Accent complaint
Feb 8th 2005, 7:38 pm
#16
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by prodigyking
Why is this such a big deal? It's not like your co-worker is making it up? You do have an accent. You can't sue somebody because they are pointing out the truth.
Have you tried to adapt to the local accent? Maybe they should sue you for incomptence in adaptation
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Have you tried to adapt to the local accent? Maybe they should sue you for incomptence in adaptation
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Feb 8th 2005, 7:38 pm
#17
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
Hey bud ... I've missed you and you're quaintly warped Albanian world view 
I've got an accent with a heritage that I'm proud of ... believe it or not I've also used a north american accent training course ... I learned to spread budda on my bread and use a dellifone for making calls ... it's really hard to cover up the underlying nature of your native accent.
Are you in Quebec yet, or did they successfully stop you at the border as you marched across weapon proudly held aloft to startle the natives?
Some day when you're all growed up and your world view has expanded a bit, you'll appreciate the finer points of career progression
In the meantime, go back to the nursery and play with your dollies
I've got an accent with a heritage that I'm proud of ... believe it or not I've also used a north american accent training course ... I learned to spread budda on my bread and use a dellifone for making calls ... it's really hard to cover up the underlying nature of your native accent.
Are you in Quebec yet, or did they successfully stop you at the border as you marched across weapon proudly held aloft to startle the natives?
Some day when you're all growed up and your world view has expanded a bit, you'll appreciate the finer points of career progression
In the meantime, go back to the nursery and play with your dollies
Feb 8th 2005, 7:42 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
Someone I work with has an issue with the fact I have an "accent" (like Canadians don't, eh?) ... in the UK I could smack him around the head with a racial discrimination complaint ... anyone got any experience of doing the same in Canada?
I get used to it. Especially when I remember attending a training course in the UK, taught by a South African, and the stick we gave him.
It's just one of those things you have to work around. I know who to e-mail and who to phone.
Feb 8th 2005, 7:43 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
I'm with the "tell the person to piss off" suggestion...
Feb 8th 2005, 7:45 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by prodigyking
Obviously that course didn't work well for ya!
Originally Posted by prodigyking
Don't worry about me, I am not the one coming over here crying because "I can't play well with others", and I want to sue somebody because of my shortcomings.
Originally Posted by prodigyking
I thought you were going back to Scotchland, anyway.
Originally Posted by prodigyking
See you in hell Willie!
Feb 8th 2005, 7:51 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by ksct97
To Glaswegian and Prodigyking, can we end the bickering... and before either of you says "but he started it" can we just zip it and chuck it in a large pit before more purile name calling occurs...
otherwise i suggest pistols at dawn...
PS: i am very bored at the moment so i'm going to be reading every post written here, whether i want to or not... so lets keep it civil...
otherwise i suggest pistols at dawn...
PS: i am very bored at the moment so i'm going to be reading every post written here, whether i want to or not... so lets keep it civil...
Feb 8th 2005, 7:52 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by ksct97
To Glaswegian and Prodigyking, can we end the bickering...
Feb 8th 2005, 7:54 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by ksct97
fine... please continue Glaswegian and Prodigyking... i make it 1-0 to Glaswegian, half-tme almost upon us, any last remarks before oranges?!
Feb 8th 2005, 7:56 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by SimonG
Only 1-0?
Feb 8th 2005, 7:58 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by ksct97
To Glaswegian and Prodigyking, can we end the bickering... and before either of you says "but he started it" can we just zip it and chuck it in a large pit before more purile name calling occurs...
otherwise i suggest pistols at dawn...
PS: i am very bored at the moment so i'm going to be reading every post written here, whether i want to or not... so lets keep it civil...
otherwise i suggest pistols at dawn...
PS: i am very bored at the moment so i'm going to be reading every post written here, whether i want to or not... so lets keep it civil...
I doubt anyone needs to say "he started it" cos we all know who started it, lol!!!
Feb 8th 2005, 8:04 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
OK ... back to the original point.
The Canadian job market discriminates against new immigrants on several levels ... foreign qualifications, lack of Canadian experience, etc ... in reality it ensures that they can take on high quality immigrant labor at a fraction of the cost of less qualified, less experienced Canadian labor.
Feel free to disagree with me, you won't change my opinion on that one ... I've seen it in practice too often.
Qualifications & experience can be acquired, even if its with difficulty.
But if they're going to pick on you for things you can't do a lot about ... skin colour, accent, disability ... there's got to be a line somewhere that they can cross and you can have legal recourse.
The Canadian job market discriminates against new immigrants on several levels ... foreign qualifications, lack of Canadian experience, etc ... in reality it ensures that they can take on high quality immigrant labor at a fraction of the cost of less qualified, less experienced Canadian labor.
Feel free to disagree with me, you won't change my opinion on that one ... I've seen it in practice too often.
Qualifications & experience can be acquired, even if its with difficulty.
But if they're going to pick on you for things you can't do a lot about ... skin colour, accent, disability ... there's got to be a line somewhere that they can cross and you can have legal recourse.
Feb 8th 2005, 8:15 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Skin color is not the same thing as an accent.
An accent can prevent you from communicating properly. That can be time and money consuming for a business. Why is this so hard to understand? And yes, it's possible to change. You are already displaying baby steps in improvement.
You have all the stupid sentences to order blood-clotting food at your convenience store down near perfect. Now try working on your professional vocabulary!
An accent can prevent you from communicating properly. That can be time and money consuming for a business. Why is this so hard to understand? And yes, it's possible to change. You are already displaying baby steps in improvement.
You have all the stupid sentences to order blood-clotting food at your convenience store down near perfect. Now try working on your professional vocabulary!
Feb 8th 2005, 8:41 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
<whistle>
i still make it 1-0,... oranges anyone?
i still make it 1-0,... oranges anyone?
Feb 8th 2005, 8:43 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Tell where to get off Glas! 
Seriously, how can anyone complain about an accent in this day an age. In my week alone I encoutered, Chinese, Indian and Korean accents, If those don't present a problem from people who speak English as a 2nd language, how can anyone complain about a Scottish one ????
Unless you really do sound like Mr Nesbit???
Seriously, how can anyone complain about an accent in this day an age. In my week alone I encoutered, Chinese, Indian and Korean accents, If those don't present a problem from people who speak English as a 2nd language, how can anyone complain about a Scottish one ????
Unless you really do sound like Mr Nesbit???
Feb 8th 2005, 8:45 pm
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Re: Accent complaint
Originally Posted by ksct97
<whistle>
i still make it 1-0,... oranges anyone?
i still make it 1-0,... oranges anyone?
I don't think there is any doubt who will win in the end.........is there?