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So last week I called RBC Bank main branch in Toronto (Bay & Front St).
The computer greeting I got is automatically spoken in [B]BOTH[/B] English and then Chinese. :confused:
Does anyone else find this odd since Canada's official two languages are English and French. I know we live in a multicultural city but why was the Chinese language chosen? I say either have it in both English or French or just English.
Again this is from the MAIN BRANCH of RBC in Toronto that I called.
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Dec 26th, 2008 02:47 PM #1
Why is RBC Bank greeting in English & Chinese only
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Dec 26th, 2008 02:49 PM #2
Haha... probably there are just so many people that speak Chinese in Toronto. I guess they're trying to compete with HSBC.
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Dec 26th, 2008 02:50 PM #3
[QUOTE=gretzky99;7964969]So last week I called RBC Bank main branch in Toronto (Bay & Front St).
The computer greeting I got is automatically spoken in [B]BOTH[/B] English and then Chinese. :confused:
Does anyone else find this odd since Canada's official two languages are English and French. I know we live in a multicultural city but why was the Chinese language chosen? I say either have it in both English or French or just English.
Again this is from the MAIN BRANCH of RBC in Toronto that I called.[/QUOTE]
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Dec 26th, 2008 02:58 PM #4
from wiki
while the five largest visible minority groups in Toronto are South Asian/Indo-Caribbean (12.0%), Chinese (11.4%), Black/Afro-Caribbean (8.4%), Filipino (4.1%) and Latin American (2.6%).
lots of south asians already speak english - may not be true for mainland chinese_______________
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Dec 26th, 2008 03:14 PM #5Deal Addict
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I would assume it's that while most people in the Toronto area who speak French as a main language also understand English, while the same is not always true for those who speak Chinese as a main language.
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Dec 26th, 2008 03:22 PM #6
Go Chinese Go...!!! :)
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Dec 26th, 2008 04:37 PM #7
It's actually an easy explanation:
I've lived in Montreal for 2 years and what banks do is issue separate French and English bank card depending on which language you preferred. I had an RBC card programmed in French which every RBC machine in Canada would default to French, and you had no choice of English. I eventually got it replaced for an English card a few months ago. All the Big 5 except Scotia let you choose Chinese display, but they take care of French speakers by issuing cards in separate languages.LOG IN TO THANK No one has yet thanked tng11 for this post.
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Dec 26th, 2008 04:53 PM #8
[QUOTE=gretzky99;7964969]So last week I called RBC Bank main branch in Toronto (Bay & Front St).
The computer greeting I got is automatically spoken in [B]BOTH[/B] English and then Chinese. :confused:
Does anyone else find this odd since Canada's official two languages are English and French. I know we live in a multicultural city but why was the Chinese language chosen? I say either have it in both English or French or just English.
Again this is from the MAIN BRANCH of RBC in Toronto that I called.[/QUOTE]
Chinese as Mandarin or Chinese as Cantonese?_______________
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Dec 26th, 2008 05:52 PM #9
I'd laugh so hard if Francophones called RBC out on this in the news.
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The question is a no-brainer.
The banks cater to those who have the money. :rolleyes:LOG IN TO THANK No one has yet thanked watching for this post.
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Dec 26th, 2008 06:03 PM #11
This is an outrage.
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Dec 26th, 2008 06:50 PM #12
[QUOTE=tng11;7965415]It's actually an easy explanation:
I've lived in Montreal for 2 years and what banks do is issue separate French and English bank card depending on which language you preferred. I had an RBC card programmed in French which every RBC machine in Canada would default to French, and you had no choice of English. I eventually got it replaced for an English card a few months ago. All the Big 5 except Scotia let you choose Chinese display, but they take care of French speakers by issuing cards in separate languages.[/QUOTE]
uh thank you for that easy explanation (?) althought that doesn't pertain to my question. My question has nothing to do with the bank cards or RBC ATM's at all.
I'm talking about using the phone to CALL the actual bank and getting a response back in English AND Chinese._______________
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Dec 26th, 2008 06:53 PM #13
[QUOTE=gman;7965490]Chinese as Mandarin or Chinese as Cantonese?[/QUOTE]
Cantonese (i think?)._______________
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Dec 26th, 2008 06:59 PM #14
[QUOTE=watching;7965844]The question is a no-brainer.
The banks cater to those who have the [B]money[/B]. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
Couldn't agree more.
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Dec 26th, 2008 07:02 PM #15
[quote=watching;7965844]the question is a no-brainer.
The banks cater to those who have the money. :rolleyes:[/quote]
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