Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By Phillip J. Milano Question Why do you write this (choose one, preferably C): A) embarrassing, B) offensive, C) fascinating column, anyway? Many different people, Earth Reply That’s an interesting question, but it would mean I’d have to blatantly insert myself into the conversation here at Dare to Ask, and as we all know, I just don’t do that, being ...
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By Phillip Milano Question I still don’t understand why women talk so damn much! Most of the time, they’re talking about b- s-! Shoes, the mall, babies, clothes, makeup, celebrities, etc. Why is it I never hear women talking about anything deep? David, Woodbridge, N.J. Replies You mean as opposed to talking about sports, how drunk they got last weekend, ...
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By Phillip Milano Question I’ve noticed Middle Eastern cashiers won’t touch your hand when they give you your change. They crease the bills, place the coins in the crease and hand you your change. It seems like they do not like to touch me. What’s going on? Jim S., Wheeling, Ill. Replies Wow. Do you really want a cashier or ...
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By Phillip Milano Question When I was young, I never saw fat white women. Now, everywhere I go, I see out-of-shape white women. Many of them, especially their legs, are larger than NFL players. What happened? Is it their diet, or are they just lazy? Dorothy, black female, Jacksonville Replies We’re lazy, our cities lack green spaces to exercise, we ...
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By Phillip Milano Question If Catholics don’t believe in contraceptives, how do they keep from having a lot of kids? Linzi, 17, Selinsgrove, Penn. Replies It’s all about timing. Betty, 30, Catholic, Jacksonville The method taught at my church uses the woman’s temperature to find out when she ovulates. I know when I’m fertile. That means that my husband and ...
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By Phillip Milano Question Some of my teenage female students tell me they are hit on so much by men, all ages, all ethnicities, that they are afraid to go buy gas alone. These aren’t skanky girls. What gives? T.R., 48, female, Jacksonville Replies The media, advertising and our general culture teaches men that all women are available (for the ...
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