frustrated to talk to computer techs that do not speak english, want to speak to american techs.?
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sadly,companys(like AOL) employ mostly people in India and other countries near it for very little money to TRY to help people...with my experiance..half of the time...they don't do a very good job...and thats why I usually fix it my self...or blow something up.
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This is actually a genuine call my friend once recieved!! \n\nI.T Helpdesk - How can we help?\nCaller - My Computer is not working\nI.T Helpdesk - Have you tryed turning it on and off?\nCaller - Yes and nothing happens\nI.T Helpdesk - Have you checked all the wires are plugged in correctly?\nCaller - I can't see cause its dark\nI.T Helpdesk - Have you tryed turning the light on so you can see?\nCaller - Light wont turn on. We have had a power cut.
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I think they don't speak your language over there. To me, surely, you need to work on your ENGLISH please. Good luck.
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Huh?!  Speak American, Please...
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I, totally, understand your frustration. Many here use English as a second or third language or they are WAY too young or just plain ignorant. Try to be as considerate as possible with them or just ignore them.
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YES! I also hate that recorded voice things. My husband always yells at them and says stupid stuff instead of what he really needs to say. Which he doesnt seem to understand that doing this just prolongs his torture since the voice keeps asking him to repeat that. I would pay more to not have to deal with this if I could. But sadly I live in one of those places that sometimes one company is your only option for somethings. I hate Dell the most, when I bought a computer from them they made me talk to the voice and ran a credit check on me before anyone would even speak to me. And then when my order got messed up and I tried to call them to inform them. I had the same thing all over again. I had to let them run my credit just to talk to them about the computer I had already bought. America's business's are going to hell in a handbasket I think for most part. Nobody cares about the customers anymore. They just care about ways they can save money by having less employees and how they can charge us more to spite it.
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erm i am not american i am english does that help a good website to go on is penpals now there is a load of american people there
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WHY God? WHY??? \n\nWHY do I always feel like I'm DEALING WITH HP or DELL CUSTOMER SUPPORT REPS when I read INCOMPREHENSIBLE STUFF like THIS???\n\nDO YOU SPEAK *ENGLISH*??? If NOT, then WHY are you TRYING to WRITE in ENGLISH???
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are you serious?\n\nyou don't need to learn English to use a computer , when you buy a computer , the operative system already is already translated to your  native language  (  or the where you live) \n\nsorry  but your question is really stupid and racist  ......
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It is not only rude, but also bad business to have some employees speak a second language at work. Many workplaces have an "English-only" rule. In your case, I believe you have a legitimate complaint. The conversations in another language may actually involve you. If it's a personal conversation that they don't want you to understand, they need to have it on their own time. It has no place in the office. Multiple languages in any workplace is divisive. I think you need to bring this up to management.
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True American can't speak English ...\nThey speak American but not English.\nEven they can't spell correctly. (ex. not color nor center ...etc. )
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Please keep in mind that Yahoo is a worldwide product and English isn't their first language. However, I do understand your frustration.
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I´m a native speaker:\ngisi_peyer@yahoo.com
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You have a valid point, and it wouldnt be rude at all to ask to be transferred back to an american contact.  I tried to order a laptop once and was giving out a simple name--we'll just say "Mary Smith" as the mail-to address. I had to spell it, repeat it, spell it again...The laptop was delivered to "Nirya Zolt", I kid you not. Thank goodness my postal carrier kinda knew Mary was waiting for her delivery!\n\nI hate it when they're used for cold-calling "This is Grace Kelly from **** Computers, we're calling today to offer you..." I interrupt them and say "Grace Kelly was the Princess of Monaco and she died, who is this REALLY???"  I've had Abraham Lincoln call me, Lacie Peterson (that was a hard one to listen to, I cut her off really short and informed her to change her name)...The best one was a man whose name was "Mary Worth".
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I find it ironic that you are going after Americans on Y!A, an AMERICAN owned company.  Using a PC that runs either Linux or windows or a Mac, all American owned companies.  So, if we are SO bad why are you using our stuff?  I don't see YOUR country inventing stuff like this.  Isn't that  little like biting the hand that feeds you?
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ARE YOU REALLY GREEK BECAUSE YOU JUST INSULTED NOT ONLY OTHER "FOREIGNERS" BUT YOUR PARENTS AND RELATIVES,YOU LITTLE RETARD.\n\nPEOPLE ON HERE COME FROM ALL OVER. IN CASE YOU FORGOT, THERE ARE SIX BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AT LAST COUNT,2 BILLION OF WHOM SPEAK A VARIATION OF CHINESE AND INDIAN DIALECTS. ONLY SOME 20% OF THE WORLD SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE IF NOT LESS THAN THAT. \n\nARE YOU COMPLAINING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEEM TO LEARN OR YOU DONT WANT TO LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE? LET IT GO AND BE HAPPY WE "FOREIGNERS" DON'T MIND THAT THE OTHER YAHOO SERVERS/PORTALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET.BECAUSE ONCE THEY HAVE, YOU WILL ACTUALLY MISS THEM BECAUSE IF AMERICANS AND BRITS ARE THE ONLY ONES LEFT ON HERE, NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A COHERENT SENTENCE.\n\nDUMB RETARDED BIGOT
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Hi it's your lucky day. I'm willing to help you I speak Dutch, English and other. how can I be of help. Mail me.\nzapit333@yahoo.com