I'll start with a deep apology to my statistics and experimental methodologies teachers, since what I'm about to say doesn't rely on a properly held study... :) Reading all your answers to my question "what is the appropriate time to wait to a reply to an SMS (knowingly that the other side is 'online')" I came to these conclusions:
- The reply is dependent on the context (business/ privet SMS). Even though, I personally would reply saying "I'll get back to you with answers later/tomorrow/ as soon as I have them..."
- Girls are more committed to communication than boys. They answer quicker and expect the same from the boys. Maybe they're less patiant. anyhow, I'm with you ladies! :)
- Men are more evasive, and less committed to communicating (reply within 24-48 hrs, a week, whenever you feel like replying if at all...).
I'll look for better held studies and see if these observations are valid... and thanks again to all of you who commented! :)
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i'll get back to you on that.
Posted by: Tom Sella | Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 14:32
Brilliant experiment
Posted by: Nissim | Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 15:00