Re: Press "1" for English

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 27 Oct 2006 18:51:59 -0700, "Everywhere Man" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Robert L Bass wrote:
> >> > You don't get choices like that in any
> >> > other country...at least not the ones
> >> > I've been to. You learn the language
> >> > of the country, sink or swim.
> >>
> >> Sure you do.  Canadian firms frewquently have options for French or
English.  Brazilian firms often offer Portuguese, English and
> >> Spanish.  It all depends on what their target audience is.  If they
want to do business with people who don't speak English (note:
> >> their money is the same color as that currently used by Navajos), they
provide the options. <
> >
> >I hate agreeing with you.
> >Now before you get all happy let's set the record straight.
> >I agree about not alienating customers with language as the vehicle but
> >your Sitting Bullshit routine about the indians is dead wrong.The
> >Indian tribes weren't native to this soil. They came across what is now
> >the Aleutian Islands from Asia.
>
>
> It's not about whether or not the company wants to offer agents that
> speak languages other than English.  My point was, why do I have to
> press anything to get English.  The default should be English with
> options for other language speakers to press buttons.

My complaint is why don't they offer Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew , Swahili and
Danish languages? I mean if you start going down that road....