OK, this is gonna sound sexist... but what in the heck is the deal with guys (and it's almost ALWAYS a guy!) who have nothing whatsoever to say about anything, until someone asks a technical question or a technical question comes up, and then they come out of the woodwork with The One True And Only Right Answer, which is usually A: wrong, B: inapplicable, or C: one of several options, although they present it as if everyone else is wrong?
These are the gus who never participate in normal conversation, never share new techniques they've discovered, and for certain, no one has ever seen a stitch of their work. Yet somehow, they have all the answers, to the point of "correcting" people who aren't wrong in the first place!
Obviously, I'm not talking about anyone here, but does anyone know the kind of thing I'm talking about? It's both irritating and amusing. As a younger woman, I get it a LOT, and it drives me nuts.
I'm also kind of frustrated with, not men, but our male-oriented culture, right now, because the real estate agent a couple of my friends recommended has an infuriating habit of addressing my husband, not me, about issues involving the repairs a home may require, like plumbing, lighting, etc. even though I am the person who called initially, has communicated our needs, and in general am his main contact. My friends are both men, so of course they didn't know about this habit, but if he doesn't stop it I'm firing him. My husband is A: a programmer, not a handyman, and B: doesn't care. I, on the other hand, am a plumbing expert with a lighting and houseparts company, and if he thinks someone might be interested in a cracked waste stack, he should address his concerns toward me because my husband doesn't even know what those words MEAN. The fact that Moxley just looks confused, and I say, "Oh, I can fix that", should have tipped him off! OTOH, If he wants to discuss the advantages of the PHP 5 upgrade, Moxley's his man.
'K, just had to vent! All done now, and much better.