And while I sat there responding to each of them , I wondered what they thought of Americans , our country , our nation , our economy , our democracy . I wondered if they were working , sleeping , studying . I wanted to write " good morning " as it was early for me ( east coast time ) - and then I realized , I had no idea what time zone they were in .

Based on the preceding passage, answer the following question What may have been the communication method I was using when preparing to respond ?
I was set to reply in a forum setting where I could see comments from people all over the world .