The everlasting tussle between man and woman; about the way they do things and the things they do, the things they want and the reasons why they want them and the list goes on infinitely. It seems that even as we may think that man and woman are clearly defined and that their differences have been clearly demarcated, it is no surprise that we can find a new difference everyday.
Battles were fought, some won and some lost, but the battle that men can never dream to win, or will ever dare to stand up to is shopping. Somehow or another, it seems as though men purposefully lost this battle of shopping. But whatever the reasons are, shopping is an activity clearly dominated by women.
Compare a man and a man, a woman and a man, a woman and a woman going on a shopping trip. One man in Team MM tells the other guy: "Let's go eat something." (end of Story).
In the second team, Team MW or Team WM (doesn't really matter), The man does not say anything. The woman tells the man: "Afterwards, let's go eat something". Sometimes, the man says something when he realises there is no "afterwards". however, most of the time, he doesn't say anything. (End of Story)
In the third team, Team WW, the most fascinating combination and the dream team of every retailer, the women don't really talk about food.
Well jokes aside, but I really do think there is a difference in the shopping patterns of man and woman. But more importantly, it is not about what gender you are of that makes you shop more. Rather, it is the person you are with who determines whether shopping is fun or boring. I always think that shopping should never be a lonely affair, even if it is just groceries, or even window shopping.
In fact, it is impossible to shop alone. It's just not shopping anymore if you are shopping alone.
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Hey... that's a biased comment ok. Check out the endless men at sim lim... No well-informed man will shop for "his" stuff at shopping malls because they know they will not get the best offer there. Queensway shopping centre is another such example...
Yah... they can walk around queensway the whole day comparing the prices of soccer boots and end up not buying any.
any new posts coming up or does things end after the seminar?
Impressive! So people are already questioning if this blog will become obsolete the moment the seminar ends.
Anyway, I agree with the 'biased' comment. Judging from my experiences in school, I've never heard a guy saying he'd want to skip a tutorial to go shopping... at least, to a certain extend, there's some form of discipline and control in men. Male hormones perhaps?
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