I was shopping down the city area and saw some men dressed in their professional shirt, pants and tie sitting down at the platform googling at some women and making fun on their dressing, their faces, how they walk, etc.
The men aren't in their teenage anymore but they behave like one. Actually this is not the first time I encountered men over here behaving this way.
There was one time, I walked past a group of men and one of them started whistling and said loudly, "Hi xiao jie, can I get to know you?"
I keep ignoring him and then he said, "you think you very pretty meh?" And with that he and his friends starting laughing.
What is wrong with the men nowadays, behaving so ungentlemanly and childishly?
I read in a magazine the 17 small acts that prove a bigger man:
- Return that wallet- With all the dough. Witnessing the owner's delight is worth more than money.
- Abstain- If the Starbucks line snakes out the door, thou shalt not wip, frap, steam, cream, or half-caf. When time's of essence, take it like a man: straight up.
- Wave- your entire hand, not just your middle finger. Thousands die each year in aggressive driving-related accidents.
- Stop at second base on a first date- You're definitely on your way, because she's begun to trust you. This restraint almost guarantees fireworks next time - when she'll be gagging to go all the way.
- Laugh- at that humorless 'joke' your father trots out at every reunion dinner.
- Donate your platelets- Whose life have you saved today?
- File that complaint- The day we're too tired to fight even the bureaucrats break out the tattoo needles and bar codes.
- Put in writing- Its too easy to dismiss a casually uttered 'thanks' or 'sorry'. If you really mean it, commit it to paper.
- Hold your tongue- every man possesses a simple superpower: Silence. Too few exercise it on a regular basis.
- Dance- Especially if you can resist a man who puts her pleasure ahead of her ego.
- Don't laugh- when the guys make fun of the new IT bloke with the ill-fitting shirts. standing up for your beliefs doesn't always require a lecture. see number 9, 'Hold your tongue'.
- Cash in your chips- In a perfect world, the dealer would continue to bust and that luscious lass at the bar is crisscrossing her legs for your benefit. But Lady Luck is a fickle mistress. Take the coinage and run.
- Donate to charity- Anonymously.
- Order a salad in a steak house- So what if your buddies are biting down on mattress-sized porterhouses and tauting you midchew? Your payoff comes at the beach; theirs vanish with a belch.
- Wear blinders- When the attractive waitress with the heaving chest and the microscopic tanktop bends over. So what if she wouldn't notice or mind: You gain more power by exercising restraint when sin comes in the form of 40D cleavage. To wit..
- Forgo- As in 'Thanks, but I think I'll pass,' to that foreign karaoke hostess who's trying to help you part that extra $100.
- Conceal your connections- At first at least. Sure, mentioning your father's golf Sundays with the MP might land you the job, but saving it until you're on board earns you respect.
Show this to the men.
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