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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 23 November | 73 comments (72 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

So why do women feel that housework is associated with femininity? Why can't we just end all this nonsense?

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sun Nov 22nd, 2009 at 02:26:52 PM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

Nesting???

(On a Neuro-psychology, Biology of Human Behavior, learning and research updating effort. Thus, "To a man with a hammer & etc." ;-)

by ATinNM on Sun Nov 22nd, 2009 at 04:36:45 PM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

Humans being a well-known nesting species?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 02:37:17 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 1)

How else can you explain Ikea?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 09:13:01 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

LOL.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:18:01 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring.

Emphasis added.

by ATinNM on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 01:36:38 PM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

I don't see it, for humans, as any more than a metaphor. No less, either.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 02:01:21 PM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 1)

I have noticed women are more likely to care more about the detail of how things look or are done around the home. At some point, if you care more, you end up owning the task.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 12:28:09 PM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet (none / 0)

That's a discussion I know well...

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 02:02:15 PM EST
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