I love the Asians, because they TRY the hardest, and it usually comes out funny. nm

• which accent do you find the hardest to transcribe? - USAMT
  • Spanish accents. sm - JJ
    • Spanish accents. smC - JJ
  • accents - MT
  • Middle-Eastern females (speak way too quietly), Russian females, blacks - can't understand the mumbling
    • My Russians scream into the phone, especially the women. - typingplayer
      • annoying nomatter how you slice it - so true - nm
  • female African-American - definitely the worst
  • I don't do foreign-speaking docs.... - TeaL
    • Wow! I hear you and agree with - flibbertigibbit
    • obviously then you don't work for nationals..nm - national MT companies.....? nm
    • You might be surprised (sm) - Becky
  • A Cuban with a Southern dipthong - "snake bite through her teenee shoe" LOL - N
  • Orientals, although they try harder to pronounce words correctly Give 'em a A for effort (nm) - Getting Older
    • Effort is not enough...c'mon, brud plessure??? nm - Bubbles
      • better or worse than the Indians saying womting, wenous insufficiency... - oldMT
  • WASPy white guys, who slur their words and like to play with the language. At least ESLs are limite - hardest
    • You can tell they're White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASPs) by voice alone? - wow, you're a racist!
      • Maybe nationalist. Everyone else is listing countries of origin. White english speakers at the wor - racist?
      • Not the poster, but jeolous of what? sm - MeItalian
        • Most of the country despises and resents successful white people - They're jealous
          • I see. You are funny. nm - Tee Hee
            • Okay, here's my posting - your turn - I know you're itchin' to reply!
      • Should have said English as a FIRST language. LOL - no offensive
  • French, especially the surgeons. Easiest: Middle Eastern, Korean, Chinese, Indian. nm - I'll be different
  • Oriental and Indian - V
  • yes to any of the ones listed below, PLUS - mtzone
  • Spanish, Slavic, and Greek. - IHJB
  • Spanish - Mexican version - me
  • Filipino and actually heavy Italian. Uggghhh. - MTEars
    • Where are all these Italian dictators? sm - MeItalian
  • Indian and Pakistani. Love the Orientals! nm - wanderer
    • People are Asian. Rugs and food are oriental. - What?
    • Indian and Pakistani, although (sm) - I completely agree!
    • Yuck !!! Will take Pakistanis and Indians over Asians any day.... nm - typing4dollars
      • Thought India was in Asia? ; ) - nm
      • I love the Asians, because they TRY the hardest, and it usually comes out funny. nm - R
        • Physical um um um Thrappy for physical therapy! - Fingers2TheBone
  • I totally agree. nm - Mimi

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I helped my son out with his paper route the other morning because he was sick with a temp of 102.  I'm walkng around, almost done with the papers, heading home, birds are singing, sun is starting to shine and then, ALL OF A SUDDEN, VAROOOOOOOM!!!  About 4 cars go whizzing by, almost running me over, oblivious to their surroundings, obviously late for work again.  Checked my watch and it was 5:45 a.m.  6 o'clock shift running late again.  Can't get their Dunkin Donuts and make it to work on time unless they drive like a bat out of h...l.

I just laughed and laughed and thought, "Well geeeee, it stinks to be you doesn't it?  Now why don't you take time out to fill up with GASOLINE!"  HEE HEE!

I don't know why people are in such a hurry lately.  Why don't they just set their alarms 15 minutes earlier for Pete's sake?  I was taking my older son to work one morning and was at a red light at a very busy, accident prone, intersection.  The light turned green.  I always take a quick look left and right before going through the green light and I didn't even have time to glance to the left before the "A" behind me laid on his horn.  Of course then I got funny and drove like a granny, just to make him mad.  He ended up finding space to pass on the right and he gave me the finger.

love him, love him, love him.  in interviews and in movies.

   I thought health insurance was too expensive when I changed from employee to IC.  I had emergency surgery and afterwards lost everything when I could not pay the bills.

  First, sit down with every debt you owe and categorize everything - credit cards/loan companies/nonsignature debt/mortgage/car/medical/taxes, etc.  Each type of debt has a different relief route typically.  These are things to expect:  Whether you enter a credit counseling program or BK, credit score will be damaged for years - how bad is relative to what you attempt to obtain credit for in the future.   With BK in particular, depending on what state you live in, most major insurance companies will not sell you a home owner's policy until BK is discharged in 7+ years.   You may also have increased car insurance rates.  Depending on your personal circumstance, you need to check with your insurance companies.  For instance, Nationwide will not sell the homeowner policy until after discharge.  You need to ask whether your state uses credit for car/home insurance rating.  Earlier posts are correct - student loans, Federal and State taxes are exempt from BK laws - if these are part of your debt from past years, you need to talk to both your state and the Fed about your options which might include an offer in compromise.  If your student loans are just coming due, you need to talk to the company about options.  If you have older student loans, most can be deferred with added interest and penalties.  Some employers are now running credit  checks in the application process - yes they can and will use that information in the hiring process.

