Kate explains why:
THE New York Times has declared that nobody telephones anybody any more. In a recent story by Pamela Paul called Don’t Call Me, I Won’t Call You, it said that we’ve all given up on the telephone in favour of texts and e-mails. …
“Phone calls are rude. Intrusive. Awkward,” wrote Paul. …
I’m not the only one who chooses to respond to a work-related message on my telephone with a conversation-avoiding e-mail; according to Paul, that’s the norm. …
Kate of Late – Not so alone in the no phone zone
Rick McCharles 
I concur in spades! I hate the phone and can’t stand wasting my time. There are time when discussion is necessary to avoid confusion. But I much prefer email, or texts secondary to that. Since living in Europe in the early 2000’s, I became quite adept at texting and found it frustrating that it took so long to catch on with adults here…