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[sobrique]

Don't get me wrong, I think the world is a better place for multiple different cultures.

But I really do think that when one is trying to troubleshoot a technical problem, on a fairly critical system, that you'd really rather hadn't gone wrong at all, having someone with a poor grasp of English, or just a really bad accent is not helping matters one iota.

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[girl-working.livejournal.com]

Try talking to someone who can't understand you back due to a speech impediment. At least you can easily be understood immediately instead of people having to adjust themselves for your voice... :P

Meh. OK, end of bitterness... :P

[sobrique.livejournal.com]

Bitter? If you're just going to be bitter about the hand you got in life, then the world is going to seem a miserable place. That's true regardless of your circumstances. It matters not what you've got, just what you do with it.

But in much the same way as losing one of your legs in a car crash means you're not fit to be a fireman, not being able to speak clearly IMO means you really shouldn't be answering phones in a call centre.

OK, so language skills _can_ be taught, but in this particular situation, I don't think that on the job training is appropriate.

[girl-working.livejournal.com]

*lol* Hence why I'm not answering calls in a call centre... :P

Nah, I'm annoyed 'bout my speech problem, and that the docs messed around with it so much that my palate has, I believe, a lot of inflexible scar tissue... If they'd left it, yes, I'd be worse, but it'd also be a lot more fixable now... Hindsight is a wonderful thing...

I have a job I love, a boyfriend I love even more, and I'm happy... I'm just annoyed I had to go through what I did as a kid because of a stupid bit of my genetic code...

[the-wood-gnome.livejournal.com]

just don't be tempted to start messing with a neogenic ray, all those extra arms might seem like a good idea but y'know, ultimately they'd just get in the way.

[xarrion.livejournal.com]

and *definitely* keep it away from Tristan...

[malal.livejournal.com]

Nooooo!! I want my extra two arms!!! Nooooo!!!!