Question For Americans
 

Why is it when I call someone and it either goes to a call centre in the States, head office in the States, or Branch office in the States the conversation is abrupt like this:

Me: "Hi, how are you today?"
Them: "Fine,how can I help you?" (all said curtly & abruptly!"

A call centre, or head office, or branch office in Canada goes something like this:

Me: "Hi, how are you?"
Them: "Fine thanks, how are you?" (nice voice)
Me: "Not to bad, there is a lot of snow here today, we aren't used to that!
Them: (Laughter) I bet you are not used to it where you are, my call display shows that you are in Vancouver, in Toronto last night it snowed 15 CM & is minus 30!"

The conversation cab go on like this for a few minutes depending on if it is busy or not.

It seems the Americans don't banter at all in friendly talk.

Has anyone else seen this, is it a policy?

Is there a lack of fiber in diets??

Why the crankiness?:hypercoffee

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It's the foreigners that are driving the cabs and answering the phones.

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Than they sure learned an American accent quickly!!:toofunny

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Dunno, Ron. I talk to friendly Americans every day. :)

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They are watching CNN in the evenings and not in a good mood the next day?

:toofunny

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Me too! When I don't I say - rather loudly - "I WANT TO SPEAK TO AN AMERICAN!!!!!

:toofunny:toofunny

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I've spoken to some NASTY Canadians on the phone... wooo hooo...

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:toofunny:toofunny

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I have too.

It is just my experience of about two to one you will get some one I described.


BTW, the description is curt & business like.

Not mean & nasty.

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I didn't know there was any call centers in the U.S., I thought they were all in India.

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I called Best Buy the other day & their call centre is in the States.

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See? They are very busy. We are the dominant power. Very busy people.

:happydance

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Ah... like, to the point. I used to talk to some folks from New York state alot for my job... they were VERY to the point. But that was one particular company... maybe they were hard to work for!

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I talk to them every day too.
My Pastor & another preacher are American!:thumbsup

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:toofunny

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In your case, not busy enough!!:happydance

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Is that a funny laugh or a sarcastic one? Don't answer. I'm sure I don't want to know.

:toofunny

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I think that some companies are beginning to bring them back to the U.S. Hard to conduct business if you can't understand the other person.

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I was actually thinking that about myself today. :toofunny:toofunny

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Or would understand!:happydance

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:toofunny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Good point. That's why English should be the standard.

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Can y'all American's take some good natured teasing? Rick Mercer Talking to American's is coming to mind...



(you see what I did there? I used "Y'all" in a sentence)

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Yes and unbroken English at that! I like to understand more than every third or four word! :toofunny

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I worked for the federal gov't. when I got out of school. We were trained to be pleasant yet helpful and put you on hold..........:D

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You're in fine form today you, you, YANKEE!!!

:happydance

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:toofunny:toofunny:toofunny:toofunny:toofunny:toof unny

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Only southerners and Texans know how to pronounce y'all. Yankees however cannot.

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Right, that can be seriously annoying. I think they put these people with certain companies so you won't try to cancel your account!!

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I was thinking that about yourself today also, hmmmmm

:hmmm :hunter :drawguns :bolt

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Don't they say, "Youz guys"?

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We are not that sophisticated it's yall

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HEY!!!!! I washed a load of clothes, packaged some votives, and..... and...
looked at guns on-line and.....and....

Just wait, I'll think of something else I did.

OH, I'm eating broccoli and cauliflower. I steamed some vegetables!!!

SO THERE!!! I AM BUSY TODAY!!!

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I posted it on another thread!
Some got offended!

Like looking in a mirror!:toofunny

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Y'all either begins or ends a sentence.

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Forever! I heard some died on the phone from old age.

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YES! That's right and we aren't hicks because then we would be saying, "Hey. How are you? I came to swap howdies with you."

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Seriously, and they didn't have music back then for you to listen to.

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:toofunny:toofunny:toofunny