This was a phone conversation at home just a few minutes ago.
Phone rings, put laptop down to answer phone. Indian voice à la Peter Sellers: 'Good morning, this is the technical department of Windows ...'
Me - 'I do not want any double glazing ...'
PS -' No, no, no, this is Windows technical department ...'
Me - 'I know how to open and close Windows and how to clean them, I do not need any technical advice.'
PS - 'I at technical department of Windows know that you are having problems ...'
Me - 'No problems with my windows, they open, close and I can see out of them ...'
PS - 'I at Windows must help you with your Windows ...'
Me - 'Good, are you coming round to clean them for me then?'
PS - 'I will clean Windows so that you have no more problems ...'
Me - 'Waste of time, I did them yesterday ...'
PS -' No, you are not understanding, I here to help you ...'
Me -' Really?'
PS - I help, please open your computer ...'
Me - 'That's difficult.'
PS - 'Not difficult, just open your computer please ...'
Me - 'It is difficult as I cannot reach my computer from the phone.'
PS - 'Why difficult, just open your computer...'
Me - ' I can't as the phone lead is not long enough ...'
PS - 'Can you move your computer to the phone ...'
Me - 'Why?'
PS - 'So that I can help your problems ...'
Me - 'I can move my computer ...'
PS - 'Can you move your computer now please ...'
Me - 'I said that I can ...'
PS - 'Have you moved it?'
Me - 'No'
PS - 'Please move your computer now ...'
Me - 'Do you not understand English?'
PS - 'I am speaking English'
Me - 'I'll teach you some new English words ...'
PS - 'I know English, I do not need new English words ...'
Me - 'Listen carefully, are you listening?'
PS - 'I must help you with Windows ...'
Me - 'Just two new English words please ...'
PS -' Two? Then I help you?'
Me - 'Yes, just two. F%%K OFF'
End of conversation.
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Yes, here in France we also get these nuisance calls about Windows problems that we are not having! What amazes me, to a degree, is that presumably my number was picked at random from a phone directory yet the first words spoken by the caller are in English, admittedly with a Peter Sellers type accent. Given the law of probabilities what is the chance of alighting upon an English speaker? Pretty remote I guess!