[OT] Outsourcing [ was Re: Legal aspects ]

[Matthew Carpenter]

Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

> In Europe, Ireland is also a place for English speaking support. As my
>
>grandmother is Irish, I can get away with saying that speakers of
>Irish-English are quite often unintelligible. At least to me. But, they are
>native speakers of the language. It is usually much easier to understand a
>Swede or a Dane speaking English as a second language than an Irish or a
>Scotsmen speaking it as their first. So, I guess support should be located
>within 100 miles of the client. I would also imagine that the Irishman would
>get peeved if the support line was to California. For the same reason.
>
>So, I guess support should be located within 100 miles of the client.
>  
>
True, but how many other countries actually LIKE Americans?