Men and women. Friends or foes?

[Father Heathen]

In the old days, I too used coat hangers to slip down
from the top of the door to lift the little plunger-like
thingamabob.

Did you show up to pawn shops with stacks of 8-track decks?

 

[Estro Felino]

By the way...guys...
I have watched the American Wheel of Fortune...and valets were not dressed like this...
lol

 

[Revoltingest]

Did you show up to pawn shops with stacks of 8-track decks?

I never had 8-track stuff.
My 1st truck dint even have a radio.

 

[SomeRandom]

If you think movies present reality, let me correct some beliefs you might hold.
- Cars cannot jump over other cars.
- Locks can't be picked by sticking a paper clip in them.
- Silencers on guns don't silence guns.
They're just slightly less loud.
- Radiation exposure doesn't give you superpowers.
- Kung fu doesn't work against guns.
- Arabic has more words than "Dirka dirka Muhammed jihad".
- Gravity can't be switched on & off.

Well my reality has been shattered

 

[Estro Felino]

Well my reality has been shattered

Actually I saw that in American movies. in most houses, room locks (bedroom locks in particular) don't have those locks with the key...

 

[SomeRandom]

Actually I saw that in American movies. in most houses, room locks (bedroom locks in particular) don't have those locks with the key...

Can’t comment one way or the other.
Don’t live in the states.
My cousin’s house in California, if I recall, did have those locks.
But that’s only one house so

 

[Estro Felino]

lol @Estro Felino , just for giggles, I thought you might appreciate my favorite pick up line ever...

I was visiting a friend in a psychiatric ward. There was a common area for visiting and for the patients to socialize; no guests in the rooms. So, my friend and I were sitting at a table playing cards, and a guy that was a patient came up and sat down. "You're hot." He told me. "You oughta have yourself committed." That one I gave an A+ for creativity.

Do you know what I think?
That often American women don't realize how lucky they are.
Because they don't understand how great American men are... (I know I am generalizing but I can promise you that on average, Italian men are not that nice: finding a straight, nice, cute guy in Italy is like finding ice in the desert of Nevada).
So... be proud of being married to an American guy.

 

[JustGeorge]

Do you know what I think?
That often American women don't realize how lucky they are.
Because they don't understand how great American men are... (I know I am generalizing but I can promise you that on average, Italian men are not that nice: finding a straight, nice, cute guy in Italy is like finding ice in the desert of Nevada).
So... be proud of being married to an American guy.

There's some real great ones out there. And there's some real jerks. And there's some guys that are overall decent, and don't do well in relationships, and guys that aren't very nice in a general sense, but treat their significant others well.

There's also the factor that the US is huge and has multiple cultures in this country. The culture of the Pacific Northwest is not the same as the culture of Florida, and it produces men with different cultural mindsets.

All the guys I've dated have been from the US. They were truly a mixed bag.

I don't know what kind of place you live in(city/rural), but I'm going to guess if you're not finding what you're looking for where you are, you might have better luck somewhere else.

 

[Estro Felino]

I don't know what kind of place you live in(city/rural), but I'm going to guess if you're not finding what you're looking for where you are, you might have better luck somewhere else.

I am not speaking of my experiences only....particularly because I have had men who were pretty different than one another. Some were great, some weren't. Imagine that once my boyfriend dumped me on the day I had to pass a very difficult exam...so I was sad, but anyway, the sadness gave me the strength to be assertive and I went to the university and I sit the exam, and I passed it with a good grading.
And a colleague of mine, you will not believe that: she had been dumped too by her boyfriend, some day earlier: she passed the exam as well.
So guys here...are not that nice and supportive, on average.

Also seeing my best friends: they are all women who had the same experiences with men that weren't that nice.
From what I see... (but I could be wrong) American men, on average are great.

 

[Revoltingest]

Actually I saw that in American movies. in most houses, room locks (bedroom locks in particular) don't have those locks with the key...

And we see what Italy is like.

 

[Vinayaka]

I remember quite vividly the evening when I was 17 that I had the realisation that with a slight change of attitude, my potential friendship bank would be doubled. Life has been so much more rewarding ever since that insight came.

 

[JustGeorge]

I am not speaking of my experiences only....particularly because I have had men who were pretty different than one another. Some were great, some weren't. Imagine that once my boyfriend dumped me on the day I had to pass a very difficult exam...so I was sad, but anyway, the sadness gave me the strength to be assertive and I went to the university and I sit the exam, and I passed it with a good grading.
And a colleague of mine, you will not believe that: she had been dumped too by her boyfriend, some day earlier: she passed the exam as well.
So guys here...are not that nice and supportive, on average.

Also seeing my best friends: they are all women who had the same experiences with men that weren't that nice.
From what I see... (but I could be wrong) American men, on average are great.

I'm not sure what the situation was surrounding the break ups. I assume there was something going on and it wasn't just random? Why that day? Was there a fight? Or just random cruelty?

I've had some nasty things done to me. I've also been shown kindnesses, too.

Do you know a lot of American women?

 

[Estro Felino]

I'm not sure what the situation was surrounding the break ups. I assume there was something going on and it wasn't just random? Why that day? Was there a fight? Or just random cruelty?

It was many years ago... I kinda recall that he started being more and more distant.
It was pretty random, yes.
I am pretty sweet with men. Never fight.

Do you know a lot of American women?

No. Not quite.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Yeah it hasn’t sounded very accurate, truth be told. But I’m not American so

Its as wrong as saying Fosters beer and Outback Steakhouse are genuine Australian things, Australians act like Crocodile Dundee and everyday is a fight for survival against wildlife that wants to kill you.

 

[JustGeorge]

It was many years ago... I kinda recall that he started being more and more distant.
It was pretty random, yes.
I am pretty sweet with men. Never fight.

Unusual. I'm sorry you went through that.

I'm not much of a fighter, either, but they sometimes happen.

No. Not quite.

You might be interested to hear the plethora of different experiences American women have had with men. Some good, some not good. I assure you, its almost never like the movies.

 

[Estro Felino]

And we see what Italy is like.

I will never understand why you guys like that movie...yuck.

What Italy really is

 

[SomeRandom]

Its as wrong as saying Fosters beer and Outback Steakhouse are genuine Australian things, Australians act like Crocodile Dundee and everyday is a fight for survival against wildlife that wants to kill you.

I mean tbf wildlife here does genuinely want to kill you. Beware the swooping plovers/magpies!!!

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Its as wrong as saying Fosters beer and Outback Steakhouse are genuine Australian things, Australians act like Crocodile Dundee and everyday is a fight for survival against wildlife that wants to kill you.

Bahaha...
Exactly. In truth its all pretty chill here. Avoid the drop bears and it's all golden.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I mean tbf wildlife here does genuinely want to kill you. Beware the swooping plovers/magpies!!!

I was thinking if I should include that, but instead I kangaroos amd those spiders on growth hormones in mind, lol.

 

[SomeRandom]

I was thinking if I should include that, but instead I kangaroos amd those spiders on growth hormones in mind, lol.

Mate the Kangaroos are always up for a fight. Don’t mess with them!
Ironically the giant scary spiders aren’t what you need to be wary of. They bite but they won’t kill you. The tiny ones that hide in your shoes will though!