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The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’
A recent study found younger people are replacing “Hello” with personalized greetings, and about one-third of teens skip a greeting entirely, researchers said.
The basic phone greeting "Hello" is disappearing among Gen Z. When a call comes in from an unknown number, they simply answer and remain silent until the other person speaks first. Accustomed to text messages and instant messengers, they find phone calls themselves burdensome, and recently...