Stupid little things that bug you

[Grassland Blue]

Foreign call centres.

There's a guy rings up fron 3.
He is Indian- ish.
His voice is that high pitched, try as I night, I can't understand a bloody word he is saying.

 

[jimharri]

Foreign call centres.

Indeed. No problem with their grasp of the English language (truth be told, they probably have academically better English than what I do). But their accents can make it very difficult to understand them, particularly over the phone (it would almost definitely be easier dealing with them face to face).

 

[laserblue]

People who say New Years instead of New Year. Another imported Americanism.

 

[jimharri]

People who say New Years instead of New Year. Another imported Americanism.

Isn't it "holiday" now? As in "happy holiday"?

 

[Marklr]

Indeed. No problem with their grasp of the English language (truth be told, they probably have academically better English than what I do). But their accents can make it very difficult to understand them, particularly over the phone (it would almost definitely be easier dealing with them face to face).

Yeah, what could probably be sorted out in 10 minutes, seems to go on for days with the foreign call centres. It's that lack of understanding both ways. I have to tone down my accent for them: "t'internet int workin"

 

[jimharri]

Yeah, what could probably be sorted out in 10 minutes, seems to go on for days with the foreign call centres. It's that lack of understanding both ways. I have to tone down my accent for them: "t'internet int workin"

"Can you repeat that; you're breaking up on me"

 

[Marklr]

"Can you repeat that; you're breaking up on me"

"sorry...what was that?"

 

[jimharri]

"sorry...what was that?"

"You'll have to speak up; I'm going a bit mutton"

 

[Marklr]

"You'll have to speak up; I'm going a bit mutton"

We could go on doing pages of this...and it would be realistic. haha. "Sorry...i don't mean to be rude, but I'm having trouble understanding your accent, can you get someone else on for me, please?"
They just pass the phone on to...themselves, probably.
"that's better". haha. You give up.

 

[idahoblues]

It was just the tiniest of farts, sure I can trust it…..

 

[Stephen Ireland's pants]

It was just the tiniest of farts, sure I can trust it…..

First one of the year this morning . Plenty more to follow throughout the year .

 

[idahoblues]

First one of the year this morning . Plenty more to follow throughout the year .

I was on my way to get a coffee, not sure if the cute little coffee girls would have been into a wet patch on my pants

 

[Blue Mist]

I was on my way to get a coffee, not sure if the cute little coffee girls would have been into a wet patch on my pants

They just smile and quietly say 'ah there's that nice man from the care home'

 

[KS55]

Fuckin wankers they are, I hate them with a passion, unfortunately there’s my address, then the same in the next town, lost count the amount of times they’ve claimed to have delivered stuff to me, even handed to me in person when they haven’t, and gone on to call me a liar a few times in emails on the strength of their employees say so that they did (maybe they did, just not my address).

Luckily, last time, they took a picture of the door they delivered it too (surprise surprise, it was the one in the next town, again) so made a complaint (again) and sent them a picture of my front door, eventually they apologised about 3-4 weeks later and said they’d make steps to get my parcel back, told them not to bother as he was a bigger **** than them (I got delivered a load of his kids presents one Christmas Eve so I drove to his house to make sure the kids got them in time for Christmas day, not a thank you kiss my arse or nothing from him).

Our postie is a gorgeous blonde lady. Why is she not wearing shorts at the mo?

 

[East Level 2]

And every single one of them is called Dave, even the women are called Dave.

The women are Davina rather than Dave. As in Davina McCall-Centre.

 

[Protein Junkie]

The women are Davina rather than Dave. As in Davina McCall-Centre.

Ha brilliant EL2 :-)

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

I get irked when, after contacting a company online with either a query or a complaint, their first response is to thank me "For reaching out to us".
A simple "Getting in touch" not good enough for pretentious dicks.

 

[kaz7]

Sky ducking and diving to get out of giving me a better deal , have said i am walking

 

[Tuearts right boot]

And every single one of them is called Dave, even the women are called Dave.

I had one, presumably from Mumbai, introduced himself as Patrick, which made me laugh and I asked him twice what his name was. Patrick both times. No way was this guy called Patrick, still we ( I ) had a laugh.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

First one of the year this morning . Plenty more to follow throughout the year .

Nice bit of word association there, fellow cityzen.