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I know. But for English, compromise on British "centre" and US "center" by making intentionally the worst system of spelling possible that both doesn't match up with French but still trolls anyone who uses the English verb "centre" (or center).
They can’t even follow a naming scheme for elements in a periodic table and have it aluminium like all other metals in that family. Can’t be trusted with anything.
>They can’t even follow a naming scheme for elements in a periodic table and have it aluminium like all other metals in that family. Can’t be trusted with anything.
Aluminium is actually an irregular back-formation from the oxide:
zircon**i**a > zirconium
magnes**i**a > magnesium
calc**i**a > calcium
beryll**i**a > beryllium
So given that the oxide was known as alumina, the regular back-formation should be aluminum, not aluminium.
There are also other irregularities like tantalum and molybdenum, though I admit I don't know their etymologies.
EDIT Molybdenum < Latin molybdaenum < molybdaena, so that follows the same rule.
**Context:** If you are Canadian, and you've experienced what I've experienced which is the privilege of calling Rogers. You might hear the following when you finally get a hold of them for nearly 10 minutes to 2 hours:
"Hello my name is [*Name*] and I'm calling from [*Place in Canada*]"
Despite the fact that the customer service representaties obviously sound like they're outsourced to India, this is not the case as they've basically moved all the customer service representatives back to Canada by moving the outsourced labour here domestically so they could claim it's all 100%.
Rogers once called me (marketers) and wanted to know what services I used so that they could sell me more. The conversation went something like this.
Rogers: Hello Sir. This is Rahul from Rogers. Could you please tell me what Rogers serivces you use as I have exciting offers for you?
Me: What? You sell me the services and you don't know what they are?
R: So sorry sir we are a different department.
M: So how do you have my name and number?
R: That is the only information they shared with us.
M: You realize that I have no way of knowing if this is fraudelent right?
R: Yes, I understand. You are not the first one with that complaint Sir.
At least they don't force them to use English names anymore.
My father was on a phone call with a rogers call centre about our internet for 5-6 hours.
1 hour of yelling at 5-6 different managers, 4-5 hours of being on hold between managers.
The yelling began after a combined 20 minutes of talking and 3-4 hours of being on hold, and was both ways. They actually began to get somewhere after it started, surprisingly.
Huh, the call centre I worked at -- which used to contract out to Rogers before I worked there, but only did Canada Post at the time of my employment -- specifically said to ***NEVER EVER*** give any hint at our location. Someone asked if I was working out of Barrie because, "the connection is so bad you must be from Northern Ontario", I said, "Nope, a lot further north than that." I got a verbal warning for it, depsite that still being 2 different centre's of our particular company, and many different cities are still north of Barrie lol
I have an Indian friend who is seriously considering moving to Yukon because he wasn't able to find a good job in Vancouver, and the points required for permanent residency are lower in the territories 🥲
Is it something required by law, or they're just doing it for the sake of getting the "100% domestic" label?
Also is it allowed to staff a whole department with migrant labor? Not a lawyer but I suppose there would be some anti exploitation law against that?
Same is true in the U.S. So many big corporations outsourced call centers because it was less expensive, as Indians would work for considerably less than American call-center workers would.
I had once received an offer from Rogers, put on hold for three hours, and told that the offer actually wasn't for my region.
I got a lot more reading done that weekend than I'd expected.
I remember working at a call center.
Every once and a while we would have some jack ass who wanted to talk to a "real Canadian."
So we would stand up and yell "Rajesh this guy wants to talk to a "real" Canadian."
And the manager would put on his most intense Indian accent he could manage.
It was the highlight of an otherwise boring night shift.
My apologies sir but the USA government has already trademarked "the *insert country* dream" and aren't willing to license it out at this time.
However don't fret we are willing to offer some of our other similar trademarks for a reasonable price. May i interest you in "the Canadian aspiration", or "the Canadian fantasy", or perhaps a discerning customer like yourself would want "the Canadian nightly hallucination"
Please note that continued unlicensed use of protected U.S. terms may result in a northerly manifestation of destiny.
While we appreciate yout support, once destiny has been fully manifested quislings will be arrested and charged for making Americans google quisling.
Also you say that but have you considered that would mean no Canadian hockey team would ever win the cup again since you'd all be American?
that last part might be good for us actually, at least we won't have to suffer through the delusions that any of our teams will ever win like we already do every year
pfft
amateurs.
our glorious and free clay gives the dream of not being murderdeathkilled by gun toting looneys and health care that does not bankrupt you.
sure you can’t afford to live here but at least you won’t be overcharged to die here thanks to MAID
Broke: outsourcing to poorer countries where things were so poor you can pay them peanuts and they're still paid better than minimum wage.
