The
Old Coot escapes a male chauvinist bullet. By Merlin Lessler
A few
weeks ago, I commented on the differences between men and women ordering a
dozen donuts. A Mars versus Venus thing. Men step to the counter and run
through their selections at machine gun speed; Women, not so much. My long
distance friend in Texas, David Kerby, said he would love to see the critical
responses I would get from women. The only reaction I received was this one
from Tracy Landrum.
Merlin-
I love this article! Your description of women couldn’t be more
accurate, and I am one of them. I used to wait table for a living. I
cringed when I saw a group of ladies come in. I knew they would select a
table they believed would be the most comfortable; regardless if it was the
only dirty one in the place. Women like the air conditioning adjusted, the
blinds rearranged, and everything they don’t intend to use for their experience
OFF the table. After viewing a menu for some time, it’s time to place
the order, and now they want to ask what’s good? Women don’t want to
set the server free to tend to another task while they hem and haw over what
they should order…because then you won’t be available the moment they have
decided what they want! (that could lead to missing out on group conversation).
Ladies
have got to get better prepared before stepping up to the line. If you
don’t know what you want, take YOUR time, not someone else’s. Not
everyone is amused by the hemming and hawing and fumbling for your money while
they wait in line behind you. Honestly, women must realize they are holding up
the valuable time of those who have already done their groundwork and are
prepared! Your observation here is dead on! Have you seen the Amazon
prescription commercial where the man is 6th in line to pick up mom’s
prescription (because she couldn’t just have it delivered by Amazon as he
requested) and the man has to wait in line behind the woman who is purchasing a
garden item at the pharmacy with no price tag on it? Haha, it captures some of
the same behavior you describe here in your article.
Women
also love to touch items, smell them, compare them, stare at them, think about
them. It’s a wonder any of us picked a mate! I love that I have a husband
who will do the errand running and HE will be the one to get the order
together, step right up, and “chop chop”, out with the order! He has
spent time learning what I like to eat at each restaurant, and isn’t shy to
print up a menu at home for me to help speed things along before we go
out. I think it’s sweet and helpful. I don’t know if all women would
agree with that, but it might be a helpful hint to the men who would like to
speed things up.
Thanks
for a good laugh, I always enjoy your articles. Take Care, Tracey. Sent
from my iPhone
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