[Turk]

Others I have shared the story with were more outraged than I was, or am.

The reasons are very simple, It would be like me calling someone from France, "You dirty Greek". If the recipient of such a slurr is not of Greek ancestry, How does he get angry?

I would have been royally pissed off if I was indeed an Arab.Being an American of Turkish origin, I couldn't except giggle.

I wonder what made him think I was an Arab.? Could it be the camel I parked outside their door? hmmmm.

The comment was made within an earshot of me, when I, (as nicely as I could) told the guy visiting with me that I did not think a brief walkaround of their facilities was such a big request and that it may sway my decision to go with this manufacturer over another.

I indicated that I would not spend my money with someone so reluctant to share with me what their facilities looked like etc. As nice as I was, I might have had a tinge of sarcasm, or anger and dissapointment in my voice. His reaction to me was not rude, but when he walked away and started telling the other fellow what was going on... I could clearly hear the reference.

Like I said, I am Turkish. Not Deaf!!

Had he said it to my face, I might have reacted differently. Most people of that ilk usually do not have the accompanying pair to go with their pencil D**CKs to say it to your face.

Turk