[USATODAY] "Outsourcing comes to Africa, bringing jobs and fake Parisian accents" Posted 7/10/2004 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On the job, she's Dominique Mercier — nattering in lilting French, working her headset eight hours a day, and hawking telephone services to Europeans. Come day's end, the accent drops, and Dominique's true identity stands revealed: Fatou Ndiaye, 32-year-old Senegalese college graduate, and one of thousands of operators dialing up the West from booming call centers in West Africa.... <http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2004-07-10-outsource_x.htm> ------------------------------------------------------ /Alex --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers.