I used to work at a call center for US-Americans in the US, where I was born. The number of times people responded with something like “lol no it’s not,” when I told them my name was infuriating. People used to ask me the weather or about my state history as a test, and I had a guy once call me padme the whole time, I think because he confused India and Naboo.
I used to work at a call center for US-Americans in the US, where I was born. The number of times people responded with something like “lol no it’s not,” when I told them my name was infuriating. People used to ask me the weather or about my state history as a test, and I had a guy once call me padme the whole time, I think because he confused India and Naboo.
But you understand why that happened, right?
Racism, yes.
Hate to say it. But after the vast majority of calls you receive from an Indian person are scams. You kinda have to assume they are all scams.
You’ve never spoken to an Indian person outside of the context of a scam? Under which rock are you living, brother?
On the phone? Nope never in my life have I received a phone call from a person with an Indian accent that wasn’t a scammer or telemarketer.
It was an inbound call center, they called the number on their insurance card and got me.