[Kay Ludlow]

I am an IT manager and have worked with plenty of H-1B coders (primarily Indians and Chinese). They are fine people and work hard.

As more of an "end user", I think it's great that they make good coders... they generally aren't too good on the HelpDesk though. It's difficult to get them to understand what you need help with, then it's hard to understand their solution!

[RKV]

Yeah, you have to train your ears to pick up certain inflections. The best educated ones get it together after a year or so. I had one Indian guy who worked for me who never could slow down, though. I guess the Indian state where he was from you talked fast or didn't talk. You are correct about the help desk, too.