Subj : Re: Does Usenet still have value?
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Feb 13 2022 20:37:33

 Ar> I have never asked them where they are hailing from, but if somebody
 Ar> with a heavy Mexican accent told me he was calling from Melbourne, I
 Ar> would be surprised XD
 Ar> 
 Ar> It looks like people trying to sell you ISP services in Spain call from
 Ar> South America, and people trying to sell you software or holiday plans
 Ar> call from somewhere in Spain.
 Ar> 

They used to be Indian accents, but I think they caught on and realised that people were hanging up the moment they heard that accent.  So now they generally don't have accents.

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