I don't know if it's just me or do other people find themselves in a fix when someone answers their phone calls without the more commonly anticipated 'Hello!'

For example, I called someone today for the first time on her mobile and she answered the phone with her name, no greetings. I was more prepared for 'Hello! Is this Mrs. Preeti?' So when she answers the phone saying 'Preeti', I'm totally lost for words, and I get uncomfortable to directly say, 'Hello Preeti, this is Pranjali here, remember me?' You have to directly take the plunge without much of a warm up.  All my words come out jumbled, two sentences get mixed up, the one that I'm prepared for becomes a misfitting part of the new sentence that I'm thinking of in my head along with being uncomfortable! A mess!

Not many people do this and maybe I'm just not used to it, it's a matter of habit or even a social code to greet someone with a hello first isn't it? It's so easy to falter and stammer silly when you face something you don't expect! It always happens with me when I call an office, a call centre or a clinic. Receptionists usually start with 'Dr Gandhi's clinic!' On another occasion I called someone who was a very 'Mi Marathi' sort of person who answered the phone saying 'Namaskar' and I said 'Hello!' I sound like quite an idiot on such occasions. I should try using my name for a hello sometime to find out if I'm the only one with a problem!