I always wonder why in films (and some TV), when people are done on the phone, they just hang up. No 'bye!' and no 'talk to you soon'.
The only explanation is that this saves precious seconds of airtime. The other explanation is that Americans are too rude to say farewell.
Either way, Columbo gets it right by saying Thankyou at the end of a call. What a true gentleman!
[Postscript, mystery solved] It appears that when you hang up an American phone, there is an audible 'click' on the other person's line. This was funnily enough, in a Columbo episode too.
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