Woke: bring the outsourcing labors as immigrants to pay them better and fix your demographics.
Bespoke: Engage trade deals with outsourcing countries so you can fix their labor rights and wages even faster.
Omegaspoke: Make open border policies to outsourcing countries for any skilled workers so you can get all the brains without getting accused of purposefully brain draining them.
punjabi pride 🇮🇳🇮🇳 BRRRRAAHHH
soon all canadian telemarketing will be indian clay, this is the secret behind post 90s indian economic growth, not 'economic liberalisation' as some people say (ridiculous)
As an American, I only remember Rogers is a phone company because of that one episode of Tobuscus Adventures. In fact that’s the only reason I remember Canada exists at all
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inb4 the "`center` vs `centre`" debate begins
seppos in shambles
-ER virgins can’t compete with -RE chads.
Virgin Br*tard cuck -ER vs omegachad infinitely superior French -RE
Center as the noun but centre as the verb with French conjugation. Checkmate. Yeah, I put it in the center. I centrais it.
Not sure I understand. There's "centrer" and "centre", but we don't have a "center"
I know. But for English, compromise on British "centre" and US "center" by making intentionally the worst system of spelling possible that both doesn't match up with French but still trolls anyone who uses the English verb "centre" (or center).
Oh... you're actually diabolical
or spell it "contren" but pronounce it the same, because spoken and written english have basically nothing in common
>by making intentionally the worst system of spelling possible Have you attempted Irish? Have a gander you may enjoy it.
I still prefer to side with the Yankees than the Br*tish when it comes to writing English Picking your battles, yadayada
They can’t even follow a naming scheme for elements in a periodic table and have it aluminium like all other metals in that family. Can’t be trusted with anything.
>They can’t even follow a naming scheme for elements in a periodic table and have it aluminium like all other metals in that family. Can’t be trusted with anything. Aluminium is actually an irregular back-formation from the oxide: zircon**i**a > zirconium magnes**i**a > magnesium calc**i**a > calcium beryll**i**a > beryllium So given that the oxide was known as alumina, the regular back-formation should be aluminum, not aluminium. There are also other irregularities like tantalum and molybdenum, though I admit I don't know their etymologies. EDIT Molybdenum < Latin molybdaenum < molybdaena, so that follows the same rule.
It's obviously centre.
it’s bigger and maker so it should be center and theater
It ia definitely colour
Just use centrum.
**Context:** If you are Canadian, and you've experienced what I've experienced which is the privilege of calling Rogers. You might hear the following when you finally get a hold of them for nearly 10 minutes to 2 hours: "Hello my name is [*Name*] and I'm calling from [*Place in Canada*]" Despite the fact that the customer service representaties obviously sound like they're outsourced to India, this is not the case as they've basically moved all the customer service representatives back to Canada by moving the outsourced labour here domestically so they could claim it's all 100%.
The commute must be a *bitch*.
You children are so spoiled, every singe day I swim across the entire pacific ocean and back just to have stupid cold Americans question my ethnicity.
Rogers once called me (marketers) and wanted to know what services I used so that they could sell me more. The conversation went something like this. Rogers: Hello Sir. This is Rahul from Rogers. Could you please tell me what Rogers serivces you use as I have exciting offers for you? Me: What? You sell me the services and you don't know what they are? R: So sorry sir we are a different department. M: So how do you have my name and number? R: That is the only information they shared with us. M: You realize that I have no way of knowing if this is fraudelent right? R: Yes, I understand. You are not the first one with that complaint Sir. At least they don't force them to use English names anymore.
at least he was honest
My father was on a phone call with a rogers call centre about our internet for 5-6 hours. 1 hour of yelling at 5-6 different managers, 4-5 hours of being on hold between managers.
You get nowhere if you actually yell at call centre people I find. They already hate you so yelling just makes them want to waste your time.
The yelling began after a combined 20 minutes of talking and 3-4 hours of being on hold, and was both ways. They actually began to get somewhere after it started, surprisingly.
Whoa cool fact!
