 09:29

Agree it's awful and feels uncomfortable too - apart from with my children

AlexaDoTheDishes · 22/12/2017 09:38

So don't answer?

19lottie82 · 22/12/2017 09:43

My Dad always fries to FT me and it drives me potty. I just reject it and voice call him straight back!

CurryWorst · 22/12/2017 09:44

Then don't do it.

Not rocket science.

ItsNachoCheese · 22/12/2017 09:45

My sisters and i face time each other regularly and we let the dc talk to each other and use the masks and effects on it

SilverySurfer · 22/12/2017 09:45

No idea what it s and happy to remain in blissful ignorance.

eastlondoner · 22/12/2017 09:50

I hate it too. I never answer it when someone FaceTimes me. I have told my family as much as they no longer do it!

HamishBamish · 22/12/2017 09:53

I hate it too. I find it annoying, intrusive and uncomfortable. I now have it switched off on all our devices.

Christmas day is the worst. Endless rounds of people on bloody FaceTime, constantly getting passed around and having to think of interesting things to say. Hate it.

Snafflebrain · 22/12/2017 09:53

YANBU My family love it whereas I don’t really like staring at my own face and having to rally my DC into speaking to their grandparents properly instead of pulling stupid faces and wanting to show off every toy to their GPs whilst blocking the camera. I’m looking forward to when my kids are old enough to conduct FaceTimes on their own with family without my input!

Bluntness100 · 22/12/2017 09:58

I use it to speak to my daughter when she's at uni and it's fab. I don't tend to use it for anyone else. Our computers have the ability to video call at work and I refuse to use it, I hate that and have tape over the lens as I was once on a conf call in my pyjamas, with unbrushed hair and switched it on by mistake all I heard was "oh hello blunt". 😳

gamerwidow · 22/12/2017 10:02

I hate the phone anyway so FT double torture. I only use it to talk to my toddler niece because she likes to see who she is talking too.

StayAChild · 22/12/2017 10:09

Yep, another one here. I'm bracing myself for the Christmas Day ones. It's so intrusive. Just because it's convenient for the caller it must be convenient for us! It's worse than landline calls.

amusedbush · 22/12/2017 10:13

I only ever FaceTime DH when I'm in a shop and I'm picking stuff up for him, so I can flip the camera round and get his opinion on it there and then. I'd never use it just for chatting - I bloody hate talking on the phone as it is.

ShirleyPhallus · 22/12/2017 10:17

My sisters and i face time each other regularly and we let the dc talk to each other and use the masks and effects on it

Worst. Nightmare. There is nothing less funny than someone switching on the masks and laughing at how clever they are while you have to patiently wait for them to finish wazzocking around.

whoareyoukidding · 22/12/2017 10:20

I wouldn't mind face time if I looked ok on it but all my fat face and chins only serve to depress me.

idontlikealdi · 22/12/2017 10:23

I hate it - it all feels so forced but I hate the phone too.

MsVestibule · 22/12/2017 10:29

I hate long FT/Skype calls. Like you, I spend that time to put washing away/dust etc. When my dad insisted on skype rather than phone, I just set it up on the back of the sofa and did the ironing.

Is it the cost of phone calls she objects to? Can't you talk through Messenger without the picture?

ThereIsIron · 22/12/2017 10:36

Get an Android phone - no FaceTime Smile

MaureenMLove · 22/12/2017 10:37

I love it! It worked great for me and DD when she was working overseas. We'd cook dinner together nearly every night. Her in her kitchen and me in mine. Both having wifi meant we could chat for ages, like she was just there next to me. Our calls would last hours! It helped for her not to feel lonely sometimes too. It was also easier when she wanted me to send her something that was in her bedroom, but wasn't quite sure without being there. Facetiming meant she could look around her bedroom to help her remember where it was.

DH does Face Time when he's away too. I think it serves a great purpose if the people you want to talk to are a long way away. Although, I have on occasion used it mid telephone conversation with my mate down the road, if I'm trying to explain something I'm doing, but can't. Quick switch to FaceTime and she knows what I'm talking about!

Summerisdone · 22/12/2017 10:42

I’d get with friends you may feel uncomfortable or a bit rude, but family you should be able to just get on with it so long as you’re in earshot and pop back to the screen every now and again.

If your worry is more down to your sister’s personality and she takes offence at this, then suggest just a normal call as FT rinses your battery so much quicker than a voice call does.

SD1978 · 22/12/2017 10:49

Once you’re used to it, I don’t find it intrusive or difficult. I juts move around the housemaid do everything as usual whilst talking, even watch television at the same time. You don’t need to maintain eye contact the whole time, it’s juts a little more personal IMO. And has ensured that my LO knows who all her family are overseas, and she is comfortable with them.

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everythingisempty · 22/12/2017 22:01

My sister even uses the screen as a mirror to pick her chin spots WHILST we're talking!

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