The ancients actually believed this statement to be scientific fact. It was many years before anyone even bothered to try to prove them wrong, given the gravity of their influence.
But were the icons of ancient times so far out in their assessment? Should we not first examine all the available evidence before accepting that men and women are in fact even the same species?
It is agreed that the basic genetic blueprint, allowing for gender, is the same, but there science draws the line at rationality. The scientific knowledge of the workings of the human brain is so much lacking in this particularly puzzling area that it only leads us to examine our own experiences with an outlook to drawing any reasonable conclusion, based purely on probabilities.
The most obvious choice as a starter for ten is that men always think they are right, and women frequently allow them to believe this is so. This simple example of human nature suggests that the adult male displays a uniform arrogance, whilst the adult female is given to cunning. The reason for this display of cunning is unclear, but will usually be peculiar to the female involved. In fact, no two females would actively respond to a male in an identical manner, yet men generally agree emphatically with eachother regardless if it involves a woman.
Some would say this is the pack instinct. I would demur, and instead suggest that rather than the pack which gives power in its volume, it is more likely a retreat to a common ground where understanding is on an acceptable level. Women confuse men, and they need somewhere to hide.
Men usually thinking they are right is one of the things which annoy women most, according to a survey in the late 1990�s. This may well be a generalisation. However, it is true across the board with the exceptions falling into the 2% category.
To say it�s the most annoying thing about men is of course a matter of personal female opinion, but there again there�s so much to choose from, isn�t there? Such as burping, farting, beer-bellies, scratching their bollocks, hogging the remote, leaving the seat up, not shaving, not bathing, leaving drink rings/cups/beer cans/discarded clothing everywhere, leaving doors open, shouting into the telephone, boob-grabbing, bottom-pinching, snoring, an inability to find the bin/washing basket, talking all the way through Eastenders, moaning about the telephone bill when it�s always them that�s on it, grunting, ignoring questions, saying �what?� when they�ve obviously heard you, arse-scratching, laughing loudly at their own jokes, examining handkerchiefs, bath rings, hairy sinks, toothpaste lids left off (if he�s the type that actually brushes his teeth - another rarity) back-prodding in the mornings, ogling the German satellite channels, toenail clipping whilst you�re trying to eat a salad, heavy breathing, falling asleep in the chair/in the bedroom/in the middle of a chat about how your day was, saying �Yes, dear,� when they mean �I�m not actually listening to you�, patronising head-patting, territorial bottom-patting, winking at their friends when they think you�re not looking, oh..........., I could go on all night. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
In conclusion, it could be said that it is in fact rather surprising that women bother with men at all. If it weren�t for genetic programming coupled with an instinctive desire to pro-create, men and women would have evolved into two entirely different species. Had that been the case however, it is probable that men would be far hairier, and quite likely to inhabit trees. |
