THANK YOU!

• 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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