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From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: I survived pre-historic times today
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 17:23:04 -0500
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Bruce wrote on 6/6/2025 4:59 PM:
> On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 20:39:50 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
> (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 23:04:28 +0000, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> I had an ISP support person on the phone the other day. She had such a
>>> severe Indian or Filipino accent that I didn't understand what she was
>>> saying. So I hung up (I thought) and yelled "Speak fucking English!"
>>> at the phone. After a short silence, I heard "Hello?" I hadn't hung
>>> up. I continued the conversation as if nothing happened. She now spoke
>>> a lot slower, which helped. After a bit more talk, my phone ran out of
>>> power and hung up.
>>>
>> I have in the past, such as in a loooong ago, spoke with
>> someone who's accent was so thick, no matter how slowly
>> they spoke, simply could not be understood.  I asked to
>> speak with someone in the USA and was transferred.
>> There's no way in Hell you're making believe she was
>> sitting in a call center anywhere within the borders
>> of the USA.
>>
>> It's beyond my comprehension they would allow anyone
>> near a phoneline in customer service when they can
>> barely, absolutely barely, speak garbled English.
> 
> I agree. I don't blame her, but the Australian company that hires
> people from a cheap country and then doesn't check their English.
> 

It could be worse, Master.  They could hire americans!