Okay, SOME guys here really are pigs!

So, this morning shortly after I arrived at the office, the phone rang. I answered the phone, "Good Morning, Company X."

The gentleman on the phone said "Who is this?"
I replied, "This is company X, may I help you."
"Where is your office?"
"We're near the first circle, how may I help you?"
"I'm with the Arabic Bank."
"The Arab Bank? Okay, How may I help you?"
"My name is Ala."
"Hello Ala. How may I help you?"
"You have a nice voice. Are you the Secretary?"
"No."
"An engineer?"
"No. How may I help you?"
"I don't need help, I just want to talk to you, you have a nice sounding voice."

CLICK. (That's me hanging up with rather more force than necessary.)

Now, I ask you, what man honestly thinks that a woman wants to be harassed at her place of business. This is a waste of my time. As if I would respond positively to a pig like that. The only reason I stayed on the phone with him as long as I did is that it IS a place of business. Really, guys. I assure you, there's not one of us ladies that wants you to call and annoy us at work. Save it for your wife. And, if you don't have one, find one and leave the rest of us alone, because (and I say this for all of the bloggers I've met so far) we're not interested!

(Large aside here... Please don't take this to be a generalization of all Arab men. Not only am I married to one, but on the whole the ones I've met since being in Jordan are nice and generally respectful. This message is directed only at the pigs who think this behavior is acceptable.)

Happy CLICK!