In article <4444@unisql.UUCP> wrat@unisql.UUCP (wharfie) writes:
> Yaaahhhh, I was waiting for someone to say that.
I knew you would appreciate it, my friend. Thats why I tossed it in.
Meanwhile, I have done some field research on the subject --I raised the
question at breakfast this morning, and my wife said virtually the same
things Amy did, with almost identical examples. So then I reminded her of
how I could still see my aunts (now desceased) haggling over the last
penny at Miss Duttons Tea Room. And then haggling over how to divide the
tip! She even topped that by remembering an incident, totalling 30 cents,
that involved her mother in law! Now that hit pretty close to home. So
I said I thought it had a lot to do with cultural background and maybe the great depression. And she said she considered herself to be a generous person. And I agreed with that. So we gave each other hugs and kisses and left for our respective jobs. So much for that research work! This is not a trivial question you raise, Wharfie. Intuitively, I feel that it hits on something really basic to *traditional* gender roles, and I dont know exactly what it is. What s your theory?
