Being a gentleman, or not.
Monday, May 21, 2012
My friend prompted me to think about this dreaded topic couple of weeks ago. I live in a country called Singapore, everyone is perpetually busy and going around doing their own things. There has been quite a bit of debate going on.
Actually, there is no debate, just a one sided bashing from the female population.
Singapore guys are not gentlemanly.
A.K.A., no chivalry.
I said there's no debate because truth is if the guy isn't interested in you, he can't be bothered to argue with that point. Hence, our argument is, "No, we're not ungentlemanly". Which... really isn't an argument all on it's own.
My friend isn't the first one to complain about it. During my internship, my colleagues decided to talk about that topic on my first day of work. Yeah, those aunties were trying to make my life hard. What kind of a conversational topic is that for a virgin intern?
Anyway, I Googlged Chivalry and Gentleman.
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