She could have been a naturalized

Posted By: mdlfcrs on 2008-01-18
In Reply to: Now I am angry - whatthe heck?

white American female with, say, a heavy Russian accent? Or even a very thick Southern drawl - I am from the south and there are some I have trouble with! Stranger things have happened!

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Now I am angry - whatthe heck?
- for clarification - what the heck
  - That is when you either call for a nurse to come in and - LP
    - True. Just as I refuse to deal with cust. service - cant understand, even more important with dr.
- That is messed up! - blondie
  - As pointed out below, maybe Dr was not ESL - but the pt was. nm
    - OP SAID the patient was not ESL, the doc was. READ. - duh
- Do you know why you are irritated? - Scribbles
  - No matter - blondie
- I imagine it was equally irritating for the patient. nmx - R
- I transcribe several reports a week where that - CT
  - If the ESL doctor cannot understand English enough to get a history..sm - passing thru
  - It is not the Dr fault he doesnt understand - English and pt should bring translator?? Are U
    - nuts? Are you suggesting we need have - tanslators with us whevere we go in case
      - My post was referring to a patient who does not - CT
        True. But as MT so used to the ESL being dr, - did think about pt could be ESL. Hazard of job.
      - person we are paying for a service doesnt - bother to learn the language???!!! nm
        Oh for pity's sake - Scribbles
        I someone chooses to come to the US to live there must a reason...sm - passing thru
        Sorry, that should be "If someone". nm - passing thru
        All other countries expect newcomers to learn - their language. Why cant US expect same? nm
        THANK YOU! - Renee
        Exactly where are you getting this information? - Scribbles
        Not only the ESLs - Renee
        OP does not say who had the language - AM
        Yes she did! She said she could hear the - Me
  - I think you missed something - - mdlfcrs
- Oh deary me! I was wondering when it was be the English speaker's fault. nm - Lyndia
- Oh Lordy...sm - MT Head
  - English - GC
- She could have been a naturalized - mdlfcrs
  - Dont you think dr would have mentioned that if - that had been the case? nm
    - Why? (nm) - JM
      - He would have mentioned it so it was clear it - was not him that had problem, it was the pt.

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