Because I'm a guy...
Because I'm a guy, I must hold the television remote control in my hand
while
I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I'll miss a whole show
looking
for it, though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator.
Because I'm a guy, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a
wire
clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that we call a road service
until
long after hypothermia has set in. Oh, and when the car isn't running
very
well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm
looking at. If another guy shows up, one of us will say to the other,
"I used
to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and
everything, I wouldn't know where to start." We will then drink beer.
Because I'm a guy, when I catch a cold I need someone to bring me soup
and
take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You never get as sick as I
do,
so for you this isn't an issue.
Because I'm a guy, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at
the
store, like milk, or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items
like
"Cumin" or "Tofu." For all I know these are the same thing. And never,
under any circumstances, expect me to pick up anything for which
"feminine
hygiene product" is a euphemism.
Because I'm a guy, when one of our appliances stops working I will
insist on
taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as
much
once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.
Because I'm a guy, I don't think we're all that lost, and no, I don't
think we
should stop and ask someone. Why would you listen to a complete
stranger--how
the heck could HE know where we're going?
Because I'm a guy, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about.
The
answer is always either sex or football, though I have to make up
something
else when you ask, so don't.
Because I'm a guy, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your
mother
come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any
more than
I have to. Whatever you got her for mother's day is ok, I don't need to
see
it. Did you remember to pick up something for my mom, too?
Because I'm a guy, I am capable of announcing, "one more beer and I
really
have to go," and mean it every single time I say it, even when it gets
to the
point that the one bar closes and my buddies and I have to go hunt down
another. I will find it increasingly hilarious to have my pals call you
to
tell you I'll be home soon, and no, I
don't understand why you threw all my clothes into the front yard.
What's the connection?
Because I'm a guy, you don't have to ask me if I liked the movie.
Chances
are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't.
Because I'm a guy, yes, I have to turn up the radio when Bruce
Springsteen or
The Doors comes on, and then, yes, I have to tell you every single time
about
how Bruce had his picture on the cover of Time and Newsweek the same
day, or
how Jim Morrison is buried in Paris and everyone visits his grave.
Please do
not behave as if you do not find this fascinating.
Because I'm a guy, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what
you
were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is
fine.
With the belt or without it looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look
fine.
Can we just go now?
Because I'm a guy and this is, after all, the 90's, I will share equally
in
the housework. You do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, and the
dishes.
I'll do the rest.
Helen Alexander
Student Exchanges and Study Abroad
Admissions and Registrar's Office
James Annex
