If the labor is that much cheaper

[Lynk]

Hire some more g/d middle easterners to take your calls. I've been on hold for 30 mintues to activate my accounts and your website isn't functioning properly (what a surprise).

 

[Tomas_Bryce]

Last time I checked none of the countries in the Middle East handled much in the form of outsourcing. Maybe you meant India (South Asia), or Phillipines (South East Asia), or China (East Asia)? None of which are that close to Middle East geographically or culturally.

 

[Stucky]

Here's an article from March, guess the last time you checked must have been before that. http://weblog.infoworld.com/realitycheck/archives/2008/03/outsourcing_to.html

 

[Tomas_Bryce]

*shakes head at people who miss the point*