Both? Its not what THEY want its what we and the politicians allow that
changes culture. But it is a truism that is culturally unchangeable: it
is not who initiates a move rather the move itself. Treat them like crap
and they want you more, regardless of sex. Men follow the unattainable
and women fall for the unchangeable. It is not until it is time to settle
down that men and women settle for the "NICE" person (guy).
-----Original Message-----
*From:* gameprogrammer-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
gameprogrammer-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *David Cornell
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:12 AM
*To:* gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [gameprogrammer] Re: Cultural differences (was date / time
issues (was re: Juan Carlos Cazar is out of the office.))
Women are all different. It depends on what THEY want and how interested
THEY are. It's all a gamble. If she smiles and seems to want to be around
you, then go ahead and tease her. Aggression may seem wrong, but they will
walk away from the nice guy and go straight for the jerk just because the
jerk made the first move.
What the H-E-double-hockey-sticks is going on here? Is this a mailing
list for programming help or a dating advice network? :D
*Bob Pendleton <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 10:52 +1000, Dave Slutzkin wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:54:28 -0500, "Bob Pendleton"
> said:
> > On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 10:18 +0100, Chris Schnurr wrote:
> > > Just as an aside - the amount of effort to get dateformats in
databases
> > > internationali(s/z)ed is terrible!
> >
> > Yep. What you say is true. Now, think about how hard it is to come up
> > with culturally compatible art for games? What is the color for
mourning
> > in your culture? In European based cultures it is black, in others it
is
> > white. What does red mean in your culture, warning or good luck? Then
> > there are problems with food. Drinking wine is (pick one):
> > a) a crime,
> > b) a sin,
> > c) a religious sacrament,
> > d) a good alternative to water,
> > e) a violation of the 5th precept.
> > What about dragons? Are they to be killed on sight or are they revered
> > for their wisdom? Different cultures see them very differently.
>
> I've heard tales of an Eastern European country/region where nodding and
> shaking of the head are reversed. There's the primitive cultures where
> baring the teeth is a sign of aggression. And what about teasing a girl
> to let her know you like her? Is that universal? ;-)
Around here (Texas, USA) teasing of anybody for any reason is becoming
an absolute social no-no. Unasked for touching can get you in serious
trouble at any age. People tend to reply to that sort of behavior with
guns and lawyers... The result is a new found respect for peoples
feelings and bodies. So, what was accepted behavior when I was a kid is
now considered to be criminal, or at least near criminal, behavior.
Cultures change, and the changes can happen in an amazingly short time.
I know young women who can't watch a lot of TV from as recently as the
1960s because they gets so angry at the way women are portrayed.
>
> Dave.
Bob Pendleton
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