Monday, October 19, 2009

Euro-Man

I'm not to sure what to think about "Euro-Man". Lynette and My mother went shopping Saturday so I thought I would keep them company. (Weston knew better so he stayed home) Anyway by shopping, I mean real department store shopping. Before now I have noticed that men here wear clothes that are more feminine than I am used to. I know sometimes I can be a little overboard with bright clothes (red jacket) but the theme is quit consistent here: bright clothes, sweaters around the shoulders, scarfs and designer jeans that look like they have been pressed. But shopping Saturday opened my eyes to a whole new euro-man I have never seen.

First of all I was in a Department store. What men shop in department stores. If I can't buy it at Costco, Walmart or Cabela's I don't need it. Once in a while my wife will get me a sweater or something in a department store but I don't need to be there. (I need to explain about the red dress jacket. I pulled up in a mall to take my daughter to diner and there in the window of a men's clothing store was the jacket. I went inside. Tried it on. It fit. I bought it. I left. I did not shop for it!) So I'm in the department store with my mom and Lynette, I can either watch them shop or I can go check out the mens department. The first thing I noticed was the purple pants with the matching purple sweater. The next thing I noticed was men trying this stuff on. The last thing I noticed before I left to watch my wife shop was the men looking in the mirror to see how the pants looked from behind!. Who Cares! And don't do that little twisty thing to check out your own backside!

Maybe it comes from small families that result in too much of their mother's attention. But I know men from small families that are not feminine. Or maybe they just aren't exposed to things like hunting camping, fishing and real sports like American Football. But then again I know a lot of men that don't do those things that would never do the twisty thing in a department store. I don't know what it is but Euro-Man is different.

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