     The "new" BK laws mean that your debt will be reviewed and if you can pay back a portion, you will be required to do so - but this is major legal mumbojumbo, so my ultimate advice - do your homework and find the best BK or debt relief attorney and pay a consult fee before you make any drastic moves.  They may try to 'sell' you a BK filing (obviously, that's how they make their money) but you need to pick their bones for all the info they can give you relevant to your state. 

     Lastly, 35k of debt with 35k of income is doable but you would have to knock your school time down to nominal or put it on hold altogether for a while to avoid BK and not assume any further debt.   Whatever happens, do not let your medical insurance slide or any other policy which safeguards long-term- it may seem worth it up front but I can tell you it is the single worst decision you can electively make.   Best of luck to you.

My husband doesn't want to work.  Never has and probably never will and it took me 16 years to figure out that nothing was ever going to change.  He has been in and out of college over the years with a number of different majors and when he is on the verge of actually finishing something, he up and quits, because I believe he doesn't want to actually go out and get a job.  He loves the going to school part, the studying, etc., but the actual finishing and putting his education to work, that's too overwhelming.

For years I made excuses for him, supported him, and actually believed that as he got older he would mature and finally find his way.  He's 42 now and runs off every day with one of his unemployed friends to play frisbee golf or go hiking or water skiing or fishing while I'm sitting at home at my desk typing until my nose bleeds!

I was one of those women afraid of being by myself.  I recently had a major depressive snap where I cried nonstop for three weeks.  I found a great doctor who became a great friend and she helped me find the right medicine to get my head clear and then she helped me realize that I don't have to be afraid of anything.  I was already supporting myself and my kids without anyone elses' help.  What was so frightening about leaving my husband behind?

So quietly I made my plans to leave.  I let my husband know that I was going to move back home to the area where all my family still lives when school let out this summer.  He didn't believe me because I had said it all before.  So I just made sure he knew I was thinking about it again.  Then May came along and miracously a job opened up at the hospital in the small community I wanted to move back to.  This hospital never has openings because they virtually have no employee turnover whatsoever.  Everyone's been there at least 5 or more years.  I took it as a sign and made my move.  Within two days of submitting my resume, I had an interview set up.  Without even waiting to see if I had the job, I packed up my kids and our stuff and told my husband "I'm going.  I love you, but if you want to be with me you need to get a job and actually be my partner not one of my kids."  And I left.

I got the job, thankfully.  I've been here a month and I know without a doubt that it was the best thing I've done in a long time for me and my kids.  My teenage son had built up a lot of resentment towards his father and their was a lot of anger and tension between the two of them before we moved.  Now, my son is happier than I've seen him in years.  He's more social, made a lot of friends, and even has a girlfriend now.  My daughter misses her dad, but she has always been remarkably wise for her young age and is very open about saying how calm everything is up here.

So there's my story.  I would never encourage anyone to divorce or leave their husband, and I haven't actually taken the step to file for divorce yet myself.  But sometimes separation is liberating and therapeutic.  It has been for me.  I can't remember the last time I felt so peaceful.

Love NOT getting paid while sitting doing my nails too.  It's a real turn on.

I tell all my friends to try it -- sit in front of your computer while you have no money to pay your rent and instead do your nails, you get a real buzz down in the pit of your stomach.

I got into medical transcription for many reasons.  Yes, one was that I wanted to be home with my children, another was that I wanted to be in the medical field, and yet another was this just fits me.  Medical terminology and grammar are two things that have always come easily to me.  So, this fits.  I can work early, early mornings and late nights when they are asleep.  Also during afternoon naps.  Yeah, doesn't leave a heck of a lot of time for myself, but THAT is a sacrifice I am willing to make, leaving my kids for someone else to raise/care for all day wasn't. 

girlyman hater, I think you are trolling us here.

the country singer type I have no idea about, but a smart humble guy... science is a plus... bein' good lookin' can't hurt, but I dont want a sweaty singin' cowboy.

*just kidding, but this is how you sound.