Locality and class, John; the arcade's home to a greasy-spoon cafe that till recently didn't even have a non-smoking section, and it isn't the kind of greasy spoon place where middle class people drop in for breakfast. But yes, boozed up rugby and football players too. > men in the UK have the worst sex lives in Europe dunno -- what about Australian men (in the world ratings)? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John McCreery" <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:41 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: OLD JOKES > On 7/18/07, Judith Evans <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Incidentally as I walked home today I heard (not directed at me, I'd just > > walked past > > the men concerned) 'get your tits out for the boys (hearty laughter)'. > > > > I wonder how much this is a function of your local culture? One > occasionally hears similar things when the rugby and football players > from the UK are bellied up at the bar of the YC&AC, a club we belong > to in Yokohama. I have wondered if that has something to do with > recent reports (I'm sorry I can't put my finger on the source) that > men in the UK have the worst sex lives in Europe. > > John > > -- > John McCreery > The Word Works, Ltd., Yokohama, JAPAN > Tel. +81-45-314-9324 > http://www.wordworks.jp/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html