How men and women differ
How men and women differ
By Bob Garon
TODAY Newspaper
Tuesday, October 5, 2004 10:19 PM
Despite their many differences, men keep running after women, and women keep hoping they get caught. Women keep saying that men don’t know how to love deeply while men complain that women expect too much from them.
The list goes on and on. I cannot resist sharing with you a piece that my Singaporean friend, Gul Chotrani, sent me. It should make you smile as you take your coffee regardless of which gender you belong to.
1. Names
If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara
If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut Head and Scrappy.
2. Eating Out
When the bill arrives, Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
3. Money
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need but it’s on sale.
4. Bathrooms
A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Marriott.
The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.
5. Arguments
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
6. Cats
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren’t looking, men kick cats.
7. Future
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
8. Success
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
9. Marriage
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change and she does.
10. Dressing up
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
11. Natural
Men wake up as good-looking as when they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
12. Children
A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.
13. Thought for the Day
Any married man should forget his mistakes. There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing.
AND FINALLY...
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither would yield. As they passed a barnyard of mules, jackasses, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, “Relatives of yours?”
“Yep,” the wife replied. “In-laws.”
By Bob Garon
TODAY Newspaper
Tuesday, October 5, 2004 10:19 PM
Despite their many differences, men keep running after women, and women keep hoping they get caught. Women keep saying that men don’t know how to love deeply while men complain that women expect too much from them.
The list goes on and on. I cannot resist sharing with you a piece that my Singaporean friend, Gul Chotrani, sent me. It should make you smile as you take your coffee regardless of which gender you belong to.
1. Names
If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara
If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut Head and Scrappy.
2. Eating Out
When the bill arrives, Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
3. Money
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need but it’s on sale.
4. Bathrooms
A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Marriott.
The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.
5. Arguments
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
6. Cats
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren’t looking, men kick cats.
7. Future
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
8. Success
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
9. Marriage
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change and she does.
10. Dressing up
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
11. Natural
Men wake up as good-looking as when they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
12. Children
A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.
13. Thought for the Day
Any married man should forget his mistakes. There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing.
AND FINALLY...
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither would yield. As they passed a barnyard of mules, jackasses, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, “Relatives of yours?”
“Yep,” the wife replied. “In-laws.”
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