Wednesday, November 4, 2015

You made me sound like uncultured swine, not cool man...!

Okay so I get all kinds of calls on my phone...it is the nature of my job.  And as I've stated before because of the weird way our office phones forward to our cell phones it always looks like I am getting calls from across the world.

So my phone rang and it said Warrington, England.  I answered...clearly its one of those weird forward situations.  I said "This is NOLA Gurl" and a ridiculously proper English accent responded.  I almost dropped my phone.  Alright, whose f**king with me today?!?  So I pulled the phone away from my ear and realized it was not a forwarded call.  Then I hear, "hello....hello...Miss???" in a very concerned English accent.  Right...okay brain start working! 

Me: Hi.......
Caller:  Hello Ms NOLA Gurl, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Me: Hi.....................
Caller: I'm Thomas from *insert company I created an account for yesterday*
Me: Oh, oh *giggle* hello.
Caller:  Yes, well I couldn't help but notice you created two items on our platform but never completed the order.  One appears to be for your American holiday of Thanksgiving and the other a wonderfully creative Christmas item.
Me: Uh huh....
Caller:  Well you see, I would like to inquire if there was an issue with the platform that caused you to not wish to continue.
Me: Oh, no no, it worked great.  I just need approval before I continue.
Caller: Oh, splendid! Well then, would it be beneficial to you if forwarded you additional information related to our products to get to your higher ups?
Me:  Yea, sure that would be wonderful
Caller: *verifying my email* *pronounces my insanely ridiculous French last name perfect on the first try* Is that correct?
Me: *jaw drop*
Caller: Miss?
Me: Yes, yes that.  Um yes, that is correct.
Caller: Splendid, well Ms. *pronounces my last name perfectly again* it has been an immense pleasure speaking with you. Please do not hesitate to contact me should a question arise when placing your order.
Me: Yes, thank....thank you.

*click*

Imagine getting a call from Tom Hiddleston...that's really all I could think after he said his name was Thomas!  Stupid nerd brain being stupid. 

W.T.F. just happened?!?!  How did I end up on the phone sounding like a moron with someone from England?!!?!? And who says splendid?!?!?  So I went check the website I was on and sure enough they are based out of the U.K.  I didn't even realize it!  Not that it matters.  It is a digital product I was looking into, I was just culture shocked I guess. 

Look I work in Louisiana...9 times out of 10 I am on the phone with some Cajun who speaks in Southern/Cajun speak. Ya know bastardized English....so I was caught a bit off guard. And NO ONE, I mean NO ONE who doesn't know me personally has EVER pronounced my last name correctly on the first try...without stuttering...that just shorted out my brain *ugh* I am such a goober!

Side Note - He called me at 3:00PM my time...that's what....9:00PM their time.  He was waaaaaay too chipper to be working at a call center at 9:00PM!!!

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