it is only eavesdropping if my ear is smashed up against the wall...

my bosses brother works in the same office, and i have the fortunate (said with much sarcasm!) luck of having my cube outside his office. under normal circumstances this would not be a big deal, except he is loud, rude and thinks he is better than everyone else. and being that he is my bosses brother, there really aren't any options to dealing with him.

to make things even more enjoyable (again with the sarcasm), he talks on personal phone calls all the time, with his door open and his loud voice booming out for all to hear. the other day a co-worker comment on something he had said while on a personal phone call, and he told her to mind her own business and to stop eavesdropping...

so i ask the question, is it eavesdropping when his voice is the only thing you can hear in the office?