Gender Benders
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What do you think of members of the opposite sex working in occupations that are traditionally and predominantly held by a particular sex?
For instance, the following occupations and the predominant gender:
- nursing = females
- chef = males
- housewives = females
- bus drivers = males
- soldiers = females
- race car drivers = males (btw, are there any females at all in this occupation?
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Ladies, if you're married, would you accept it if your husband became a home-maker whilst you became the sole breadwinner of the family?
And men, would you accept the role of a home-maker should circumstances necessitate it? -
I don't mind being a homemaker, cos i believe i can do the job better then my partner.Originally posted by Rhonda:Ladies, if you're married, would you accept it if your husband became a home-maker whilst you became the sole breadwinner of the family?
And men, would you accept the role of a home-maker should circumstances necessitate it?
Then again, would she accept that?
Then again...would i want to stay home and just do the daily chores?
Hmm...
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Actually hor, I don't mind.Originally posted by Rhonda:Ladies, if you're married, would you accept it if your husband became a home-maker whilst you became the sole breadwinner of the family?
And men, would you accept the role of a home-maker should circumstances necessitate it?
.........if not for the fact that I'll be disowned by my parents, mocked by relatives and ostracised by most of society. -
Re. the men as home-maker issue, I really won't mind if I ended up having to go out and make a living whilst he stays home to see to the housework and the baby / kids.
These days, there's no such thing as an iron rice bowl anymore and recessions and retrenchments happen, even to the cream of the crop.
I believe that marriage is a partnership where each should bring their individual strengths into the relationship to make up for it where the other's weak.
For eg. if the lady is 'better' and more adept at bringing home the bacon, whilst the guy tends to have better housekeeping skills, a gender bender and role-switch might make both happier, provided, of course, that both don't have ego issues attached to the role reversal!
Where babies / kids are involved and maids aren't an option, it just makes pure economic sense for the one who's faring better in his/her career and bringing in more $$ to remain in his/her job and continue doing what he/she does best whilst the other takes on the responsibilities of handling domestic affairs.
And btw, I love to call housewives ''Controller of Domestic Affairs''!
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Erm... doesn't that mean that in the end, you'll mind?Originally posted by av98m:Actually hor, I don't mind.
.........if not for the fact that I'll be disowned by my parents, mocked by relatives and ostracised by most of society.
Cuz it means you won't do it, right? -
Rather than being solely a homemaker, I'd prefer to work from home. This way, I'm killing two birds with one stone.
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well .. I'd like to say yes ....
But that wouldn't be true to my heart ....
I want to provide for my wifey well enough that she need not ever go to work ...
not that I don't want her to work of course, but I want our circimstances to be comfortable enough such that she has the option of NOT working if she wants too ...
you know, if the office gets too bitchy ... work gets too stressful, bosses were too much of a prick, she can just flip the finger and wave goodbye at anytime ...
yes ... I want my wifey to enjoy a tai tai life ... -
Working from home might not necessarily give you the time to do housework and tend to babies' needs at the same time wor!Originally posted by ^spidee^:Rather than being solely a homemaker, I'd prefer to work from home. This way, I'm killing two birds with one stone. -
Waaaaah!! Fatum, you're going to get a lot of PM's from the young ladies here soon!Originally posted by Fatum:well .. I'd like to say yes ....
But that wouldn't be true to my heart ....
I want to provide for my wifey well enough that she need not ever go to work ...
not that I don't want her to work of course, but I want our circimstances to be comfortable enough such that she has the option of NOT working if she wants too ...
you know, if the office gets too bitchy ... work gets too stressful, bosses were too much of a prick, she can just flip the finger and wave goodbye at anytime ...
yes ... I want my wifey to enjoy a tai tai life ... -
Actually, I was thinking. I can be a homemaker as well as run a web based business from home at the same time. Then I can listen to my hi-fi and watch TV as well! Muhahahaha!!!Originally posted by Rhonda:Erm... doesn't that mean that in the end, you'll mind?
Cuz it means you won't do it, right?
Now the problem is, find a woman crazy enough to want to marry me! -
I'd try to multi-task.Originally posted by Rhonda:Working from home might not necessarily give you the time to do housework and tend to babies' needs at the same time wor! -
OK guys, imagine this...
Your sink is all choked up and so's the drain. You tried, but cannot unchoke it. You call for a plumber and lo and behold... when you open the door, you see a lady plumber!!
Guys, what would your gut reaction be? -
well ... if she's built like an amazonian warrior, i suppose it'll be fine ....Originally posted by Rhonda:OK guys, imagine this...
Your sink is all choked up and so's the drain. You tried, but cannot unchoke it. You call for a plumber and lo and behold... when you open the door, you see a lady plumber!!
Guys, what would your gut reaction be?
same thing, if some scrawny guy turned up ... I'd cock an eyebrow too ... -
Humiliation. A guy who cannot clear his clogged pipes needing a woman to do it for him!Originally posted by Rhonda:OK guys, imagine this...
Your sink is all choked up and so's the drain. You tried, but cannot unchoke it. You call for a plumber and lo and behold... when you open the door, you see a lady plumber!!
Guys, what would your gut reaction be?
If she's pretty and has an interesting personality I'll purposely choke up my sink and call her again!
