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JwRosenthal
·Culture issues can be uncomfortable sometimes- and it's important to remember context. One evening during a spree of aggressive driving, my car threw the serpentine belt with a fanfare of steam, dumped coolant and lights across the dash. The tow driver was a very nice Egyptian man and while he was driving us back home with the car on the flatbed, he started complimenting my wife's beauty. He was very adamant about how lucky I was to have such a beautiful wife. It made us both uncomfortable, but this was a culture divide. In the US, objectifying a woman, let alone talking about her in the third person and complimenting ME, and not her- is just inappropriate. We both smiled and thanked him for the compliment- no need to make things more uncomfortable in the small cab of a tow truck.
I know many people in the US that would try to "educate" him and correct his behavior, but he wasn't trying to be sleezy, he genuinely thought he was being complimentary- it's about understanding cutltural divides sometimes.
I know many people in the US that would try to "educate" him and correct his behavior, but he wasn't trying to be sleezy, he genuinely thought he was being complimentary- it's about understanding cutltural divides sometimes.
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentWho was sitting in the middle seat, you or your wife? 
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lillatroll
·Culture issues can be uncomfortable sometimes- and it's important to remember context. One evening during a spree of aggressive driving, my car threw the serpentine belt with a fanfare of steam, dumped coolant and lights across the dash. The tow driver was a very nice Egyptian man and while he was driving us back home with the car on the flatbed, he started complimenting my wife's beauty. He was very adamant about how lucky I was to have such a beautiful wife. It made us both uncomfortable, but this was a culture divide. In the US, objectifying a woman, let alone talking about her in the third person and complimenting ME, and not her- is just inappropriate. We both smiled and thanked him for the compliment- no need to make things more uncomfortable in the small cab of a tow truck.
I know many people in the US that would try to "educate" him and correct his behavior, but he wasn't trying to be sleezy, he genuinely thought he was being complimentary- it's about understanding cutltural divides sometimes.
When I lived in Malawi, the gate guard said to my wife that she was getting a fat arse, and I must be very happy. Wife not too happy, especially as she only weighs 60 odd kilo and is 180 tall. In Africa telling someone they are getting a fat arse is a major compliment.
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JwRosenthal
·Who was sitting in the middle seat, you or your wife?
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JwRosenthal
·When I lived in Malawi, the gate guard said to my wife that she was getting a fat arse, and I must be very happy. Wife not too happy, especially as she only weighs 60 odd kilo and is 180 tall. In Africa telling someone they are getting a fat arse is a major compliment.
I have a friend who is black and when she went to Greece on vacation, a waiter referred to her as a "lovely chocolate woman"....she took it as a compliment.
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kkt
·and can't forget penis references
... no matter how hard we try.
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arturo7
·Mr Hankey is is an awesome toon.
Walt Disney would have never thought of this.
Walt Disney would have never thought of this.
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Muddlerminnow
·I remember on my first trip to the US from the UK in the 1990’s I affectionately called someone I didn’t know very well a ‘Twat’. Turns out that word carries a lot more weight over the pond, some quick talking was required to prevent a broken nose.
For my part, when I went to live in the UK in 1979, a cute neighbor said after meeting her I should feel welcome to come knock her up anytime--. Which meant, as I learned, to come visit and knock on her door, and not....
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DaveK
·I feel that we are about to circle back to last month’s sod farm conversation...☕
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JwRosenthal
·For my part, when I went to live in the UK in 1979, a cute neighbor said after meeting her I should feel welcome to come knock her up anytime--. Which meant, as I learned, to come visit and knock on her door, and not....
Yes, she was from the Uk
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury member
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFIf this thread keeps up like this I will have to move it to the jokes forum. 🙄
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sonicosa
·...if you have to ask why your thread is deleted you will be educated about the finer aspects of wankology and ponder how this thread exists when yours doesn’t.
I’d still love to know what the deleted thread was about.
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rob#1
·The thread that keeps on giving 🙄
Incidentally, it looks like you can study Wankology here - http://wankuni.academia.edu/Departments/Wankology
Not sure about the credentials of the academics there though 😉
Incidentally, it looks like you can study Wankology here - http://wankuni.academia.edu/Departments/Wankology
Not sure about the credentials of the academics there though 😉
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p4ul
·The thread that keeps on giving 🙄
Incidentally, it looks like you can study Wankology here - http://wankuni.academia.edu/Departments/Wankology
Not sure about the credentials of the academics there though 😉
I graduated with a 1:2.
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Nathan1967
·I graduated with a 1:2.
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