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What Japanese Women Want: A Western Husband
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | December 6, 2004 | Bennett Richardson

Posted on 12/06/2004 9:12:18 AM PST by MississippiMasterpiece

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To: mbennett203

I'm 5'2" which is short. I used to think Paris was pretty but her behavior is spoiled brattish. The only man she could marry is one on her level.


821 posted on 12/06/2004 4:19:34 PM PST by cyborg ( Hy verkwik my siel; Hy lei my in die spore van geregtigheid, om sy Naam ontwil.)
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To: TalonDJ

You may want to stay single forever, but I don't know too many girls would be willing to stay single that way either.


822 posted on 12/06/2004 4:20:25 PM PST by cyborg ( Hy verkwik my siel; Hy lei my in die spore van geregtigheid, om sy Naam ontwil.)
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To: cyborg

I did not say I wanted to. I just am not willing to put up with a certain level of hoop jumping. Oh I think some of it is unavoidable... but no beyond a certain point.


823 posted on 12/06/2004 4:23:08 PM PST by TalonDJ (FR really needs a singles thread....)
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To: TalonDJ

ooo my lowsy typn is in rare form today


824 posted on 12/06/2004 4:24:25 PM PST by TalonDJ (FR really needs a singles thread....)
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To: RaceBannon; Clemenza; Cacique; evilC

ping! ;-)


825 posted on 12/06/2004 4:26:39 PM PST by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: nutmeg

LOL


826 posted on 12/06/2004 4:27:40 PM PST by cyborg ( Hy verkwik my siel; Hy lei my in die spore van geregtigheid, om sy Naam ontwil.)
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To: TalBlack
OK, I think we may be arguing semantics here.... The original sentence from old bitter buckets was-- "I'm not going to do something for you in hopes you'll like me, you'll do something for me in hopes of gaining some rare approval."

I took the first sentence to mean him saying "I won't do anything for you, even to get you to like me"
And the second sentence to mean "Women will do antyhing for men to get them to like them".

Which ain't always true. Often, we couldn't give a rats patooty what ya think about us. Really.

OK, maybe most of the time.

827 posted on 12/06/2004 4:28:12 PM PST by najida (Aunt to Miss Emily Ann- Cutest Baby in the World.)
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To: MississippiMasterpiece

There is an old saying among Japanese women, "A good husband is healthy and absent".


828 posted on 12/06/2004 4:30:50 PM PST by MissAmericanPie
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To: cyborg

There aren't too many guys shorter than you statistically speaking (IIRC), so, hey, buck up. :D


829 posted on 12/06/2004 4:30:53 PM PST by mbennett203 (To re-elect Bush, dominate congress and to hear the lamentations of the Democrats!)
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To: mbennett203

Thanks :-)


830 posted on 12/06/2004 4:32:28 PM PST by cyborg ( Hy verkwik my siel; Hy lei my in die spore van geregtigheid, om sy Naam ontwil.)
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To: MissAmericanPie

LOL!


831 posted on 12/06/2004 4:32:48 PM PST by najida (Aunt to Miss Emily Ann- Cutest Baby in the World.)
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To: Fatalis
I take it that's a projection over the whole population based on a statistical sample. Ergo, a generalization.

Why do you "take it" that that's a projection? In fact, it's a statistic based on a house-by-house census. Look, rather than admit that generalizations are not "necessary" (again, your word) in discussing cultural phenomena, you're willing to play word games and continually shift the argument. Doesn't make for a very fruitful discussion.

832 posted on 12/06/2004 4:37:17 PM PST by Glenmerle
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To: RosieCotton

Think about the term, "mooning someone".


833 posted on 12/06/2004 4:37:42 PM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: cyborg

Well... I saw the title of this thread, and four single-guy FReepers came to mind... ;-D


834 posted on 12/06/2004 4:41:43 PM PST by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: Glenmerle
Why do you "take it" that that's a projection? In fact, it's a statistic based on a house-by-house census.

Show me the census.


Look, rather than admit that generalizations are not "necessary" (again, your word) in discussing cultural phenomena, you're willing to play word games and continually shift the argument. Doesn't make for a very fruitful discussion.

Unless you take a census every year, you're going to use generalizations or not have a very involved discussion.

Really, see my earlier posts about the utility of generalizations. It's a canard to say that they are out of bounds.

835 posted on 12/06/2004 4:42:48 PM PST by Fatalis
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To: RosieCotton

Well, if you're getting a lot of spontaneous date requests..you must be very special..so take it as a compliment..you've got that "je ne sais quois" working, I guess..but tis true that guys are petrified of rejection..BTW..It's nice that you don't want to lie, even to spare their feelings..I admire that..but there is a happy medium..tell the guy that you're flattered, but you've taken a break from dating for a while...an dr emeber, a "break" can be 5 minutes, days, weeks, or 5 months.) tell them YOU'RE flattered, and ask them for their number, that maybe you'll call THEM later....it'll make them feel great...


836 posted on 12/06/2004 4:46:41 PM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050; RosieCotton

Rosie.... I go away for a bit and you've got guys givin' you compliments (I think) in French... ;~D


837 posted on 12/06/2004 4:51:52 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Fatalis
Why do you "take it" that that's a projection? In fact, it's a statistic based on a house-by-house census.

Show me the census.

Fatalis, you asked me to make three statements on cultural phenomena that are not generalizations. I assumed you wanted an example of such a statement, so I gave you one. Of course the statistics (1.5%, etc.) are not real, but surely you know that many statistics are based on house-by-house censuses rather than projections.

Probably, if you and I met face to face, we could find a lot to agree on. I think we're both better than this discussion. Agreed? (Extending hand for shake.)

838 posted on 12/06/2004 4:55:47 PM PST by Glenmerle
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To: ken5050
Well, if you're getting a lot of spontaneous date requests..you must be very special..so take it as a compliment..you've got that "je ne sais quois" working, I guess..

LOL!

I'm not getting a lot, actually...which is why I fail so badly when I do have to turn people down. It's happened just a few times in my lifetime, and therefore I don't exactly have the knack!

But your advice is good, I think! ;-) Thanks!

839 posted on 12/06/2004 5:00:46 PM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: HairOfTheDog

;-)


840 posted on 12/06/2004 5:01:03 PM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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