Sunday, May 31, 2009

RE: A Flat World

Was recently talking to some friends doing business in China.

Jet lag had them up at 2am looking for lunch.  Low and behold, McDonalds offers 24 hour delivery there so they rang them up hoping to order some Big Mac meals.

Here's how it went after dialing:

Lady speaking Chinese.... and then hope, "for English please press 2".

Beep as the 2 is depressed and then a ring.

[To be read in a distinctly Indian accent] "Hello, thank you for calling McDonalds.  I show you are caling from *****, may I take your order?"

Are you kidding me?  The Chinese just got outsourced!  These are indeed crazy times.

100W

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