By PHILLIP MILANO Remember folks, this is your column. We are merely the conduit through which you, and occasionally the experts who foolishly agree to talk to us, offer cross-cultural enlightenment. In that spirit, as our second year of Dare-to-Ask-mania draws to a close, we offer a few of the questions posed of late for which we seek more replies. …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do white people potty train their kids so late, while black people train them earlier? Lynn, Memphis, Tenn. Replies Probably because more white women have the time to wipe their babies’ bottoms than many black women have the privilege to, between three jobs, rising out of poverty and generations of slavery. Daryl, 30, Asian, Texas …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question If a man is medically impotent, as from diabetes, does he still have a sex drive? Amy, 56, Jacksonville Replies Sexual excitement is a personal matter that can vary, but where there is a will there is a way! With a loving, caring partner, all kinds of good things can still happen. Intimacy in sexuality and …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do teenagers mumble all the time? Renea, 45, Orange Park Replies Because being articulate went the way of being neatly dressed. Many teenagers think it isn’t cool to speak clearly and intelligently, the same way they do not think it is cool to wear pants that fit them properly. Johanna, 45, Stroudsburg, Penn. Teen years …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why are Muslims and Jews so scared of pork? Do they think there is some disease in there? S. Howard, 30, New York Replies We are not scared of pork! In the Torah, Moses instructs his people not to eat pork and shellfish unless it is vital for life (in the Nazi death camps we had …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question I see a lot of men with very large stomachs. Sometimes, I see them without shirts. Men often have opinions about women’s bodies. How do men with big guts feel about their own bodies? Jazzine, 35, female, Phoenix Replies As a large man, I must respond. I am fully aware I need to lose weight. But …