Thick Accents and American Names

Simplex3 · 07-11-2005, 04:45 PM

So I just took a call from another headhunter. Her accent is SOOOO thick (Indian I'm guessing) that I can only make out about every 4th word when she's speaking slowly. When she ramps up all bets are off and she may as well be speaking her native language. She must be bad because as a coder I speak to people from India with some frequency.

So after about 15m of me asking her to repeat herself I finally make out that she's trying to send me an email and wants to verify if I'll respond or not. Sure, I say, hoping like hell the email contains some of the details I'm obviosly missing from our conversation.

So I'm scanning my email box (I hand out one that is chock full of spam) looking for Apala, Gayatri, Hariti, Shitala, or some other equally ethnic name. While I'm looking I notice that I got another email from some headhunter named "Laura Brown". I'm checking that out when I notice I just got another one from Laura Brown. IT'S HER.

So here's the question: What's with the Americanized name? If I can't understand a word that's coming out of your mouth you might as well have a name I can't pronounce.

**Rain Man** · 07-11-2005, 04:52 PM

I think it's so you won't know that she's foreign when you talk to her.

**Donger** · 07-11-2005, 04:54 PM

No different than me turning off my accent when I think it's either appropriate or beneficial (or the reverse).

4th and Long · 07-11-2005, 04:56 PM

It's all about discrimination. My Great Grandparents and a boat load of their family came over from Italy. Their last name was Shortino. Half of them changed it to Short, hoping to fit in. Nevernind the fact that the majority of that half didn't speak a lick of English.

07-11-2005, 04:57 PM

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4th and Long · 07-11-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

No different than me turning off my accent when I think it's either appropriate or beneficial (or the reverse).

What accent is that? You apparently don't type with an accent, or if you do, you cover it up very well.

Simplex3 · 07-11-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

No different than me turning off my accent when I think it's either appropriate or beneficial (or the reverse).

Eritrean?

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguid...ea_vacations-i

On a side note, how f**king weak is your military when you can't beat down the Ethiopians?

On second thought, it might be damn hard to hit someone not thicker than a pencil.

**Donger** · 07-11-2005, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 4th and Long

What accent is that? You apparently don't type with an accent, or if you do, you cover it up very well.

I was born and raised in the United Kingdom.

Pants · 07-11-2005, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 4th and Long

What accent is that? You apparently don't type with an accent, or if you do, you cover it up very well.

He's a crooked-toofed bastard.

4th and Long · 07-11-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

I was born and raised in the United Kingdom.

Oh! Right then, Gov!

**Donger** · 07-11-2005, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

He's a crooked-toofed bastard.

That's "toothed," you fucking Slav.

**Donger** · 07-11-2005, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 4th and Long

Oh! Right then, Gov!

Heh. If one were to speak like that where I grew up, a rather rapid a$$ stomping would have commenced at once.

Pants · 07-11-2005, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

That's "toothed," you fucking Slav.

At least my toofs were always straight.

4th and Long · 07-11-2005, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Heh. If one were to speak like that where I grew up, a rather rapid a$$ stomping would have commenced at once.

I probably shouldn't throw in a "Chip, Chip, Cheerio!" then, huh?

**Donger** · 07-11-2005, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

At least my toofs were always straight.

As are mine. Of course, my parents had supplemental, private health insurance on top of our 'free' socialistic health coverage.

07-11-2005, 04:45 PM
Simplex3 MVP Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $10004900	Thick Accents and American Names So I just took a call from another headhunter. Her accent is SOOOO thick (Indian I'm guessing) that I can only make out about every 4th word when she's speaking slowly. When she ramps up all bets are off and she may as well be speaking her native language. She must be bad because as a coder I speak to people from India with some frequency. So after about 15m of me asking her to repeat herself I finally make out that she's trying to send me an email and wants to verify if I'll respond or not. Sure, I say, hoping like hell the email contains some of the details I'm obviosly missing from our conversation. So I'm scanning my email box (I hand out one that is chock full of spam) looking for Apala, Gayatri, Hariti, Shitala, or some other equally ethnic name. While I'm looking I notice that I got another email from some headhunter named "Laura Brown". I'm checking that out when I notice I just got another one from Laura Brown. IT'S HER. So here's the question: What's with the Americanized name? If I can't understand a word that's coming out of your mouth you might as well have a name I can't pronounce.
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