Bob cannot understand Jean Claude

[MarillionFan]

Fantastic! I asked two developers on a project to talk to each other over the best way to do some design work. Our Belgian colleague has a strong accent and is the expert on what he does. Our offshore 'cheap' resource is supposed to be asking him questions and doing the leg work. But,

"Hi MF , I'm striving conversing with Jean Claude, my ear is not adept with his accent I think.

Can you please set the meeting among the three of us to help pls?

Kind regards,

Bob"

Communication issues. What communication issues?

[TestMangler]

Fantastic! I asked two developers on a project to talk to each other over the best way to do some design work. Our Belgian colleague has a strong accent and is the expert on what he does. Our offshore 'cheap' resource is supposed to be asking him questions and doing the leg work. But,

"Hi MF , I'm striving conversing with Jean Claude, my ear is not adept with his accent I think.

Can you please set the meeting among the three of us to help pls?

Kind regards,

Bob"

Communication issues. What communication issues?

I hope you are going to do the needful, today morning !

[SueEllen]

Communication issues. What communication issues?

Make sure you use a lot of slang in the meeting.

Jean will understand you especially if he has watched any British comedies but Bob won't.

[craig1]

Make sure you use a lot of slang in the meeting.

Jean will understand you especially if he has watched any British comedies but Bob won't.

'Allo 'Allo springs immediately to mind and could be the source of months of amusement

[wobbegong]

Fantastic! I asked two developers on a project to talk to each other over the best way to do some design work. Our Belgian colleague has a strong accent and is the expert on what he does. Our offshore 'cheap' resource is supposed to be asking him questions and doing the leg work. But,

"Hi MF , I'm striving conversing with Jean Claude, my ear is not adept with his accent I think.

Can you please set the meeting among the three of us to help pls?

Kind regards,

Bob"

Communication issues. What communication issues?

Basically you are to be a human 'Babel Fish".

Mind you, it could be fun if you put on a comedy Scottish accent.

[vetran]

Has Bob ever heard you speak?

if not a Scottish or Welsh accent sounds like a master stroke.

Prime JC first.

[Clippy]

I suggest you go to JC and say something like:

"Hi Jean Claude , I'm striving conversing with Bob, my ear is not adept with his accent I think.

Can you please act as a conduit for all communication between the 3 of us to help pls?"

[Mich the Tester]

We've got Bob and Henk talking to each other here, they don't understand each other and I don't understand either of them. Correction; I understand Henk when he speaks Dutch.

[Mich the Tester]

I asked Bob this morning; why don't Indian IT companies send their people on courses to speak English clearly?

Answer; 'because there are more people speak Indian English than your English English so you must adapt to us (head wobble)'

Great; client must adapt his language to supplier. Remind me; what business school did you attend Bob?

[MarillionFan]

I'm going to add the Saffer devloper into the call as well. Just for a laugh.