gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Gadsen)
Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2011-08-30 05:15 pm

Ah, your state government at work.

Had to call EDD about my disability check.. it's supposed to pay twice a month, but there has been fuckery. So, [livejournal.com profile] kshandra zots me the correct page, since she's been there more recently than I, and I call.

Get the usual "For information in English, Press one. Para información en español, por favor, pulse dos." I press one. Where I am immediately told, in English about the toll-free line for Spanish speakers.

Amused me as well.

[identity profile] caerbannogbunny.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
It's so--if you don't speak Spanish well enough to understand the first option--you can get in in English and then call to talk to the Spanish speaking hotline...

Either that or the yahoo that evaluates bilingual access isn't bilingual so they need to hear it in English to make sure it's there.