I recently received a call from NKF asking me to donate to one of their funds. An Indian lady (from Indian) called me speaking in distinct Indian accent. I am sure her English is good but it took me a while to register what she meant after trying to adapt to her accent.

At times she was still blaring away while I am still trying to understand what she said in her previous third or fourth sentence. So I just let her speak non-stop and only speak why she ask me some questions.
Not sure if NKF had outsource their frontline operation but think this is not productive, or at least not working on me. I am not trying to be racist or blame that her English is better then my Singlish, but think that she just cant blend in or may be vice versa.

Anyway, after about 4-5 minutes of listening to the tongue curling accent Indglish, I simply ask her to mail me whatever information and I will decide later. Just so to cut short my suffering.
Then again there this time that a bank called me up to sign up their credit card subscription. The problem is now that the guy on the other end speaks in perfect Singlish accent.
“Our card is very special one. Why not you try lar. After 3 years hor, you can cancel no obligation one.’
Has the bank lowered their customer service standard or what

?!! I am not sure whether if he is really representing the bank or not. For once I think this is a fraud call. Some more he kept reading some standard script without letting me interrupt him that I am not interested.
He must be rather disappointed when I declined his offer.

However, later on, another one from the same bank called me one the same matter. Fortunately he is speaking English without the Singlish or Indian accent. This time round, I ask the guy to courier the application form for me to sign.
SighÂ…

how can we compete with the world if we lowered ourstandard to this type of level.