Telephone Etiquette

Calling an escort can be difficult to do, especially if it is your first time. Keep in mind that it is not MY first time answering calls, so feel free to ask questions, and be brief with what you want.

For example:
Ronielle: hello, salut?
Caller: is this Ronielle?
R: yes it is, how can I help you?
C: do you advertise as an escort?
R: yes I do, what are you looking for exactly?
C: what do you do?
R: I have a long list, please tell me what you want and I will tell you if I can help you.
C: I have never been with a guy, and would like to have an initiation to man to man encounters.
R: is there something specific you were looking for?
C: no, just some fun, nothing too kinky. I just want to experience something new
R: that's great, we could start with a massage and see where it goes? Nothing planned, just go with the flow.
C: that's perfect! And you charge how much?
R: $150 per hour, for the full hour, in-calls only.

From there we agree to a date and time, and that is the end of the sample call gone well (of course there are variations to this, but the best end in an actual appointment that is convenient to both).

Calls that are considered annoying are the type where the caller is attempting to have phone sex with me. It is quite clear where the conversation is headed, sometimes even from the very beginning, like the following example:

Ronielle: hello, salut?
Caller: hi, what are you wearing?

Stop.

Visualize my eyes rolling into my head. In my experience these calls, if I indulge them, are long, dull, with frequent repeating of phrases such as "I want you to fuck me hard, I want you to fuck me (and so forth)". When pressed for an appointment, they avoid the question and repeat whatever they were saying before. So please, no phone sex.

Blacklisting phone numbers:

Appointments that are made and which the caller doesn't show up is called a no-show. This label is added to their phone number and is ignored the next time it shows up on the caller ID.

As I no longer accept calls with blocked caller IDs, calls that are considered obscene will be blacklisted and no longer answered. This is a reality for me, as I have had death threats many times over the years. Getting a threat over the phone can disturb you for at least a few days after-wards.

It is ok to ask for specific sexual information, but the more polite, respectful and professional you are, better the chances you will treated the same way.

It pleases me to say that the vast majority of my calls are very civil and professional. Hopefully you will understand the act of answering calls from the escort's point of view.

A few last things:

Bargaining the price is also a no-no, whether over the phone or in person. Tipping is only done if you appreciate the service, and not tipping has the same effect of going to a fancy restaurant and not tipping the server. Preferential treatment is given to good tippers, like a server in a restaurant who remembers his generous clients. I am not trying to ask for more gratuities with this blog post, only to write about the realities of the transaction. Although escorts don't have an actual tipping rate like in restaurants here in Montreal (which is around 15-20%), usual tippers range from $10+, and I have a regular super-generous client who give me $350 for the whole hour, a $200 tip! The only problem with tipping is when you start, it is awkward to stop, since it implies a reduction in client satisfaction. Don't tip if you didn't like the service is the bottom line.

Some would say that the cost of an escort has the gratuity built in, since comparing the hourly rate for servers is not the hourly rate of escorts. But from my point of view, there are clients who tip and those who don't. If you were in my shoes, which would you prefer to have on a given day?

Please don't worry about this. It is not a serious matter, but it does come up when talking about work with other escorts. Most of us are happy that our appointments actually show up and not try to short change us. I get, at least once a year, some young guy who forgets his money and never ends up paying. That pisses me off, but I also believe in karma, so I have no choice but to kick him out and just count my lucky stars that he didn't pull out a gun (which seems to be the media's favorite crime; killing a prostitute). I should stop before this post gets any darker!

I promise nothing but love and sunshine in the next post, and put all this business stuff behind us. I am sorry if I have offended anyone; it was not my intention.

Have a wonderful day! Ronielle