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BABEL TOWERS, TRUCKERS´LANGUAGE? * Canada
* Ontario - How to understand truckers who speak with a thick accent
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking, by Teona Baetu and Peter Carter -Sep 2, 2014: ... It's no secret that Canada is a multicultural hub and that truck driving—perhaps more than any other industry—is a popular choice for many immigrants... Drivers born in Russia have to take orders from Punjabi dispatchers and Jamaican-born diesel techs are supposed to understand parts-sales reps from Mexico. They all speak English, but none of them talk the same way... The misunderstandings lead to frustration and inefficiency. Money as well as tempers get lost. Sometimes, it’s amazing any information gets passed along whatsoever, never mind that most of it ends up being accurate... So because we know everybody would benefit if we all understood each other better, we’ve come up with the following tips to make communicating with foreign clients or immigrant drivers easier. Some are dead obvious but, like exercise, not easy to get around to. Others—the high-tech ones—might have simply never occurred to you before...
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