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rob#1
·Scratching my head here 👎
Interested to see how this is resolved (or not).
Interested to see how this is resolved (or not).
Omega returned my father 1950 watch not working.. the manager said eventually it would stop working
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TimeODanaos
·As I’m catchiing up with this thread I’m also suprised OP’s English is full of grammatical mistakes and sounds like a foreigner writing, but the quoted summary supplied by her or his father is written in perfect English.
Somehow this sounds like a set up for some sort of a ploy— maybe to try and get offers on the watch ? Or something else?
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cvalue13
·but the quoted summary supplied by her or his father is written in perfect English
You mean the summary written by her father (it’s first person), or written/transcribed by someone for her father?
on the contrary, as someone who lives in Texas and is everyday surrounded by just this brand of long-term ESL (e.g. people who have been in the states for decades yet largely remain in communities where only Spanish is spoken), all of this feels very familiar and expected.
Could it be a scam/bad jokes? Theoretically, but nothing in this thread’s language suggests it to me.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.To get by in London you need to be a maximiser at cherry picking a diverse range of low hanging fruits and have a BS in Corporate BSE….
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Olhenry56
·on the contrary, as someone who lives in Texas and is everyday surrounded by just this brand of long-term ESL (e.g. people who have been in the states for decades yet largely remain in communities where only Spanish is spoken), all of this feels very familiar and expected.
I've been thinking the exact same thing. I teach many ESL adults in Texas, and this use of English is pretty consistent with what I encounter from many (but thankfully not most) of them. Add in the fact that the OP may not be familiar with the specific terminology around watches and may be confused by what the service center has told them, and it all seems legit to me. Just someone seeking advice in an unfamiliar setting.
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pdxleaf
·My family traveled to Beijing pre-covid. While my wife and daughter had studied Mandarin, I am a dyed in the wool sole-practioner of English. This doesn't mean I am jingoistic, just dense.
Naturally, I attempted to learn the basics, such as hello, how are you, thank you, excuse me, where the f*** is the coffee?
So, we're in Beijing on the subway, which is comfortable, easy to use, and packed. Standing next to me is a small girl, staring up at this strange giant. The train shifted and I stepped on her foot by accident. Very apologetically I said in my best Mandarin, "Excuse me!"
After we got off the train, I told my wife what happened. She told me I had yelled at the little girl, "You're welcome!"
Naturally, I attempted to learn the basics, such as hello, how are you, thank you, excuse me, where the f*** is the coffee?
So, we're in Beijing on the subway, which is comfortable, easy to use, and packed. Standing next to me is a small girl, staring up at this strange giant. The train shifted and I stepped on her foot by accident. Very apologetically I said in my best Mandarin, "Excuse me!"
After we got off the train, I told my wife what happened. She told me I had yelled at the little girl, "You're welcome!"
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southtexas
·I worked in Colombia for a number of years, and had arrived with a strong foundation of the Spanish language. Nevertheless, for my first several trips to a particular trendy restaurant, I would use the bathroom marked “M”. It didn’t dawn on me for about a year….
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Syrte
·Let me look, and ask him
events:
Back in 2021 I was given a certain quotation for the service to be performed on my watch at Omega's Headquarters in Switzerland, which I approved. After some months went by and not hearing back from Omega, I reached out and found out the watch was already back in Dallas because the quotation given to me was off by $40 - which I was not informed of until l reached out to the dealership-, and it turned out my watch was held there for a couple of months without me being given notice. I approved the new budget and the watch was sent back to Omega's HQ. After some time, I was informed that they could not restore the watch's machinery (not repair as the watch was fully functional) and that the good news was that because of its uniqueness, the watch's worth had risen. At this point the watch was supposedly working fine.
I went to the Dallas dealership to pick up my watch only to find out that my watch, that had been working perfectly for the past 70 years, was now not functional after it was handled by Omega's experts.
You mean the summary written by her father (it’s first person), or written/transcribed by someone for her father?
on the contrary, as someone who lives in Texas and is everyday surrounded by just this brand of long-term ESL (e.g. people who have been in the states for decades yet largely remain in communities where only Spanish is spoken), all of this feels very familiar and expected.
Could it be a scam/bad jokes? Theoretically, but nothing in this thread’s language suggests it to me.
It had not occurred to me the father’s story had been retranscribed by someone else, but I can now see how it could happen. Always better to trust and suppose people are in good faith.
