Pretty Girls.
This Italian men thing is a double-edged sword.
One of the more difficult experience about living here is learning how not to make eye contact with anyone. You're in a bar and creepy dudes are catcalling you, and you pretend they do not exist. You walk down a street, and men are literally leaning out the window to yell how beautiful you are. The trick is to look as though you are entirely deaf.
Every once in a while, though, it does work out to your advantage depending on your level of wit and astuteness. Many men here simply enjoy looking at pretty women. If you allow, given certain circumstances, and even play the role of a woman who toys with men's hearts, they will reward you. Today, Eli and I went to a restaurant, and our simple presence earned us a free appetizer from the all male staff. Last night, a girl from our group flirted with the bartender at a reasonable level and earned a bottle of asti spumante for our group. Free dessert wine, free desserts, and other little surprises are the benefits of women who work to be attractive.
It's not that bad of a deal. I can live with it.
One of the more difficult experience about living here is learning how not to make eye contact with anyone. You're in a bar and creepy dudes are catcalling you, and you pretend they do not exist. You walk down a street, and men are literally leaning out the window to yell how beautiful you are. The trick is to look as though you are entirely deaf.
Every once in a while, though, it does work out to your advantage depending on your level of wit and astuteness. Many men here simply enjoy looking at pretty women. If you allow, given certain circumstances, and even play the role of a woman who toys with men's hearts, they will reward you. Today, Eli and I went to a restaurant, and our simple presence earned us a free appetizer from the all male staff. Last night, a girl from our group flirted with the bartender at a reasonable level and earned a bottle of asti spumante for our group. Free dessert wine, free desserts, and other little surprises are the benefits of women who work to be attractive.
It's not that bad of a deal. I can live with it.
posted by Jesi E. at 2:26 PM
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Here is a joke I found:
There was this little boy, who after watching TV one night asked his father, "What is politics?" And the father said, "Well, let me explain it this way. I go to work every day and bring home the money - so I am what you call a Capitalist. Now your mother takes the money, pays the bills and makes sure everything runs well - so she is called the Government. And because we take care of you, you would be the People. Now your nanny is the Working Class and your little baby brother would be what we all consider the Future." The little boy said, "Okay," and went out to play. Later that night, he was awakened by the baby crying. He got up and went into the baby's room and, WOW, did it stink ....very bad diaper. So he went into his parent's room, but his mom was sleeping and his dad was missing. So he went looking for his dad and he heard sounds from his nanny's room. He tried the door, it was locked then he looked through the keyhole and saw his dad and the nanny going at it together in the bed. So the little boy decided to go back to sleep. The next morning when he saw his dad he said, "Dad, I know what politics really means now!" His dad very proudly said, "Well, great. Tell me in your own words." "Well," said the little boy, "Politics is when the Capitalists screw the Working Class, while the Government sleeps, the People are ignored and the Future is in deep shit...."
careful, if you wear your dress (which i cant wait to see) around these guys they'll put you in charge of the country...a position you might just be qualified for.
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