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Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

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  • Nikkster
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    michaels wrote: »
    ....on the topic du jour, if you display part of your breast it is against nature for a guy not to look at it even if we try our hardest not too.

    That's fine, just remember to talk to our face too, and that they're not necessarily on display for just your benefit (e.g. as previously mentioned for some people they are impossible to miss even when covered) :)

    Likewise, if you're sitting somewhere (the tube is a prime example) with your legs wide open, it is against nature not to look even if we try our hardest not to :cool:
  • michaels
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    I think....
  • michaels
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    silvercar wrote: »
    Ye but (a) its detached and (b) its nearer London.

    (a) is true but for (b)St Albans can easily do over £1m for a 4 bed detached in the right road that close to the station.
    I think....
  • tomterm8
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    Nikkster wrote: »
    That's fine, just remember to talk to our face too, and that they're not necessarily on display for just your benefit (e.g. as previously mentioned for some people they are impossible to miss even when covered) :)

    Likewise, if you're sitting somewhere (the tube is a prime example) with your legs wide open, it is against nature not to look even if we try our hardest not to :cool:

    I think the difference is most men would be quite pleased to be oogled by a woman. Most women are basically not pleased. It's a threat.

    Good manners mean not doing something that upsets others.
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  • michaels
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    tomterm8 wrote: »
    I think the difference is most men would be quite pleased to be oogled by a woman. Most women are basically not pleased. It's a threat.

    Good manners mean not doing something that upsets others.

    I'm sure that is true however if you wear a low cut top on micro shorts/skirt is it really that much of a surprise that you get looked at? Sorry if this sounds misogynistic and I do honestly try not to look but it is hard not to be curious when things are put on display.
    I think....
  • tomterm8
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    michaels wrote: »
    I'm sure that is true however if you wear a low cut top on micro shorts/skirt is it really that much of a surprise that you get looked at? Sorry if this sounds misogynistic and I do honestly try not to look but it is hard not to be curious when things are put on display.

    Well, it depends on the person. Obviously there are some women who like to be oogled. This is where experience kicks in. If the person looks like they are uncomfortable then you stop.

    Maybe I am wrong but a lot of people wearing that kind of clothing seem to be quite young and inexperienced. They are doing it out of peer pressure to fit in with their group.
    “The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
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  • michaels
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    tomterm8 wrote: »
    Maybe I am wrong but a lot of people wearing that kind of clothing seem to be quite young and inexperienced. They are doing it out of peer pressure to fit in with their group.

    Hmm - you have obviously been less successful than me in not looking to have noticed those nuances :)
    I think....
  • Nikkster
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    michaels wrote: »
    I'm sure that is true however if you wear a low cut top on micro shorts/skirt is it really that much of a surprise that you get looked at? Sorry if this sounds misogynistic and I do honestly try not to look but it is hard not to be curious when things are put on display.

    Curious is fine, but I don't want to have to wear a niqab just for a quiet life/ a face to face conversation (personally I've never been one for short skirts, definitely less cleavage on display than 10 years ago, but there's only so much they can be hidden without looking more conspicuous).
  • silvercar
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    michaels wrote: »
    (a) is true but for (b)St Albans can easily do over £1m for a 4 bed detached in the right road that close to the station.

    In selling at that price, everything must be top notch. I suspect that the kitchen and bathrooms were very expensive. It really is a house ready to move in to.

    Also there is a snob value - all the houses on that road are detached, even though there may only be 3 foot between the neighbours.

    Station is half a mile away, in zone 6, making train travel cheaper to central London than from St Albans (particularly after 9.30am when a one day travel card is about £8).
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  • LydiaJ
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    Nikkster wrote: »
    This suggests there is aspects to my behaviour that I need to modify.
    Spirit wrote: »
    Yep. The silly guilty feeling bit where you have an over developed sense of responsibility for the actions of blokes with egos bigger than their morals.

    What Spirit said.
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