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I do recognise that a lot of it is probably just playing up for the joke, but I assume it has to come from somewhere. I regularly see posts where basically Person A sends an odd image/message, then follows up with "wrong number, sorry" and Person B responds with "wait stay".

Do Americans, as a rule, not save phone numbers? Or is it purely a bit that has become a trope?

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[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not everything you see on the internet that doesn't apply to you is a US thing. This is purely just a meme and doesn't actually happen anywhere.

[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True. When I accidentally sent someone a message because a person in my contacts changed their number without telling me I didn't get a cute reply. It was literally for me to fuck off. People are so fun and kind.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just talk to people and go along with it and see how much they say. I had a really long conversation with someone who thought I was 'Tiff' one time.

[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I am always wary of this behavior. So I basically try saying vague things about something only that person would know and if the answers are not in line then I assume they are no longer the right person.

As long as you aren't malicious I don't think it's horrible though sadly in today's world this should probably be protected against. You could very easily take advantage of an unsuspecting person.