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From: ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn)
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Subject: Re: I survived pre-historic times today
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 20:39:50 +0000
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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.