tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10954628.post7745768029026772176..comments2013-10-24T19:35:35.748+11:00Comments on The Solonaut: Bloody ItaliansG. Wayne Meaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13085249702457720113noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10954628.post-61569111889559808242009-10-02T10:39:50.357+10:002009-10-02T10:39:50.357+10:00Mainland Chinese (esp Shanghaiese) complete that d...Mainland Chinese (esp Shanghaiese) complete that deafening trifecta! Even a few words used to peacefully offer food across a table sound like a pigfight.<br /><br />And a tirade from Silvio Berlusconi's Chief-of-Staff (as displayed on "Foreign Correspondent" recently) could have demolished The Twin Towers (again).<br /><br />Speaking of decibels, it was always fun to contrast the levels generated by the Oz and Japanese Call Centres. The Oz centre almost shook with undisciplined barkings and roars. Upstairs, the Japanese centre - containing the same number of people performing exactly the same task - was an atmosphere of almost zen-like calm, soothing placidity, redolent of a State Of Grace...MilazzoMannoreply@blogger.com