Help me with my American Accent
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leckey wrote:
plus I had to cancel two credit cards because I could not understand the accent of the customer service people
I'd think the company that created this situation would be the problem not the people trying to make a living in a cubicle
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I hope they won't. I just really need the job :)
***marie ram***
AND SO DO AMERICANS. That's what makes me so upset. With the economy and everyday local news saying "Company X laid off Y employees" it makes me LIVID that when I call into my account that is an American "bank" I get someone who can't properly pronounce my name because of all the vowels.
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I'm sorry but our American boss said that we should train ourselves to have the job. :)
***marie ram***
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ahmm err What do you mean? I'm really not that good in figuring out hidden messages :)
***marie ram***
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and the Indians really needed them before you. I was not attempting to blame you, you should take whatever opportunities come your way, it's the big corporations that move the jobs around, you're just making the most of your local situation.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "Iam doing the browsing center project in vb.net using c# coding" - this is why I don't answer questions much anymore. Oh, and Microsoft doesn't want me to.
Yup you're right and I really don't have a choice 'coz I need the money - they pay call center agents here higher than the programmers.
***marie ram***
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AND SO DO AMERICANS. That's what makes me so upset. With the economy and everyday local news saying "Company X laid off Y employees" it makes me LIVID that when I call into my account that is an American "bank" I get someone who can't properly pronounce my name because of all the vowels.
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I was being a little rude at your expense for which I appologise. Your voice sounds a little husky.
Oh okay. Thank you with the evaluation though.
***marie ram***
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Yup you're right and I really don't have a choice 'coz I need the money - they pay call center agents here higher than the programmers.
***marie ram***
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Does it upset you as much when you buy a shirt from GAP and its made outside of America?
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AND SO DO AMERICANS. That's what makes me so upset. With the economy and everyday local news saying "Company X laid off Y employees" it makes me LIVID that when I call into my account that is an American "bank" I get someone who can't properly pronounce my name because of all the vowels.
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
This is why we really need your reviews so that we can further learn how to properly speak using your accent. :)
***marie ram***
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This is why we really need your reviews so that we can further learn how to properly speak using your accent. :)
***marie ram***
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You obviously could not understand my disdain for your post with my responses.
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Ahmm err sorry but you're wrong, it's really obvious :^) I'm just trying to be nice.
***marie ram***
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That's another thing I find infuriating; just because you can fake American you can get a better paycheck than a programmer? I want to say thing that are no longer appropriate.
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Well, I am sure that Indian call centre workers, on average, give a better return than Indian programmers do. I realise he's not in India, but I've worked with Indian outsourcing companies, and it was a joke.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "Iam doing the browsing center project in vb.net using c# coding" - this is why I don't answer questions much anymore. Oh, and Microsoft doesn't want me to.
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That's another thing I find infuriating; just because you can fake American you can get a better paycheck than a programmer? I want to say thing that are no longer appropriate.
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
Please don't. The real reason why we are trying to learn is because the American accent sounds professional to Asian ears, meaning our customers are not from America. Maybe that's why our American boss is hiring us because not only could we understand our fellow Asian's accents we could also (hopefully) sound professional to them. :)
***marie ram***
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I agree but I am not going to do business with an American company that obviously ships American jobs oversees.
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I agree with both of you. It's not the fault of the person who needs the job that it's been moved to where they are, but as consumers the best way to protest the movement of jobs offshore ( which you could protest because of the impact on local workers, or because of a drop in quality, I certainly hate talking to people who can't understand me ), is to let our feelings be known and take our business elsewhere. I know I buy milk that costs almost twice as much, in protest of the bigger groups who are killing the farmers. I think that's the only way to show you're serious about supporting paying a fair price for a fair product.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "Iam doing the browsing center project in vb.net using c# coding" - this is why I don't answer questions much anymore. Oh, and Microsoft doesn't want me to.
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Ahmm err sorry but you're wrong, it's really obvious :^) I'm just trying to be nice.
***marie ram***
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Please don't. The real reason why we are trying to learn is because the American accent sounds professional to Asian ears, meaning our customers are not from America. Maybe that's why our American boss is hiring us because not only could we understand our fellow Asian's accents we could also (hopefully) sound professional to them. :)
***marie ram***
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I agree with both of you. It's not the fault of the person who needs the job that it's been moved to where they are, but as consumers the best way to protest the movement of jobs offshore ( which you could protest because of the impact on local workers, or because of a drop in quality, I certainly hate talking to people who can't understand me ), is to let our feelings be known and take our business elsewhere. I know I buy milk that costs almost twice as much, in protest of the bigger groups who are killing the farmers. I think that's the only way to show you're serious about supporting paying a fair price for a fair product.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "Iam doing the browsing center project in vb.net using c# coding" - this is why I don't answer questions much anymore. Oh, and Microsoft doesn't want me to.
Well said, Christian. I, too, vote with my wallet. It's the only vote that counts.
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oh big shock; another from the Ph :rolleyes: illipienes is in agreement.
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