Mr. Creep

[Evil Cashier 411]

I hate this everytime it happens. (I have a slight russian accent)

Me: that will be $x.xx.
SC: You have the most prettiest eyes.
Me: $x.xx please
SC: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: Yes I do.
SC: do you have an accent? I like foreign girls.
Me: $x.xx
SC: *pays* I can do better sweetheart.
Me: You have a nice Day Sir.
SC: *winks at me and leaves*
Me: ( creeped out of my mind)

WHY CAN'T I JUST PUNCH THE GUY.

[Pixilated]

Maybe you could accidentally slip and thwack him with something ...

Ugh. Gotta love these people (mostly, but not all, guys) who think they are absolutely irresistible to anything that isn't actually dead.

P.S. When he said, "I can do better, sweetheart" would you get into trouble if you gave him an icy glare and said, "No, sir, you could not"?

[Lyse]

Sadly, I think most of the creepers know that the overwhelming majority of workers have no recourse to their behavior.

[Frantic Freddie]

Speaking for a lot of American men I'll say that we find foreign accents attractive,so his 1st comment wasn't out of line,but his subsequent behaviour was.

I'm 55 & I flirt with the pretty young waitresses at the bars we play in,they could be my daughters,I'm shooting for Dirty Old Man status

[barainga]

I like to tell girls they are pretty. I stop at that. Give the complement and on my way. I almost always get a smile and thanks. But I understand that a lot of guys go way to far, so I have no enmity at all for the girls who ignore the comment altogether.

[Argabarga]

Ugh. Gotta love these people (mostly, but not all, guys) who think they are absolutely irresistible to anything that isn't actually dead.

And I'm not even sure they stop there........

[dragon_wings]

I'm obsessed with accents. And I have a decent ear for them. If I have a customer come through my line that has a cool accent I'll comment on it, and depending on their friendliness I'll ask/guess where they're from.
This is not limited to foreign accents. Having lived in Tennessee for 14 years I notice southern accents right away. And my boyfriend is a New Yorker born and raised so I tend to notice New York accents as well.
What makes this weirder is I have not discernible regional accent. Though I've been asked if I'm British and German.

[tropicsgoddess]

Ugh. I hate when customers try to flirt or hit on me....especially the ones that admit they're married. Dude, this is a 1-800 Tech Support number NOT 1-900 Lonely!

[Lyse]

Speaking only for myself, there is a bit of a difference between a man 20+ years older than me engaging in some harmless flirting and that same man being creepy about it. Unfortunately it is one of those issues that relies heavily on tone and expression to interpret.

[foxytales]

Light flirting and joking is one thing..but c'mon folks--keep it real!
I had one doc, a chiropractor in NYC do everything including asking me to supper..and I mean that quite literally!

Erm--This is a recorded line..~slight,self-conscious laugh~..and even if I wanted to, I couldn't.
Him: You're married?
Me: No, But I happen to live 1800 miles away from NYC, Dr Creep-o!
Him: That's not a problem! You're in the (my location) office, right? I come down to Florida at least twice a month. I could pick you up at work and we could go to dinner and stuff.
Me: (wishing I had just lied and told him I was married--feeling wicked creeped at this point) erm..uh...well...you're very kind, but I will have to decline. (BRAINSTORM!!!) My boyfriend would probably be a tad upset if I were to do that. (I didn't have one, bu t not a chance in Hell was i telling HIM that!)
Him: Well, maybe next time, then, darlin'. I'm sure we'll talk again, sweetheart--and hey--you let me know if you and he ever break up!
Me: Sure thing--No was there anything else business related that I may assist you with? Have a great evening. Good bye!

I took a nice, long break after that call--my Supe had been eavesdropping on my call because she saw me flustered. I do NOT get flustered on the phone...she came running after me to make sure I was ok. I was, just creeped beyond all reason. Our office CITY is no secret..but to know the actual LOCATION and ADDRESS?!?! OMFG

[Mr Hero]

I'm obsessed with accents. And I have a decent ear for them. If I have a customer come through my line that has a cool accent I'll comment on it, and depending on their friendliness I'll ask/guess where they're from.

I'm willing to bet money you'd still be unable to figure out where Tommy Wisseau's accent is from.

[Andara Bledin]

I'm willing to bet money you'd still be unable to figure out where Tommy Wisseau's accent is from.

To be honest, he says things very similarly to the way van Damme speaks. The accent is quite close. At least, that's what my ears are telling me.

^-.-^

[thansal]

I'll chime in on the accent thing being awesome (do other nations get hung up on accents like us Americans?), and that I will ask after nationality.

The suggestion I have seen from people is that as soon as a conversation veers in an inappropriate or uncomfortable direction is a simple "I'm sorry, I can not discuss that at work, <your total is Blah/Is that all you need today?/etc>". Just go directly from the wrong topic back to your job. If they persist, you persist. And complements always get a simple "Thank you, that's very kind, <Back to work>".

[earl colby pottinger]

English/Jamaica/Canada

I'll chime in on the accent thing being awesome (do other nations get hung up on accents like us Americans?), and that I will ask after nationality.

I have a lot of fun with my accent both here in Canada and a lot when I go down to the USA. When people ask where I am from, I ask them to guess which island I am from.

But I was born in England, moved to Jamaica, then to Canada - My accent is really mixed up.

[Geek King]

I'll chime in on the accent thing being awesome (do other nations get hung up on accents like us Americans?), and that I will ask after nationality.

I used to get a rise out of my Spanish professor buddy by speaking my low-class Spanish with a really horrible Kentucky Backwoods accent. Don't think that counts, though.