I don't know if these scenarios have a specific name to them, but I would like to call the look on Seinfeld's face when George or Kramer come up with something weird as duh/what expression - An expression which shows helplessness more because of lack words to retort back or maybe because no words can alleviate the situation..
Being married is similar to living with your best buddies - you do everything together, definitely more than what you would do when you are with your friends. I dont know about other marriages, but mine has a lot of these "duh/what" scenarios. Maybe these could give ishu more ideas with his cartoon strips. Consider this:
Indian stores abroad, especially in small towns are typically a small-space affairs. A single entrance and one cashier punching in the prices define a typical store. The other day, as we entered the store, we saw a tall good looking Russian ( I am pretty sure she was Russian, coz Russian girls are beautiful, are tall and have golden hair) standing in the queue at the cashier. My husband immediately smiled at her and said, "Hi. How are you?" Little taken aback, she responded to the pleasantries, while I gave my husband a suspicious look. My husband said, "Wasnt she the receptionist at the dentist yesterday?" For all the trust I vest in my memory, I replied back with a negative, to which my husband said, "Never mind. Its good to exchange pleasantries with a beautiful girl." If that receptionist was a male, my husband would have not recognized him even if the guy thrust his face right into my husband's.
Ona tangential note, while this is one reason why I prefer male receptionists, there is another more selfish one. Nah nah. I am not one of those planning to ogle at the biceps, blush at a handsome smile or shudder at a smooth yet rough touch. I have other reasons - While scouting for a job, I happened to call few offices, technically called cold calling. Everytime a female would pick up the phone, unless it is an old lady with a shivering voice, she would usually hang up the phone after saying, "I am sorry we dont have any job openings." She would ignore my next sentence - "Is there anyone that I can send my resume to, so that you can let me know if something comes up?" And even if she heard my and choose to answer, she would say, "Send it to me and I will decide on whom to send it to."
Now, when men pick up the phone (please note that they might not be receptionists or anything of the sort - since I am calling offices, mostly it would be a sales guy picking up the phone in anticipation of pinning down a customer or someone working at the office and to be not called a sexist, the same could apply to women.. I repeat, all the women who answered the phone may not be receptionists or assistants) , they are nice. Maybe they are nice because it is a woman on the other end of the phone (and they havent seen her yet) or maybe men are generally nicer on the phone (damn it, they get the benefit of doubt) - a typical conversation would last more than a minute as they usually let me spew out my reharsed introduction; if it is not the right guy he takes down my number and the right guy actually calls me back; the conversation usually ends with 'good luck in your search'; and the email with my resume attached is usually replied back with 'impressive resume' (this makes me blush at times)
Whats your verdict? Have you been in similar situations and do you agree with the 'men are nicer than women, to women, on the phone'
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