Heidi_Hatch's Blog

Someone called me last week. I told them, "Even though you are speaking English, there is a communication barrier, and I can't understand you so, Bye-Bye." I didn't feel the least bit sorry. If someone wants to talk to me, they need to speak English, and speak it so I can understand it.

I agree with you gammies, I am doing the same thing, you wanna talk to me ..speak English, that i can understand, or dont bother.

I totally agree with everyone here but I'd like to also add that we need Americans to learn to speak English also. Not picking on any one in particular, but "where you be" "I be goin to da hood" and my favorite "I axed him".

I'm glad you were not offended afelton. Those comments were not meant to offend anyone only to emphasize the need for us legals to speak correctly. As for the "N" word, I feel that is the same as calling me a whopp or guinny. I do not nor have I ever been a part of the Mafia. It is derogatory and not acceptable. Did you ever hear Bill Cosby's rendition of the way these youths are speaking now? He asks how many doctors or lawyers ask "How you be?" or the like.

"I say bring the telemarketers home!"

I'll go one better... I say we get rid of them altogether! Well, the ones that call ME, anyway.

"Its all about profit. I lost a good paying job once because the company found out they could pay 3 other people the ammount they were paying me. But it is true these greedy companies need to bring the jobs back to the USA so us Americans can go back to work."

It's not really all about profit, its more about the ridiculous taxes the companies need to pay for their profits (capital gains tax), as well as having to fight environmental groups to get any production done. It also has to do with the unfair trading practices we face against Europe and Asia. When these are taken care of, the companies can stop taking their businesses overseas. Its usually more of a matter of the company being able to stay in business than greed. Not saying thats ALWAYS the case, but generally.

I actually work for a major credit card doing customer service work over the phone. I can't tell you how many times people ask me where I am. When I say FL, they are so relieved. I don't think it's rude at all to ask. There are two times when there should be no excuse for a language or communication barrier. One is finance and the other is medical. There is just no excuse for hiring people who can't communicate clearly.

I must be more than RUDE, I tell them to put someone on the phone who SPEAKS ENGLISH...