"Rob Reedijk" wrote in message
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In rec.audio.pro wrote:
When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!!
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I think you must know what I'm talking about. Together, a heavy
foreign accent,
coupled with a lousy phone connection can only mean one thing... An
outsourced
operation, in a place like India, China, The Philippines, etc.;
Or Alabama!
We used to joke "all over the United States, and in some parts of
Alabama...". When I was at the University, a friend from Alma, Alabama
(seriously backwoods) started dating a coed from Virginia, alledgedly a
southern state. She went to visit his home for the weekend and found that
she had to find ways to not be left alone in a room with his brothers, as
she could not understand them when they spoke to her.
One concern we have with overseas customer support would be the inability of
an Alabaman to converse with someone in Bangalore, both of whom are speaking
English.
It took several weeks of conversations for me to get fluent in understanding
Indian English. After that, no problem.
Glenn D.