pot, meet kettle

[smileyeagle1021]

OK, I know that I have an accent...
for those who are curious, here is a video where you can hear my accent.
Yeah, it's noticeable, but doesn't make it hard to understand me.
So, I had to make a call for one of our clients, we reached a person who was rocking an accept that makes Jackie Chan sound clear and concise (I'm not sure how I would define the accent, but needless to say, really thick).

So the cast is me and the stupid hearing user (SHU for short).

Me: This is [relay] assisting a deaf or hard of hearing person placing a phone call, are you familiar with how relay calls work?
SHU: I sorry, your accent is too thick for me to understand.
Me: I'm assisting a deaf or hard of hearing person placing a phone call, are you familiar with how these calls work? (said slowly and clearly)
SHU: Sorry, I still don't understand, let me transfer you to someone who is better with understanding difficult callers like you.

Seriously, pot, meet kettle.

[RootedPhoenix]

O.o

I would have said yours was just.. a western United States accent. There's nothing thick about that.

*puzzled*

[Jester]

OK, I know that I have an accent...

Yeah, it's noticeable, but doesn't make it hard to understand me.

As one of the people on CS.com who has actually talked to you, I have to say.....

What fucking accent?


"Noticeable" my ass. You have virtually no accent. Your SC was an idiot.

[smileyeagle1021]

O.o

I would have said yours was just.. a western United States accent. There's nothing thick about that.

*puzzled*

Not quite, if it were a true western US accent I wouldn't enunciate the any hard consonants mid word

As one of the people on CS.com who has actually talked to you, I have to say.....

What fucking accent?


"Noticeable" my ass. You have virtually no accent. Your SC was an idiot.

You're right about the guy being an idiot... that said, I know I have an accent, I can hear it (I may be my own worst critic though).

[Sheldonrs]

He probably just used that as an excuse so he wouldn't have to take the relay call.


I'm told I don't have much of an accent at all, being from NJ. But as soon as people find out where I'm from, suddenly every word I say gets repeated back to me WITH the stereotype accent.

[Mikkel]

You're right about the guy being an idiot... that said, I know I have an accent, I can hear it (I may be my own worst critic though).

I can't hear an accent, but then English isn't my first language, I can hear gross mispronunciations (my own, for instance ) but anything a bit more subtle is over my head.
If I may ask, what accent is it?

[smileyeagle1021]

The accent (and accent isn't quite the right word) is really a speech impediment that causes me to draw out words sometimes making it sound like an accent.

[r2cagle]

" I don't have the time nor do I want to talk to a relay operator... I'm going to pretend I can't understand him and send this call to my gullible coworker"

That's a version of this call that I'd get in the call center:

Customer's name is Mexican sounding name... speaking fragmented but clear English " Why my lights off?"
"Sir, you were disconnected for non-payment of your bill. You need to pay this much $$ and a reconnect fee of $$ to be turned back on."

"Que? Hablo no inglais. You tell (7 yr old) daughter!" ---- grr--

[Magpie]

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say that the fact that they hired you as a relay operator means your voice is considered to be fairly understandable. That being said, I can see that the person on the phone might possibly have had a hard time understanding you. In my experience it's the people with strong accents who have a hard time understanding other accents, because their English just isn't as strong. I know I've mentioned my friend who did Wizard of Oz style interpreting, and it was actually useful.

That being said, what a jerk. I'd like to think that he just didn't have the fluency to say it politely, but I've been reading stories here for too long to be that innocent.

[Andara Bledin]

The accent (and accent isn't quite the right word) is really a speech impediment that causes me to draw out words sometimes making it sound like an accent.

Ah. Thought that was what I was hearing. *nod*

As was said earlier, the douche just didn't want to deal with the relay call, so was an ass to you as a cover.

^-.-^

[vstorevigilante]

Seriously, pot, meet kettle.

This happened to me when I worked at a call center. I live on an island on the east coast of Canada. That island, however, is NOT Newfoundland, where people have infamously thick and incomprehensible accents (you can YouTube a video of a car commerical where they use "newfie" speak to see what I mean). Now, my island definitely has it's own filthy accent, which I find disgusting, and I'm not immune to it. However, it's nothing like the Newfie one (at least not to me, but... I live here? I don't know aha).

So, we're doing a Smartcard swap in satellite dishes for company X.

Me: Thank you for calling Company X, my name is vstorevigilante, how can I help you with your card swap?
Sucky Newfie Lady: WHAT?
Me: *repeats, slowly*
SNC: M'dear I've-a no idea what yer sayn, yer accent's 'o tick! Yeh must be a Caper?
Me: ... Yes... *thinking, exactly what you said! I'm the kettle.*

And she hung up on me after insulting my accent a few more times. In an accent I could barely decipher.

[Damien]

I once was berated by a date for not having an 'American accent like on the TV'..... considering that I am Australian, this would be a tad difficult

[Jester]

I once was berated by a date for not having an 'American accent like on the TV'..... considering that I am Australian, this would be a tad difficult

Even if you were American, a date berating you is hardly a good date.

[Damien]

Even if you were American, a date berating you is hardly a good date.

That be true - she also berated me about the colour of my socks, the fact that I limp, that I am over 6ft tall, that I have a goatee, for mourning when i found out my uncle had passed away and about the inclement weather...

This was all within the first 4 dates and 1 outing.... other than her insistence on paying for everything, I can not remember why I hung around her.

The whole Arthur and Martha thing started waaaay too early...

Sorry to threadjack...

[Jester]

she also berated me about the colour of my socks,

Weird. I can see commenting on them, but berating?

the fact that I limp,

Now that's just MEAN!

that I am over 6ft tall,

Bizarre. What are you supposed to do about that? And if she doesn't like tall guys, why did she go out with you?

that I have a goatee,

And if she didn't like facial hair....seriously, what was this woman doing out with you?

for mourning when i found out my uncle had passed away

That is beyond mean. That is cruel and vicious. To call her a bitch would be to insult bitches everywhere.

[QUOTE=Damien;705727]and about the inclement weather...

Whuh? Seriously, though you can't change your height, it is still part of you. What possible reason could this cunt fungus have to berate you about the weather?!?!?

This was all within the first 4 dates and 1 outing.... other than her insistence on paying for everything, I can not remember why I hung around her.

It's about the only justification I could think of. But even a the silver lining of the sugar mama aspect doesn't compete with the dark cloud that is this diva's existence.