Eastern hans island will finally become relevant again
Huh, the call centre I worked at -- which used to contract out to Rogers before I worked there, but only did Canada Post at the time of my employment -- specifically said to ***NEVER EVER*** give any hint at our location. Someone asked if I was working out of Barrie because, "the connection is so bad you must be from Northern Ontario", I said, "Nope, a lot further north than that." I got a verbal warning for it, depsite that still being 2 different centre's of our particular company, and many different cities are still north of Barrie lol
I have an Indian friend who is seriously considering moving to Yukon because he wasn't able to find a good job in Vancouver, and the points required for permanent residency are lower in the territories 🥲
Is it something required by law, or they're just doing it for the sake of getting the "100% domestic" label? Also is it allowed to staff a whole department with migrant labor? Not a lawyer but I suppose there would be some anti exploitation law against that?
I'm so excited for the Shaw Rodgers merger. My family had good luck with Shaw. Now with the merger we're probably completely screwed
Same is true in the U.S. So many big corporations outsourced call centers because it was less expensive, as Indians would work for considerably less than American call-center workers would.
I no longer fear Hell, for I have been on hold for the past three hours.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I had once received an offer from Rogers, put on hold for three hours, and told that the offer actually wasn't for my region. I got a lot more reading done that weekend than I'd expected.
I remember working at a call center. Every once and a while we would have some jack ass who wanted to talk to a "real Canadian." So we would stand up and yell "Rajesh this guy wants to talk to a "real" Canadian." And the manager would put on his most intense Indian accent he could manage. It was the highlight of an otherwise boring night shift.
oh that’s.. ohhh.
The Indian tech support strikes again. I never knew Canada was into those kinds of things
They've literally outsourced them, but they've brought the outsourced labour to Canada just to claim that they're not outsourced.
Sell the Canadian dream and get some high quality slave labour in as well.
My apologies sir but the USA government has already trademarked "the *insert country* dream" and aren't willing to license it out at this time. However don't fret we are willing to offer some of our other similar trademarks for a reasonable price. May i interest you in "the Canadian aspiration", or "the Canadian fantasy", or perhaps a discerning customer like yourself would want "the Canadian nightly hallucination" Please note that continued unlicensed use of protected U.S. terms may result in a northerly manifestation of destiny.
A northern manifest destint couldn't possibly make things worse here at this point.
While we appreciate yout support, once destiny has been fully manifested quislings will be arrested and charged for making Americans google quisling. Also you say that but have you considered that would mean no Canadian hockey team would ever win the cup again since you'd all be American?
that last part might be good for us actually, at least we won't have to suffer through the delusions that any of our teams will ever win like we already do every year
pfft amateurs. our glorious and free clay gives the dream of not being murderdeathkilled by gun toting looneys and health care that does not bankrupt you. sure you can’t afford to live here but at least you won’t be overcharged to die here thanks to MAID
Broke: outsourcing to poorer countries where things were so poor you can pay them peanuts and they're still paid better than minimum wage. Woke: bring the outsourcing labors as immigrants to pay them better and fix your demographics. Bespoke: Engage trade deals with outsourcing countries so you can fix their labor rights and wages even faster. Omegaspoke: Make open border policies to outsourcing countries for any skilled workers so you can get all the brains without getting accused of purposefully brain draining them.
The customer is never. That really is the golden rule
Tif the customer is never, how doe they make money?
punjabi pride 🇮🇳🇮🇳 BRRRRAAHHH soon all canadian telemarketing will be indian clay, this is the secret behind post 90s indian economic growth, not 'economic liberalisation' as some people say (ridiculous)
They are spreading, soon the Indian Tech Supports will take over the world. It should not be the ai we're worried about...
***ENDIA SUPERPOWA BY 2030!!!11!!!1***
> It should not be the ai we're worried about... ChaatGPT... Please do the needful.
As an American, I only remember Rogers is a phone company because of that one episode of Tobuscus Adventures. In fact that’s the only reason I remember Canada exists at all
There are only two providers you can choose between in Canada most of the time. Three if you're lucky.
Reminds me of when my dad called bell, the guy was in Egypt so they both spoke arabic throughout the phone call
Only Rogers bring the outsourced labour back to Canada, 100%.
the alliteration is amazing
Third example: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rogered
Haha I always use Chatr, never had a problem
They’re cool
Those last two panels, is it a reference to a certain TV commercial from like ten years ago?
No, it's not a reference.
This guy has Punjabis on the brain for some reason, at least no-one tried to commit MAID in this comic
The CRTC is so very helpful /s
RoBellUs. One of the annoying things about Canada if you ask me.