Reminds me of a few times I've had unsolicited weight training advice at the gym. It seems like some men like to give us womenfolk pointers (even when they don't seem particularly athletically competent themselves). The fact that they are men makes them experts, you know...
Yep. Just went skiing with a male friend yesterday, who gave me the absolutely wrong advice about how to plant my ski pole. (And I just confirmed it to make sure I wasn't losing my mind or that ski advice hadn't somehow changed when I wasn't looking). Meanwhile, his skiing was a complete mess. Now, not everyone who skis cares about ski technique, but as it happens, I do. But I just said, "Hunh, that wasn't how I was taught" and he said "Oh, well, I might be wrong about that." So, why open up your mouth if you really don't know what the f you're talking about? *sigh*
Reminds me of a few times I've had unsolicited weight training advice at the gym. It seems like some men like to give us womenfolk pointers (even when they don't seem particularly athletically competent themselves). The fact that they are men makes them experts, you know...
Yep. Just went skiing with a male friend yesterday, who gave me the absolutely wrong advice about how to plant my ski pole. (And I just confirmed it to make sure I wasn't losing my mind or that ski advice hadn't somehow changed when I wasn't looking). Meanwhile, his skiing was a complete mess. Now, not everyone who skis cares about ski technique, but as it happens, I do. But I just said, "Hunh, that wasn't how I was taught" and he said "Oh, well, I might be wrong about that." So, why open up your mouth if you really don't know what the f you're talking about? *sigh*
