Zevrix: To Social Norm or not to Norm!

[Zevrix]

It's a shame I'm too busy today to really give this one more thought!

The first thing that really came to mind was the strange way we affix color to gender. It's even more silly when you realize that less than 100 years ago, the colors were reversed!
http://jezebel.com/5790638/the-history-of-pink-for-girls-blue-for-boys
Apparently in the past, pink was considered a strong, masculine color, and blue was considered delicate and feminine.

While totally unnecessary and arbitrary, I really wouldn't mind the construct if it wasn't for things like this:

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Well said Riley. Some girls do like superheroes.

 

[Diremongoose]

This is a guide for international students: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/?page=18058
But here's a weirdest part...

"Servants
If you are used to having servants to do most of your work, you may find the Australian way of life a little difficult at first. In Australia, it is not considered shameful for anyone to do manual work and males often share in the housework. A person sometimes employs a cleaner, who comes once a week to clean the house, but Australians usually do most of the housework, child care and gardening themselves. This means that they don't have as much free time as people who employ servants."

I wonder what culture they're referring to...

 

[Diremongoose]

And here is a bonus:
"G'day, how ya goin'?"

This is not a question. They do NOT want to know how you are. They want a generic positive expression.

 

[tr1age]

It's a shame I'm too busy today to really give this one more thought!

The first thing that really came to mind was the strange way we affix color to gender. It's even more silly when you realize that less than 100 years ago, the colors were reversed!
http://jezebel.com/5790638/the-history-of-pink-for-girls-blue-for-boys
Apparently in the past, pink was considered a strong, masculine color, and blue was considered delicate and feminine.

While totally unnecessary and arbitrary, I really wouldn't mind the construct if it wasn't for things like this:

Well said Riley. Some girls do like superheroes.

<- living proof

 

[Ruxandra]

Oh, so that's now Necromancers reap soul essence from people. Make 'em sick and sneeze. Fitting, seeing how they're so heavy on conditions. Lawl. But that would make them, like, Boogermancers. Which is just gross.

OMG Boogermancers? That sounds awful. :x Who would think of such a thing? Ewwwww >.<

 

[Thovarisk]

And here is a bonus:
"G'day, how ya goin'?"

This is not a question. They do NOT want to know how you are. They want a generic positive expression.

my grandma always answers the same way to EVERYONE "well.. you are expected to answer I'm ok" kinda been leaning towards using it myself a lot lately, no joke.