Ok, I am the resident English speaker here but what I don't need is some Indian git who thinks he can speak English, worst of all one who wont get to the farken point! Apart from which calling early enough in the morning to get me before coffee is just a bad plan.
The conversation when a bit like this (feel free to add the head wagging and the accent to II):
II: Hello, my name is Mr Cunamadarabobilo Jaundiceties - what is your name?
JG: Godau - how can I help you?
II: Mr Gobeldikgook - can you spell your name please?
JG: Where are you calling from? Please tell me the purpose of your call.
II: We are updating a simple database of companies in Germany, I will need to ask you some questions and will be out of your hair in 1 minute.
JG: What is the data for? How will it be used?
II: Sorry I don't get you?
JG: Why are you collecting the data?
II: I just told you - to update our simple databa...
JG:
I know some cool Indian guys and I love Indian food - but it's people like this guy who are giving the English and the Indians a really bad name.
Peace out.
Jack...
You just have no patience my friend. He could have gone, "Thank you for helping me sir. As a token of appreciation, we would like to invite you to an all expense paid trip to the Carribean for 3 weeks!"
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But, I have been getting really, really irritating calls from job recruiters from India and Philippines who refuse to put down the phone even though I tell them I'm overseas where global roaming calls cost me SGD $4-$8 a minute. The conversation goes a bit like:
THEM: Is this Mr Chet?
ME: Yes
THEM: My name is Gooblededook and I am calling from Blobladok recruiting company.
ME: (cut them off) I'm overseas at the moment and this phone call is costing me a lot of money. Try again next week when I'm back in home.
THEM: Oh? I will only take a few minutes of your time sir
ME: (cut them off again) No I don't want to discuss this now. Call another day
THEM: OK sir when will be a good time to call
ME: Sometime next week
THEM: What is a good time sir
ME: *click* (idiot)
And so there goes a $15-$20 phone call and I only seem to get these calls when I'm overseas! Argh
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