Job Applicant

[H]

[color=#003300] Applying for a job in India, Mujibar was told by the Personnel Manager, "You have passed all the tests but one. You must pass it or you won't qualify for this job."

Mujibar said, "I am ready."

The manager said, "Make a sentence using the words Green, Pink and Yellow."

Mujibar thought for a few minutes and said, "Mister manager, I am ready."

The manager said, "Go ahead."

Mujibar said, "The telephone goes green, green, and I pink it up, and

[Apex]

Sad but true sometimes.  And that's why I go to my bank in person instead of trying to communicate over the phone.  Never again.  It took like a dozen e-mails to finally straighten out one of my accounts, and all I did was ask a simple question, "Can this be done?"  I didn't say to actually do it.  Next thing I knew, they did it.  Aauugghh!!

[Steve M]

I would love to tie one end of that yellow scarf to a tree, and tie the other end to the next train out of town. All the while broadcasting into his headphones, For English press 1, If you are having breathing problems press 2, To speak to neck support press 3, .....

[EJW]

I have BT internet, and when it went down we had to wait over two weeks to be re-connected. Seemingly endless hours were spent talking to some guy in Mumbai called Hamid. He was a nice enough guy, but his accent was so strong it made it hard for me to understand him.

[Hagar]

I have BT internet, and when it went down we had to wait over two weeks to be re-connected. Seemingly endless hours were spent talking to some guy in Mumbai called Hamid. He was a nice enough guy, but his accent was so strong it made it hard for me to understand him.

I have the same problems understanding call centre operatives with strong regional accents. They might as well be speaking a foreign language. I often wonder what the qualifications for these jobs are. I would have thought being clearly understood by the majority of the customer base would be the first priority. The opposite would appear to be the case.

I find that most Indians speak better English than I do.

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[H]

I find that most Indians speak better English than I do.

If this e-mail originated in certain parts of the southern U.S. that may not make difference: they may not understand any of us, or vica versa.

8-)