so if you didn't feel like you had to get a girl....

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You're totally right about the Arabic.
In Arabic, there are extremely huge differences between Classic Arabic and Spoken Arabic (dialects), there are also huge differences between one dialect with another - differences in vocabulary, phrase structuring, even in grammar...etc. Linguists call this case diglossia, and Arabic is a typical example of diglossia.
There's also the Standard Modern Arabic which is a simplified form of Classic used in the press (basically it's the same of Classic but will less usage of motions and vowel marks).

Some linguists refer to the Arabic dialects to Arabic Languages - and I think it's an accurate description because each dialect has different roots, Levantine Arabic is strongly derived from Aramaic, Egyptian Arabic from Coptic (ancient egyptian) ...etc.

For example the sentence: ""The kids came inside the house".

In Classic/Standard Arabic, it can be said: "Ja'a el Awlad eila el dakhel" - the verb ja'a (came) is in singular form since it's in the beginning of the sentence (a grammatical rule).


In Levantine Arabic however: "Feto el wlad la jouwa." - the verb "feto" (came inside) is in plural form, this is Syriac Aramaic grammatical rule while, and the word itself is from Aramaic root, the word "jouwa" (inside) is Syriac too. About 40% of Levantine vocab are of Aramaic origins, the famous word "Marhaba" (hello) which is used mostly in the levant means "Lord's love" in Aramaic used as greeting.

In Egpytian Arabic the phrase would be like: ego el ayal la guoua.

I can barely understand Morrocan Arabic (too much Berber origin).

No, tv programs are usually subtitled.

They thought it was ordinary because it is ordinary.

^ Hm?

funny, that's just what i thought when i read that.

em_tsuj, you may want to elaborate, as that looks a bit weird just sitting there by itself.

perhaps you were being ironic and we missed it?

I already know you have had something in the past that went public on here and I apologize if i was offensive at the time. But I certainly will agree with you that I have seen many people have serious ego problems oh not just this website, but other forums as well.



I think this indicates the luck some people might have in hitting on people. Some will do it for fun and be playful about it. It seems like Bill here likes to be playful and some acknowledge it without hostility. I have seen some guy friends do the same thing. They may or may not end up getting a girlfriend or fling. Depends on what they want. I tried it and it doesn't work for me.



A lot of this thread was posted during World Cup time. You know much time I wasted on reading usesless posts? Lol. and thank you btw... not German myself, but from a line of Germans...



I won't even comment on the killing part. But my understanding is that men are more ego-driven. Also keep in mind that men can't get help first unless they do what they can on their own. The more pride a man has and the more stubborn he is, the less he wants help from others.
Women love to talk on the other hand because usually they would rather get out what they are feeling so that they can get back to taking care of themselves. Men and women generally take care of themselves in different manner. Of course, you will have some people tell you that not all women are like that, and it is true. Same goes for men and how they are supposed to do things. But I am not sure anyone should ever insist that everyone else is like them too.

As far as the sexism goes on this site, or this thread... let's look at it from this perspective: It's almost always about being politically correct. I see it in the real world, and I know from reading on here that others have fallen victim to being politically incorrect... which to me is the equivalent of saying the thing that everyone else would wish they could say, but don't due to the backlash it would likely have.

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That's what I found interesting, is that the reverse is probably true too. These men probably do not think of themselves as rapists, even when they admit to forcing women to have sex with them. It may take a while for both victim and perpetrator to realise that it really is rape. It wasn't mentioned in the study but I got the feeling most of these guys got away with it too. They were in college so I assume they were not in jail.
When I post this study I think I'll do it in the adult forum.

the mental gymnastics that some people (men and women both) do to avoid having to confront the reality of their own behaviour has never ceased to astound me in life. it's one of our specialties as a species, imo.

Isn't the elephant in the room in this thread sex, though. People want to have sex with other people. It is a natural and good thing. I've been doing an experiment the past few days as a result of things I've read on here - whenever I pass a man on the street (and I walk quite a bit - no car) I make a point of looking them directly in the eye and smiling as we pass. So far the lesser percentage have ignored me, the majority have smiled back at me and nodded or said hi, as did I. Not yet has anyone done anything inappropriate or even tried to start a conversation. I am going to continue with this experiment. I think some variables include my age and the demographics of where I live. But still my experience is valid.

When I was a young man, often other males would tease and pick asking if i was gay or something because I never was seen with a girl friend or the like. and it seems many women prefer a man that has been in relationships before, as if, if he had not there must be something wrong with him. and many times women seems to not be comfortable with single men being around when they are not single them selves. and many times other males looks at me strangely when I try and make peer friends yet have no women in my life, as if their wondering if I am gay.

On dating sites, one of the things I notice is how long many of the women state their relationships last, often wondering if they cant seem to be able to work on making their relationships last and so jump from one relationship to the next and when it fails blame it on the male, or they simply repeatedly make bad choices as if attracted to the abusive kinds of mates. its the ones that seems to have been in longer lasting commitments before that I am more drawn too.

There is lots of pressure on males to have a woman in their lives,

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Ann, you're going to get a guy following you, if you keep that up. Do you have a plan for what you'll do, then?

Geese, I wish it was that easy to get a woman interested in me, and here your going off as it its a bad thing!

Well, I'm in a good neighbourhood so I'm not that worried. Also it is well populated, so any fuss on my part would draw a lot of attention. Plus I would kick his ass.

The kind of guy who follows women because he figures they're giving him the eye? Yeah...not such a great thing.

Here in Colorado, everyone pretty much smiles and says "hi' to whoever they walk by.

Well anyhowz, to me it just seems to damned hard to get a womans attentions anymore, so i pretty much given up on the idea. so unless a woman shows interest I do not even bother anymore.

I don't think it makes any difference at all. The creeps who bother women don't need any encouragement, they have already decided they don't care about other people's boundaries. The men who smile back are probably decent gentlemen anyway, most of them. It's the men who force themselves on women who are dangerous, I think they mostly do it on their own initiative and not because the women prompted them or made eyecontact with them.