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RE: A pernicious, unfortunately ubiquitous and spreading electronics problem: accents.

Did you ask him where he is? I always do. And they're usually pretty up front about it: "I'm in the Phillipines", even though he goes by "Bob".

Look, Tinhead, all you have to do is ask to be transferred to another agent. This isn't rocket science.

Speaking of the Phillipines, I know a woman who's from there. I can hardly understand her, and she doesn't understand me, even though we "communicate" in English! lol But her daughter speaks perfect English, with NO accent, and, graduated Summa Cum Laude (#2) in her high school class.

Wouldn't it be great if most Americans could speak multiple languages fluently? I'm embarrassed when I vacation in Europe and can barely spit out half a sentence in French and we end up conversing in English!

No wonder Europeans look at Americans with humor!

:)



Edits: 10/28/14

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