velvett said:
I think if a woman asked a man to marry her and gave him a ring, by US customs, one he would be emasculated and two she would be viewed by her peers as desperate.
Of course he would, it's how it'is viewed today, but not if it was considered a custom equal to the custom you are celebrating today. If this was the case, I have trouble seeing this custom as widespread as it is now.
velvett said:
Is it potentially a silly custom, yes, but you know we have a lot of silly customs that for some reason we bow down to.
You bow down to it because of to things. Women want these rings, and men are too afraid of rejection and of looking cheap to fight it. SWV anyone??
Kidding aside, I don't percieve it as a silly custom. Just because I have trouble understanding (and accepting it, I guess), doesn't make it silly, and I have no right to judge, just offer a difference in opinion.
velvett said:
Which contry is it, Sweden?, that the government essentially pays citizens to have offspring?
I'm from Norway, and yes the government are paying out a sum to every family for every child they have up to the age of 18. It's not much, 3-400 dollars every month. But it looks like you view this as a bad thing, why?
velvett said:
In Europe most women sunbathe and swim topless, yet in the US we wear tops, silly custom or expectation?
In Europe this is more of a fashion (for lack of a better word) than a cultural phenomonen. This trend changes pretty often. I guess every 2-3 years. That's also perhaps why most european men, don't go bananas over seeing a pair of breasts. We almost do, but not quite
