Yes, I liked your answer. I also think that women, as they have to attent more
things than man, house, market, work, children, house animals, etc. etc. have
more more different fronts of preocupations, and for that, much more types of
questions. The husband maybe attends also the kitchen, but on his free time, and
the dog, when he wants to, etc. It are maybe no central issues for him, even his
children. But women, appart from socializing the whole world, and establishing
relations with a lot of people, the parents of her childrens friends, the
cashiers in the stores, the teachers at school, etc.etc. have to be at the same
time with her attention everywhere. I remember that when I was working, I was
thinking about my children, the baby who I left at home with fever, etc. and many
times when I could'nt work because of the children, I was with them, but thinking
about my work. So questions are different because of general history, personal
history, geography and sex, and probably a lot of other variables. B.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello Beatrice
>
> I think you are correct to say that our questions can be conditioned by
> history -- perhaps also by our geography. We all live in different areas of
> the world, thus we all have specific experiences and suggestions to share
> with others. Our age differences create an arena of expertise that not any
> one person of any one age could master. 30 years ago, our technology did
> not lend itself to such questioning forums. We didn't have this form of
> internet capability that allowed many folks from many countries to share many
> ideas. I think our drive to learn and discover drove technologists to
> develop a system where a Q&A forum such as ours could exist, when formerlly,
> the internet waves were designed for Government and Education purposes only.
> Perhaps, also, in our past, knowledge and seeking behaviors were mainly
> reserved for the males in society. With the advent of women's liberation, and
> the surfacing of equal rights, I think that women now rightly believe (as
> they should!) that it is far from abnormal to want answers to questions that
> formerly only their husbands could bring.
>
> In a message dated 3/19/01 10:16:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> >> Why do we ask the questions we ask? After Manuel asking me why I did ask
> questions apparently so far away one of the other, I stark asking myself: are
> the question conditioned by history, at this very moment, do we ask very
> different questions than 30 years ago? Have we changed our interests to
> respect our ancesters, let say from one, two or three generations older? I am
> already 60 years, are my interests very different from people now a day?
> Where can we read some things about these wonderings, are there sites
> treating these subjects?
> Thank you very much, Béatrice. <<
