tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post5308002564254719795..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Is this a gender difference, or is one of us just strange?StyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-49650862580386949082008-01-23T17:16:00.000+11:002008-01-23T17:16:00.000+11:00I have to admit, when I discussed this with Geekma...I have to admit, when I discussed this with Geekman on the phone, my angle on it was that it was a good idea to hide things in case people thought they were party supplies. He said that this would simply have improved the party.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330366795341751766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-35230971120196531932008-01-23T08:13:00.000+11:002008-01-23T08:13:00.000+11:00As a European married to an American, I tend to th...As a European married to an American, I tend to think that culture differences on this might be stronger than gender differences.ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-15317686657618436722008-01-21T07:49:00.000+11:002008-01-21T07:49:00.000+11:00We tend to hide the painfully obvious evidence (ro...We tend to hide the painfully obvious evidence (ropes, cuffs, pR0n, etc), but have never really been bothered about much else - the dodgy books have their own relatively public shelf in the bookshelf, etc. Even had a black leather whipping stool as bedroom furniture for some months once, which nobody blinked much of an eye at (mind you, it was a KAOS party leftover, borrowed from contacts with a local BDSM group).Weekend_Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863068062497281215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-89773164696320633442008-01-20T11:41:00.000+11:002008-01-20T11:41:00.000+11:00Yeah, but he doesn't get to pretend to be European...Yeah, but he doesn't get to pretend to be European about things like that, and claim English native speaker status the rest of the time :)<BR/><BR/>As for what I was hiding, closer to the condoms end of the scale than the whips and handcuffs end :)StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-88500186260203331032008-01-20T09:17:00.000+11:002008-01-20T09:17:00.000+11:00Styley, i wonder if this is as much a cultural dif...Styley, i wonder if this is as much a cultural difference as a gender one? Europeans are generally more open about sex than those of us with Anglo-Saxon heritage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-91684733252263694142008-01-20T05:25:00.000+11:002008-01-20T05:25:00.000+11:00I have to admit that I was wondering what you were...I have to admit that I was wondering what you were hiding too...I mean, there's also a difference between people knowing that you have sex and the toys you use to do it! (Unless it's just condoms, in which case, I'd still hide it, of course, but it's less of a big deal.)Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-45165595238150765692008-01-20T03:33:00.000+11:002008-01-20T03:33:00.000+11:00Now, of course, I'm imagining what you're hiding. ...Now, of course, I'm imagining what you're hiding. A pile of condoms? Handcuffs? Whips? <BR/><BR/>I'd hide all those, but for different reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-14043717241110187382008-01-20T02:44:00.000+11:002008-01-20T02:44:00.000+11:00Yes, and it's him. ;-)Yes, and it's him. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-72056710532621421202008-01-20T00:53:00.000+11:002008-01-20T00:53:00.000+11:00one of you is strange.one of you is strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-65698476795631651902008-01-20T00:43:00.000+11:002008-01-20T00:43:00.000+11:00I think about it as more of a politeness issue. P...I think about it as more of a politeness issue. People know that we all use the restroom, but we still close the door -- especially during parties -- same thing for evidence of sex --Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-62221596661382897992008-01-19T20:25:00.000+11:002008-01-19T20:25:00.000+11:00Every time I try to affirm some general and sweepi...Every time I try to affirm some general and sweeping statement it ends up coming out badly. So I won't.<BR/><BR/>That said - while I can completely understand Geekman's line of reasoning, I actually at least try to hide the evidence before entertaining guests.<BR/><BR/>Though I know my wife has, at times, entertained guests wearing her pajamas.michiexilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008302080954798496noreply@blogger.com