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?
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.
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.