I can't stand Indian accents

[SaltBoy]

I have nothing against Indians as a people or as a culture, but good grief, can you PLEASE make your accents harder to understand?

I have no problem comprehending English, German, Russian, Southern, Hispanic, Japanese, African, Scandanavian, New England, Chinese, French, Arabian, Bronx, Italian, and even Ebonic accents. But I have to crawl into a corner and weep in the fetal position after I speak to somebody with an Indian accent.

I think that's why a lot of people have been frustrated with all the outsourcing going on to India. It has nothing to do with India and/or their people, or the attempts by corporations to be greedy and save money, but rather it's the fact that we can't freaking understand what the Indian people say when they attempt to speak English.

Yes, I'm very frustrated with a call that I just had with one of my clients. STOP MAKING EVERY SENTENCE SOUND LIKE IT'S A QUESTION! GAAAHHH!! :|

 

[jai6638]

haha... Hats off to you for understanding the Chinese accent.. Now thats one accent that I really find hard to understand!! Their inflections are all over the place.

EDIT: I'd like to add that there's not a single kind of Indian accent.. Depending on which part of India the person is from, the accent differs. I'd say the difference is more pronounced than the difference between a Midwestern and Northeastern accent.

 

[EvilYoda]

Never had a problem with Indian accents.

Speaking of accents though, I like Singaporean Indians...cool accent, la.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I know whatcha mean, the otehr stuff is a cake walk compared to indian.

they just seem to screw it up, haha. I say "Hello, this is Anthony." Then they reply with "Hello Anthony this is Anthony." at least that is what it sounds like.....or they end all sentences with a question.

Obviously this is a generalization, but man it sucks getting anything done...I just hang up usually and try again, hoping I get someone understandable.

 

[Pastore]

There is no such thing as an 'Indian' accent. Do some research on South Asian language.

 

[Vonkhan]

Why should Indians change their accents? You can take your business elsewhere if you don't like it ...

 

[Vehemence]

I'm fine with pretty much all accents except Australian.

 

[KeithTalent]

I know a girl that gets creeped out by Aussie accents. She literally shudders when she hears them speak.

I also know a few people that can't watch movies with actors who have British accents without having subtitles on.

I don't really have a problem with any accents as long as they speak at a reasonable rate.

KT

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: Pastore
There is no such thing as an 'Indian' accent. Do some research on South Asian language.

Are we gonna enter a debate about what a "Chinese" accent is also?

 

[dabuddha]

:roll:

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Why should Indians change their accents? You can take your business elsewhere if you don't like it ...

My guess is, if you are supposed to be speaking English, you should be able to speak it in an understandable fashion.

There's a difference between an indian accent, and a thick indian accent that is very difficult to understand, especially over the phone. It is EXTREMELY poor customer service for a company to employee people like that. It's not the fault of the person, it's the fault of their company.

 

[zoiks]

You want to try googie googie? some googie cookie?

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Pastore
There is no such thing as an 'Indian' accent. Do some research on South Asian language.

:roll: I take it the other way. There are people I can understand when they speak, and people I can't understand when they speak. I don't care what their native language is. If I can't understand them, I avoid them unless it's absolutely necessary.

 

[Queasy]

There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

 

[Nitemare]

Never really had a problem with Indian accents, try to decipher a New Hampshire or Vermont accent

 

[PepePeru]

i had a boss tell me that couldn't stand Vietnamese or those tonal languages.

he said it makes his 'blood boil' to hear those languages spoken, to the point where he has to leave somewhere where people are speaking it.
I was sort of taken a back at first and he apologized 'for telling me that'
He is a Vietnam War vet...so slack was granted.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I know a girl that gets creeped out by Aussie accents. She literally shudders when she hears them speak.

I also know a few people that can't watch movies with actors who have British accents without having subtitles on.

I don't really have a problem with any accents as long as they speak at a reasonable rate.

KT

The first time I saw it, I needed subtitles to catch some of the lines in Trainspotting.
Otherwise no real problems with accents here.

 

[nerp]

Can you speak Hindi or Urdu? If so, you better not sound like some mealy-mouthed american. I HATE when this happens. My philosphy is if you're going to speak Urdu, Hindi, or one of several languages that Americans can usually speak, since we're usually bi- or tri-lingual (obviously) then please use a good accent. I for example speak french like a frenchman and italian like an italian because that's the only proper way to do it when I'm in Europe. Not speaking multiple languages perfectly is a crime in my book.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: nerp
Can you speak Hindi or Urdu? If so, you better not sound like some mealy-mouthed american. I HATE when this happens. My philosphy is if you're going to speak Urdu, Hindi, or one of several languages that Americans can usually speak, since we're usually bi- or tri-lingual (obviously) then please use a good accent. I for example speak french like a frenchman and italian like an italian because that's the only proper way to do it when I'm in Europe. Not speaking multiple languages perfectly is a crime in my book.

:roll:

 

[RandomFool]

Originally posted by: nerp
Can you speak Hindi or Urdu? If so, you better not sound like some mealy-mouthed american. I HATE when this happens. My philosphy is if you're going to speak Urdu, Hindi, or one of several languages that Americans can usually speak, since we're usually bi- or tri-lingual (obviously) then please use a good accent. I for example speak french like a frenchman and italian like an italian because that's the only proper way to do it when I'm in Europe. Not speaking multiple languages perfectly is a crime in my book.

When it's part of your job to speak another language you should at least be good at it.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Maybe that's why all the call centers are going to India.....they're the cheapest cause no one can understand what they're saying.

I think another problem is that half of the English teachers there are English and the other half are American. It's a really screwed up situation.

 

[MaxDepth]

I know! Those damned Apaches drive me nuts!

 

[Mahaguru]

Hello saltboy, please give me a few minutes while I am looking into this issue.

It is looking like you are not understanding Indian accents, is this correct?

I am understanding, please give me a few minutes while I am looking into this issue.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Mahaguru
Hello saltboy, please give me a few minutes while I am looking into this issue.

It is looking like you are not understanding Indian accents, is this correct?

I am understanding, please give me a few minutes while I am looking into this issue.

LMAO :laugh:

KT

 

[CorCentral]

*indian accent*
Oh Johnny 5, don't be such a robot!