tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post1510165239415905464..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Bah, humbugWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2316552650982134232010-12-14T14:58:32.275-03:302010-12-14T14:58:32.275-03:30To all:
I should have been more specific, I fear. ...To all:<br />I should have been more specific, I fear. <br />I am talking about men I interact with socially, not strangers, clients (with a few odd exceptions) or service people.<br />I have been preached at and laughed at and patronized in the last while, whatever the topic.<br />I do not get this treatement from women I interact with. At all.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36526462227296439122010-12-14T14:17:22.673-03:302010-12-14T14:17:22.673-03:30I hardly ever disagree with you, dear WWW - but on...I hardly ever disagree with you, dear WWW - but on this occasion I shall.<br /><br />I believe there are just as many obnoxious women on this planet as there are obnoxious men. It depends how lucky or unlucky one has been in one's encounters - with either gender.<br /><br />I do agree that the world's a mess, but it hasn't improved much since the inclusion of women in politics - I have to say. RJ has already named one who did more harm than a dozen men. ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19001523321683096272010-12-14T13:37:25.400-03:302010-12-14T13:37:25.400-03:30On the whole I think you're right, men are usu...On the whole I think you're right, men are usually ruder and snottier than women. Even if women are a bit brusque, they generally stop short of outright rudeness. In most situations I'd rather deal with a woman than a man.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4059150103037880472010-12-14T13:03:06.588-03:302010-12-14T13:03:06.588-03:30I have come across a real 'jumped up Johnnie&#...I have come across a real 'jumped up Johnnie' in the last month. I may well blog about it when my Jury Summons has passed.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-55664133603038399682010-12-14T12:42:08.413-03:302010-12-14T12:42:08.413-03:30I really must respectfully remind you that the mes...I really must respectfully remind you that the mess this world is in began with both a man and a woman.<br />I'm referring to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, of course. ;-)R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86854686781801975622010-12-14T12:15:38.578-03:302010-12-14T12:15:38.578-03:30I know exactly what you are talking about. ExACTly...I know exactly what you are talking about. ExACTly. Well said.Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22410923743280207162010-12-14T08:39:10.020-03:302010-12-14T08:39:10.020-03:30I too know a few men who are respectful and listen...I too know a few men who are respectful and listen and have more sensitivity than your average turnip. They all just happen to be gay.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52071586248095676582010-12-14T08:21:26.978-03:302010-12-14T08:21:26.978-03:30Viewpoint has a point - I work with a great many w...Viewpoint has a point - I work with a great many women (teachers) and deal with a quantity of female students (rude by my standards) and they all have their moments. Having said that, I agree with you that many males are "smug in the privilege of their own unrecognized patriarchy," particularly our politicians!<br /><br />Turnips, lolPaulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6384222264620651292010-12-14T04:07:29.911-03:302010-12-14T04:07:29.911-03:30Yeah, so? :-)
Guess it depends on what particula...Yeah, so? :-)<br /><br />Guess it depends on what particular branch of the species you get to spend your time with. I find rudeness is nicely balanced between the girls AND the boys. It's part of the "me generation" thing.<br /><br />I was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store the other day to drop off a prescription and there are two places where you can do it. The pharmacy assistant went to the other spot and said to me "over here". I looked at her and said, "I don't think I heard you say please". She said it, but I got the dirtiest look I had all day. It probably helped that her boss was standing about three feet away.<br /><br />I spend a large part of my day working with professional women, many of whom are so self-important that I know they don't even consider me to be in their social class. Trust me, rudeness is a gift shared equally between women and men.ViewPoint2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/01220005318305605072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56419033112595376862010-12-14T02:41:55.737-03:302010-12-14T02:41:55.737-03:30Amen to that, WWW.Amen to that, WWW.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.com