I always talk to one of my daughters first thing in morning. When she is busy and not answering ,the robot that answers sounds like a reject of 'My Fair Lady. They could at least have an American bumpkin answering.
Is this the automated attendant at an American-based business? I read of a man who paid to have the female voice in his BMW changed to a man's voice because he felt nagged.
It sounds like it could stand a few dozen 'The Rain in Spain 'workouts in American English, I never could understand most Brits ,lol. When I was a waitress or bar tender, I used to want to ask then to write down what they wanted, and I'm sure they had a problem with my heavy southern drawl.
My mother was British and belonged to a group of transplants from WW2 (The Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association.) -A "fag" is a cigarette -A "rubber" is an eraser -When they offer to "knock you up" in the morning, it's to make sure you don't oversleep They speak English. We speak American. Never forget that.
This is true but lets also not forget , most Americans founders came from Brittan and were English. I only kid about my ancestors across the pond. And may know more about our history than most of them do.
One woman can still hear dead husbands voice. Was one of the voices for the "Mind the Gap" warnings on England's London Underground for decades until 1st November 2012. After his death in 2007 his widow would often take solace in hearing his voice on her daily commute, sometimes just sitting on the platform at Embankment station, the last remaining station with his voice, listening to him. When his voice was replaced she asked staff why. They explained that the system was finally overhauled. She wrote a letter to London Underground requesting if it would be possible for a recording to be sent to her, in response a CD arrived before Christmas. But an unpublicized plan was completed on 7th March 2013; his voice was restored at Embankment station through the new system. It can still be heard today. The heartbreaking reason the ‘Mind the Gap’ voice is different at Embankment London Underground station - MyLondon
Reminds me of people who save voice mail messages from their dearly departed. It's the modern version of saving old letters. That was a nice thing for the London Underground to do.