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Trump trying to understand these Indian questions
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:27 pm
Like he is on a customer service phone call
Can be tough
First one he was like "I can't understand him"
Can be tough
First one he was like "I can't understand him"
This post was edited on 2/13/25 at 5:28 pm
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Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:29 pm to tigerskin
You'd think after speaking English for a couple hundred or so years they would be better at it.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:30 pm to tigerskin
I deal with a fair amount of Indians in my line of work. I don’t want to be disrespectful and I understand they think they are speaking English, but damn it is hard to understand them.
I try my best to understand what they are saying, but it typically gets to the point of send me a list of your questions and concerns in email.
I try my best to understand what they are saying, but it typically gets to the point of send me a list of your questions and concerns in email.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:30 pm to tigerskin
Please do the needful
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:31 pm to Veritas
As long as you “do the needful”
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:32 pm to tigerskin
I don’t get why Indians have trouble speaking English
Indian languages are almost all from the same common ancestor language as English
Indian languages are almost all from the same common ancestor language as English
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:33 pm to tigerskin
I was conducting interviews in our Bangalore office for a position. This Indian came in, answered my first question I looked at our country manager (an Indian) sitting next to me with the “what the frick did he just say?” look. Manju looked at me and said “I’ve no idea” when another Indian can’t understand them you know it’s bad.
I ended the interview right there.
I ended the interview right there.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:33 pm to skeetandtrap
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As long as you “do the needful”
I have PTSD from my IT days seeing this
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:34 pm to tigerskin
Bobs and vagine = boobs and vagina
That’s all the Indian I know.
That’s all the Indian I know.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:34 pm to skeetandtrap
quote:
As long as you “do the needful”
First time I heard this I was just out of college and I thought it sounded distinctly not work related.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:35 pm to BuckyCheese
quote:
You'd think after speaking English for a couple hundred or so years they would be better at it.
They’re basically a cargo cult
The British were there for a little bit then all left and they’ve been trying to recreate what they think western culture is like based on the things the British didn’t think were worthy of bringing home
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:35 pm to tigerskin
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Trump trying to understand these Indian questions
Like he is on a customer service phone call
I had to contact an O&G company regarding a 1099 issue. I like the company, but they've farmed out their customer service department to India. I ended up getting a voicemail from them, but I couldn't understand 80% of it.
I ended up just sending an email.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:35 pm to Wally Sparks
I love the criticism of people speaking probably their third language, and by people, most of whom, don’t even speak a second language.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:36 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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don’t get why Indians have trouble speaking English Indian languages are almost all from the same common ancestor language as English
Same reason Scot’s struggle with it
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:39 pm to BuckyCheese
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You'd think after speaking English for a couple hundred or so years they would be better at it.
I know they can't help it, but of all peoples who speak English as a 2nd language, the Indian accent is my least favorite.
Strange thing is, I think English is their predominant language. They had to be speaking some native language before the British arrived, though.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 5:45 pm to tigerskin
Subject: "Tenjewberrymuds"
To get the full effect, this should be read aloud. You will understand what 'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the conversation. This has been nominated for the best email of 2005. The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review:
Room Service (RS): "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
RS: "Rye..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??"
G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs."
RS: "Ow July den?"
G: "What??"
RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud, poochd?"
G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please."
RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"
G: "Crisp will be fine."
RS : "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"
G: "What?"
RS:"An toes. July Sahn toes?"
G: "I don't think so."
RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??"
G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."
RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"
G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RS: "We bodder?"
G: "No...just put the bodder on the side."
RS: "Wad?"
G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."
RS: "Copy?"
G: "Excuse me?"
RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"
G: "Yes. Coffee, please, and that's all."
RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin we bodder on sigh and copy....rye??"
G: "Whatever you say."
RS: "Tenjewberrymuds." G : "You're very welcome."
To get the full effect, this should be read aloud. You will understand what 'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the conversation. This has been nominated for the best email of 2005. The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review:
Room Service (RS): "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
RS: "Rye..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??"
G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs."
RS: "Ow July den?"
G: "What??"
RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud, poochd?"
G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please."
RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"
G: "Crisp will be fine."
RS : "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"
G: "What?"
RS:"An toes. July Sahn toes?"
G: "I don't think so."
RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??"
G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."
RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"
G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RS: "We bodder?"
G: "No...just put the bodder on the side."
RS: "Wad?"
G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."
RS: "Copy?"
G: "Excuse me?"
RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"
G: "Yes. Coffee, please, and that's all."
RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin we bodder on sigh and copy....rye??"
G: "Whatever you say."
RS: "Tenjewberrymuds." G : "You're very welcome."
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