men: do some more housework pronto!
17-06-2005, 19:08
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men: do some more housework pronto!
a new law for civil ceremonies is being drawn up by spanish MP's which will require men to do an amount of housework/chores and even take care of household members.
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The new law, which will be introduced this summer in Spain, promises a revolution in a country where nearly half of all men admit to doing no housework at all.
Puffing and panting and swearing under his breath, 36-year-old Santi Risco tries to put up an ironing board. He doesn't have much success and it's a pretty painful sight watching a previously undomesticated Spanish male trying hard to change with the times.
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source: BBC news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4100140.stm
i wonder what british men and women would think to something like this 
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17-06-2005, 19:11
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
Well i brought up 5 children on my own, so i think i'm well qualified on the domestic front.
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17-06-2005, 19:14
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
I like it. Not for me so much as my other half is pretty good but I see many men who could do with helping their partners.
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17-06-2005, 19:16
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
 No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes 
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17-06-2005, 19:21
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
I do all my own housework.....have to really, nobody loves me enough to live with me 
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17-06-2005, 19:24
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
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Originally Posted by Raistlin
I do all my own housework.....have to really, nobody loves me enough to live with me |
Awwwww!!  I'm sure there is someone out there Raistlin, you just haven't found her yet......  And think what a good catch you will be when you DO find her!
No complaints here about division of labour in the house - Paul is more than capable of all of it and does a very good job - I've been really spoiled since I came out of hospital. But I do draw the line at ironing - that's MINE!!!!!!
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17-06-2005, 19:24
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
this idea is taking a swipe at the macho men in spain, then again plenty of macho men in this country 
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17-06-2005, 19:29
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
I don't do ironing, I just never have, even when I lived on my own. However I do hoover, cook, help make beds, wash up, clean the bathroom etc, to make up for it.
- I do admit to 'male pattern dust blindness', though
Regarding this law in Spain, as was pointed out in the article - how many women are actually going to report their 'macho' partners ???
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17-06-2005, 19:31
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
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Regarding this law in Spain, as was pointed out in the article - how many women are actually going to report their 'macho' partners ???
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well not the teachers:
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"I don't like the new law at all," says Patricia, a schoolteacher. "I love macho men. They are more masculine and I don't care about doing some housework."
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17-06-2005, 19:31
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
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Originally Posted by homealone
- I do admit to 'male pattern dust blindness', though |
Nasty affliction that, I suffer from "male pattern dust around things" myself So much easier than lifting or moving things
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17-06-2005, 19:50
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well not the teachers:
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how Mrs Gaz puts up with me I'll never know
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Nasty affliction that, I suffer from "male pattern dust around things" myself So much easier than lifting or moving things |
just not seeing it works for me - well having a high threshold, would be more true, but you get the idea
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17-06-2005, 19:51
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
I find it right that men should do their bit of housework.
Wives should not have to do the washing up everyday or cook every meal. I enjoy experimenting in the kitchen and hoovering. Put a good CD on and you dont see the time go by.
I also cant stand dust so dusting and floor cleaning is a big thing I like to clean often.
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17-06-2005, 21:11
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
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Originally Posted by Raistlin
I do all my own housework.....have to really, nobody loves me enough to live with me |
Me too. It will be quite nice, moving in with a girl and making her do some of the housework for a change.
I think this is a bit nanny-stating. Surely it should be up to the couple to find their way of doing things which makes them both happy?
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17-06-2005, 22:29
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
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Me too. It will be quite nice, moving in with a girl and making her do some of the housework for a change.
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*Reminds self not to move into Punkys house 
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17-06-2005, 23:27
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Re: men: do some more housework pronto!
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Originally Posted by Marge
*Reminds self not to move into Punkys house |
Don't worry, you're a special case. We agreed that i'll be the kept househusband, remember?
Anyways, Don't worry i'll convince you/her one way or other. Either with my charm, charisma, wit, or failing all that, a cricket bat.
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