Sunday, May 22, 2005
There was this one time...
That I made a little booklet:
To Achieve Gender Appropriateness in Conversation
A few hints and clues to a better conversation with members of the opposite gender.
Things to Avoid in the Presences of Males
1. Personal information
2. Parts of bodies that are not usually seen by others, such as stomachs
3. Information about rooms that are personal, such as bedrooms
4. Any confessional information, such as who someone has(does) liked
5. Weird things that one has said, while not necessarily thinking coherently
If that list is too general, here is a more specific list:
Crushes
The T-One lists
Toilet paper
Bathrooms
Odd illnesses
Eligibility in the dating realm
Alpacas
Quoting girlish thoughts
Moments of extreme oddness
Afore-mentioned males
Others’ childhood stories without permission
Breeding methods
Checking off a guy from the eligibility list
Dates
Grapes
Poor performances
Odd idiosyncrasies
Comments about guys
A General Rule of Thumb
Pretend that any information to be stated is about you. If you wouldn’t like if it were shared, do not share. If you wouldn’t mind, take into consideration who the information is about, and how he/she normally handles that type of information.
Gender Appropriate Topics
Weather patterns
The wet plains in Spain
Sacrament meeting talks
Firesides and Devotionals
The difference between an apple and an orange
Families… with moderation
Music
Literature
School progression
Lessons learned for the betterment of self (with moderation)
The distance of the astronomical sphere
Critiquing a piece of art
Trends of the stock market
Cultures from around the world
Missions
Games (those sold in stores, such as Monopoly)
Beauty of Nature
Welfare of the person (health… a polite inquiry, not much more)
Political issued surfacing in America
Respectful complimenting
And now… everyone keeps apologizing about saying something that is in the book.
PS… this copy is a slight alteration
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9 comments:
So does this mean open forum? That could be a scary thing... Hee hee hee
Can I talk about cookies?
Wow. I never thought I would see the day...
That's right. That's why we would hold secret conferences in the Loser Closet where we could vent all our GIRLISH THOUGHTS about CRUSHES, MOMENTS OF EXTREME ODDNESS, ALPACAS, and lessons learned for the betterment of self WITHOUT MODERATION! There. Our underground rebellion is exposed. I feel better now. ;)
What are Alpacas?
Maria, on one hand, I'm glad you included some of those things, because, as a male, I think some of them are just rude to discuss in front of males.
On the other hand, other items on your list make for some boring transgender conversation.
Sorry.
Mr. Anonymous,
Are you saying that i am a dull person? And don't be sorry about not agreeing with me, for in the opposing views are all angles seen and faults discovered...which leads closer to perfection.
Erika, of course you may speak of cookies. The list was merely a list of suggestions, scarecly all inclusive.
Tiffany, Alpacas are animals cousin to the llamas.
Adriane and Meagan, this is not insinuating an open forum. I posted it due to the fact that I was getting so much hype because of it.
Dang
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