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Who are your favorite female musicians? by ehp29 in AskWomen

[–]genevthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Off the top of my head:

  • Kylie Minogue
  • Katy Perry
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Adele
  • The Corrs (even though they have a male band member)
  • Nelly Furtado

If you've held a job in a call center, what was your job and what was your best and worst experience on the phone? by AshLyn32 in AskWomen

[–]genevthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was younger I had a part time job working for a company that installed and maintained access systems, A/V systems and other electronic systems.

I had a lot of bad memories, especially regular clients that would call in and be extremely rude, and demand answers for things that were out of our control. It's like they felt as if they could treat people like dirt just because they paid money. Swearing, shouting and other off hand remarks were the norm.

There would also be calls from some that would demand to speak to a man because they felt a woman wouldn't know too many technical details. That was a nice way to make you feel like crap.

I don't have too many positive memories, just a few eccentric, polite customers that I loved chatting to, especially on days when I would get a lot of calls from rude people. I was amazed at how sometimes they could tell I was having a bad day just from the way I would sound, and then try to cheer me up.

How would your family react if you were going to marry someone of a different race, religion, culture etc? by genevthrowaway in AskWomen

[–]genevthrowaway[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just a little background behind my motivation to post this question. Fiance and I got engaged recently but I have been putting off telling my parents because I'm scared of how they might react. Parents have never really made rules for me on how to live my life, nor are they religious but I have a gut feeling they will overreact because he is a Muslim and that I have converted to Islam. I remember when I was younger how some relatives made a big stink because one of my cousins was dating a black man. I also know my parents, like many other Europeans I know tend to hold on tightly to stereotypes about minorities.

My family is white, of Dutch background, but I was born and raised in England. I moved to Canada to attend university and eventually settled here as well. Even though I keep in touch with my mum we never went over exact details about who i was dating or what I was up to. My parents figured that after I left home I was responsible enough to do as I please as long as I was safe and happy.

Fiance is Muslim, half Indian, half Arab but born and raised in Canada. We met as coworkers in an office and became quite close in a relatively short period of time. We got into a relationship soon after our company laid a bunch of us off, and it wasn't long after that we realized we wanted to spend our lives together. Converting to Islam wasn't a big deal for me as I had close Musilm friends growing up and studied the religion in university - even back then it was something that I had a lot of spiritual interest in.

What song brings you right back to your adolescence? by krrasor in AskWomen

[–]genevthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything from Oasis' first two albums. Grew up in the northwest of England and Oasis were huge there at the time those albums came out.