“People who ask ‘can I call you’ are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but you’re so sweet for asking”

Many people like a text or an email—anything but a telephone call, which requires immediate interaction. The innocent question “Can I call you?” is an obvious “no” answer, but the people who ask it don’t always realize this.
 
“People who ask ‘can I call you?’ Like wow that’s so polite of you to ask, but no you can’t!” was posted on X/Twitter by GLAMNETIC on May 14, 2022. “People who ask ‘Can I call you’ are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but so sweet” was posted on X/Twitter by Srushti Gosai on May 16, 2022.
 
“people who ask ‘can I call you’ are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but so sweet 😭” was posted on X/Twitter by 22 choker🐈‍⬛🎀 on May 7, 2025, and this received over 207,000 likes. “people who ask ‘can I call you’ are so sweet…like obviously you cannot but you’re so sweet for asking” was posted on X/Twitter by 𝟮𝟭.🛸 on August 2, 2025, and this received over 22,000 likes.
 
   
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GLAMNETIC
@glamnetic
People who ask “can I call you?” Like wow that’s so polite of you to ask, but no you can’t!
6:57 PM · May 14, 2022
 
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Srushti Gosai
@SrushtiGosai
People who ask “Can I call you” are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but so sweet.
6:33 AM · May 16, 2022
   
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Pragya Tiwari
@itspragyawhat
People who ask “can I call you?” before calling are just so good fr ! Like obviously you cannot but thanks for asking..you are previous.  🤌🏼
9:02 AM · May 16, 2022
 
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Diya Malik
May 16, 2022 at 4:25 PM ·
People who ask
Can I call you?? are so sweet
Like obviously you can’t but still so sweet
   
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Loneliness of 3 am.
May 18, 2022 at 10:25 AM ·
People who ask “Can I call you” are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but so sweet😭
 
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Lu. 🌸
@nkosilungisile1
People who ask “can I call you?” are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but so sweet. 😍
12:31 PM · Mar 12, 2024
 
iFunny
___NAUGHTY_VALERIE___
8 nov 2024
People who ask “Can I call you?” are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but so sweet.
 
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22 choker🐈‍⬛🎀
@2Choker
people who ask “can I call you” are so sweet. Like obviously you cannot but so sweet 😭
5:14 PM · May 7, 2025
 
iFunny
marrysamdr484
22 jul 2025
People who ask “Can I call you?” are SO sweet. Like obviously you cannot but sO sweet.
 
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𝟮𝟭.🛸
@Big_tagg
people who ask “can I call you” are so sweet…like obviously you cannot but you’re so sweet for asking
1:34 PM · Aug 2, 2025