[Starhawk]

Well considering in this country I can't apply for a lot of jobs unless I speak frickin Spanish (in my own damn country mind you) then if those Indians can't be bothered learning enough English to speak to me they can get a job where they don't have to talk to me.


My biggest problem here was when I was called be a bloody company alright the scary thing they already knew my zip code and SSN (which later pissed me off to no end).

Anyway so here's how the first conversation went:

"Hello Trevor my name is (not a clue what she said) I would like to talk to you about getting (not a clue wtf she said) since you are now going into college."

(me)
"Um excuse me what do you want?"

(her)
"Yes I represent (babble) and I want to talk to you about (babble).

(me)
"Uh.....look I'm really busy with my school work can you please just tell me What you want?"

(her)
"I would like your zip code again please so we can confirm it at (babble)."

(me)
"Uh two three four five two."

(her)
"Thank you now may I please confirm your social security number?"

(Me)
"I don't think I'd like to give you that unless you can tell me what you want it for."

(her)
"Trevor (since when were we on a first name Basis?) I have already said I represent (god knows who) and we would like to offer you a (blah blah) for your college improvement."

(me)
"Uh look I don't give out my SSN because I don't think you really need it."

(her)
"Fine we'll get back to that later (persistant isn't she?) what college are you in?"

(Me)
"Westwood online."

(her)
"(no clue what she just said here)

(Me)
"Can you say that again please?"

(her)
"I said would you like us to meil (spelt as pronounced) you a (still no idea WTF she said)."

[r]Okay here I was pissed off and irritated because WTF is she saying? so I decided screw it I'm hanging up.[/r]

(me)
"Look I told you fifteen minutes ago I was busy now I have to go back to my tests."

(her)
"This won't take much longer (yeah assuming I can understand you) can you please wait?"

(me)
No look you obviously have my number go ahead and call me back some other...(this is what pissed me off she cut me off here)

(her)
(mumble blather blather) no clue what she even said AFTER she cut me off.

(me)
*click*


She called AGAIN a day later (bugged the holy hell out of me because I still had NO IDEA what she was saying this time around so I hung up even faster).

THE THIRD FREAKING TIME I just said screw it and had my dad pick up the damn phone.

After twenty minutes he realized she was calling me about a College Credit card and that she was outsourced somewhere in India (I'm guessing my dad subtly asked her WTF her accent was)

So yeah I understand how irritating it is to deal with someone who can barely speak English with any comprehensible ability.

I don't want to sound like an "ugly american" but I understand WHY English is the primary trade language of the world (It's relatively easy to learn and you can skid by with knowing less of our language then you can with most).

I mean for instance you can't "skid by" with Spanish because it's got like a hundred and one ways to refer to everything from a spoon to a table and let's not even get into the fact that EVERYTHING has a Gender and if you accidentally use a male instead of female or vice versa what you say will have no meaning whatever.

Indians should be forced to learn english just like any other trade partner if they want to do business with everyday joe American (I don't mean all of India just those directly interacting with me since God knows I don't know Indian).