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Something that I find completely puzzling is how now that I have a LAN line, I get marketing calls in Spanish. Most recently from Qwest, whom I actually have a long-standing grudge with due to experiencing years of over-priced, poor, and disjointed customer service. I put in the phone line so one, specific-person could communicate in the case of a hypothetical, combined emergency of: ten-year old sets kitchen on fire, and is too panicked to locate the other two (cell) phones in the house, and thus avoid the cold shadow of parental malpractice. Now, they've got my number, I get calls mid-morning on Saturdays! ...in Spanish, which I unfortunately don't actually speak with any fluency. It's very embarrassing for both the telemarketer and I when they call and ask for: "Llamado a Jen-nifer-Mo-ral-es por favor?" I explain in my broken Spanish that I don't speak much, etc. And then they seem disappointed and confused that I'm a non-speaker. A very basic solution to this is a portion of a bill or contract that allows customers to check-mark a language preference. A general message to telemarketers is: nobody loves you, get a new job! stop bothering me!
My dad was born near Mexico City around 1941, but raised in L.A. by a white stepfather, pre-politically correct bilingual education initiatives. He grew up assimilated, not very interested in being different and speaking Spanish. I learned what little I know in recent night classes at SCCC.
My dad was born near Mexico City around 1941, but raised in L.A. by a white stepfather, pre-politically correct bilingual education initiatives. He grew up assimilated, not very interested in being different and speaking Spanish. I learned what little I know in recent night classes at SCCC.