Like what Susan(Terri Hatcher) did in desperate housewives! -
There are a few male-dominated tasks that I've learnt how to do :
- changing the lightbulbs - self-taught, after coaching from bro and a few guy friends;
- unchoking the sink using the erm... plunger, after observing dad (but I would never touch the pipes underneath the sink! Neither would I ever wanna stick my arm into the drain pipes to dig stuff!! Nooooooo!!! )
- getting rid of pesky cockroaches... at a safe distance, armed with a can of insecticide spray and a long-handled broom;
- scratching my belly ; and
- erm... pai seh... think that's all!
What I'd LOVE to learn how to do would be to learn simple car maintenance and repair. I'll probably be anal enough to get a disposable gown from work to put on to avoid grease stains on myself and my clothes when I do it though! AAAaahhhh Haaarharharharhahahaha!!! -
Originally posted by av98m:Humiliation. A guy who cannot clear his clogged pipes needing a woman to do it for him!
If she's pretty and has an interesting personality I'll purposely choke up my sink and call her again!
Like what Susan(Terri Hatcher) did in desperate housewives!
So, erm... does this mean you're a Desperate Bachelor? -
No, what if she's some petite lady? Would you feel pai seh that she has to do a 'manly' task for you?Originally posted by Fatum:well ... if she's built like an amazonian warrior, i suppose it'll be fine ....
same thing, if some scrawny guy turned up ... I'd cock an eyebrow too ...
Or, ahem... that her tools are larger than yours?! -
err....yes.Originally posted by Rhonda:
So, erm... does this mean you're a Desperate Bachelor? -
I don't know anything about cars either ... I only know how to drive from point A to point B ... and that's what cars are me ....Originally posted by Rhonda:There are a few male-dominated tasks that I've learnt how to do :
- changing the lightbulbs - self-taught, after coaching from bro and a few guy friends;
- unchoking the sink using the erm... plunger, after observing dad (but I would never touch the pipes underneath the sink! Neither would I ever wanna stick my arm into the drain pipes to dig stuff!! Nooooooo!!! )
- getting rid of pesky cockroaches... at a safe distance, armed with a can of insecticide spray and a long-handled broom;
- scratching my belly ; and
- erm... pai seh... think that's all!
What I'd LOVE to learn how to do would be to learn simple car maintenance and repair. I'll probably be anal enough to get a disposable gown from work to put on to avoid grease stains on myself and my clothes when I do it though! AAAaahhhh Haaarharharharhahahaha!!!
But I can fix and modify all sorts of fishing reels pretty good though ... I also tie my own flies for fly-fishing ...
at the risk of sounding like a sexist, I must say I've never met a female who is truly passionate about mechanical things .. -
There is a female race car driver by the name of danica patrick in the Indy 500 and my oh my is she hot.....Originally posted by Rhonda:What do you think of members of the opposite sex working in occupations that are traditionally and predominantly held by a particular sex?
For instance, the following occupations and the predominant gender:
- nursing = females
- chef = males
- housewives = females
- bus drivers = males
- soldiers = females
- race car drivers = males (btw, are there any females at all in this occupation? )
etc etc etc.
I think the most interesting one is chefs, since we all have the idea that women should cook and are better at it but chefs are mostly males so.... one of the greatest mystery in life.
The thing is, women want to be equal with men, so they want to prove that they can also do what men do and so they are encouraged when they take on a men job. but, when men when to take on a female job, it's like very malu. -
You don't see many female chefs in the Chinese cuisine because holding the wok and tossing the ingredients in it can be quite taxing. Those huge cast iron woks can be heavy!
You see lots more female chefs who are pastry chefs, I think.
And hmm... wondering if there are any female sushi chefs around.
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Soldiers = Females? Err Rhonda I think you made a mistake here.Originally posted by Rhonda:What do you think of members of the opposite sex working in occupations that are traditionally and predominantly held by a particular sex?
For instance, the following occupations and the predominant gender:
- nursing = females
- chef = males
- housewives = females
- bus drivers = males
- soldiers = females
- race car drivers = males (btw, are there any females at all in this occupation? )
etc etc etc. -
I can change the lightbulb and unchoke the sink like you do but will never stick my arm into the drain pipes to dig stuff. I'll leave that to SOOriginally posted by Rhonda:There are a few male-dominated tasks that I've learnt how to do :
- changing the lightbulbs - self-taught, after coaching from bro and a few guy friends;
- unchoking the sink using the erm... plunger, after observing dad (but I would never touch the pipes underneath the sink! Neither would I ever wanna stick my arm into the drain pipes to dig stuff!! Nooooooo!!! )
- getting rid of pesky cockroaches... at a safe distance, armed with a can of insecticide spray and a long-handled broom;
- scratching my belly ; and
- erm... pai seh... think that's all!
What I'd LOVE to learn how to do would be to learn simple car maintenance and repair. I'll probably be anal enough to get a disposable gown from work to put on to avoid grease stains on myself and my clothes when I do it though! AAAaahhhh Haaarharharharhahahaha!!! . Our Pipes choked once after a party (wonder which guest was the culprit) but the first thing I did was keep a wide berth from the stench
I'm paranoid of cockroaches and I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole so SO does that too -
soldiersOriginally posted by Rhonda:What do you think of members of the opposite sex working in occupations that are traditionally and predominantly held by a particular sex?
For instance, the following occupations and the predominant gender:
- nursing = females
- chef = males
- housewives = females
- bus drivers = males
- soldiers = females
- race car drivers = males (btw, are there any females at all in this occupation? )
etc etc etc.
did u meant those living in nu ren guo