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the thing is they do speak english probably closer to the queens english than you or i do buuutttHave Brush Will Travel wrote:As anyone noticed nat west..in their last advertising campaign played on the uk call centre theme
They know its an issue and a good selling point to have one here
Wanadoo/orange is awful...when I speak to them I lose count of how many 'wahts' eh' can you reat that...sorry...can you speak clealry plase?
In the end I end up saying...can you put me thorugh to someone who is or can speak english..
the reply...'I ham speaking for you in language english!![]()
the local dialects on both sides add to the impossible senario where most conversations turn into a farce
now i am not critisizing the workers in any way as there education is probably far in excess of mine it just seems that the dialect thing is too different to work smoothly
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Agreed, Handyman. Except keep out the Scots.handyman wrote: i want the jobs in the uk, i want to understand the person i'm calling,
I can understand the northern Irish accent. And even the Welsh. But I have real problems understanding scottish accents on the phone. Scots should have elocution lessons so they can speak the Queen's English.
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Post by bobbie-dazzler »
I'm on Sky broadband now, as was fed up with the indian call centres with BT.
But in all honestly I can say that the people who I speak to on Sky who some have really broad scots accents are much better at understanding the problem than the indian call centres., and at least I can get somewhere with Sky.
But in all honestly I can say that the people who I speak to on Sky who some have really broad scots accents are much better at understanding the problem than the indian call centres., and at least I can get somewhere with Sky.
I would rather want something I dont have, that have something I dont want
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the highlands accent is the worst even i have dificulty with that oneStoday wrote:Agreed, Handyman. Except keep out the Scots.handyman wrote: i want the jobs in the uk, i want to understand the person i'm calling,
I can understand the northern Irish accent. And even the Welsh. But I have real problems understanding scottish accents on the phone. Scots should have elocution lessons so they can speak the Queen's English.

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Post by The Weegie »
Sorry people i have to defend This one.
Scotland in particular Glasgow has a lot of call centres like BT, Loyds TSB, SKY To name but a few.
The reasons for this is that studies have shown that the Glaswegian accent is one of the easiest in Britian to understand. That is one of the reasons it attracts the big companies.
Different accents and regions is what makes britian so diverse and unique
I will leave you with this saying.
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Scotland in particular Glasgow has a lot of call centres like BT, Loyds TSB, SKY To name but a few.
The reasons for this is that studies have shown that the Glaswegian accent is one of the easiest in Britian to understand. That is one of the reasons it attracts the big companies.

Different accents and regions is what makes britian so diverse and unique
I will leave you with this saying.
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Hmm - personally I'd have to take your word on this
I love the Edinburgh accent, but to be totally honest, everytime I hear a Glaswegian, it sounds like they are picking a fight (bit like the Ulster accent) - I know they are not and are friendly people, just the way it sounds 

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She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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The Weegie wrote:Sorry people i have to defend This one.
Scotland in particular Glasgow has a lot of call centres like BT, Loyds TSB, SKY To name but a few.
The reasons for this is that studies have shown that the Glaswegian accent is one of the easiest in Britian to understand. That is one of the reasons it attracts the big companies.
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Different accents and regions is what makes britian so diverse and unique![]()
I will leave you with this saying.
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ok just now

i was born and bred in auld reekie left when i was 16

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One of my best mates is Glaswegian (lost contact unfortunately) and he had trouble with Kilmarnock accents. 

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People forget how fast you did a job - but they remember how well you did it.
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Post by Have Brush Will Travel »
They should use the micky mousers..
Every sentence would start in 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerh'
Oh Gerard got a good goal yesterday didnt he...
...good job he saved himself for the game.
Every sentence would start in 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerh'
Oh Gerard got a good goal yesterday didnt he...

I intend to live forever......So far, so good
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Post by terrys_plumbing_bits »
had to ring virgin media today about my BB, indian call centre and had to keep repeating myself,call should have lasted 2 min but ended up being on there for 10.
started kicking off with them when they told me i had to ring a telephone number which was 25p a min and they gave me a 10 pound credit on my next bill, wont forget to check either.
started kicking off with them when they told me i had to ring a telephone number which was 25p a min and they gave me a 10 pound credit on my next bill, wont forget to check either.
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