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Leah Marie
08/04/09

In reply to "Housework Makes British Men More Attractive"
I never found Eric Bana attractive when I thought he was American - then I heard him on Fresh Air and learned he's Australian and hilarious, and now I love him forever. Oh, the power of the accent.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
08/04/09

@Leah Marie: Watch The Castle! God, how my father loves that film/quotes it often!
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Opti-Miss
08/04/09

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My husband is french and we've never really had any issues about one of us doing more than the other (I cook more, he cleans more, works for me!)...
but I doubt it's because of his nationality. It's because he grew up with a kick-ass mum and sisters, perhaps. Or the fact that he moved overseas straight after school and had to clean up after his own ass. Or maybe, he just respects me??
These kind of nationality-based "studies" kinda annoy me because it reduces personality to a bunch of vaguely racist generalisations.
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keldo
08/04/09

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My British husband is wildly tidy. And he likes to go clothes shopping with me. I think I married a woman.
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littlemisslondon
08/04/09

@keldo: My British husband is so fastidious about our kitchen that he once burned himself trying to clean one of the elements on our stove when it was STILL HOT.
Not so much with the clothes shopping, though. You're a lucky girl!
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sybann
08/04/09

@keldo: DOES HE HAVE A (older) BROTHER!?
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keldo
08/04/09

@sybann: I know I'm late but I had to get back to you - he does! But he's 64!!
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Rare Affinity
08/04/09

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I have to say some of my English boyfriends were far more house proud than me. One even picked up the gown I had quickly stepped out of and carefully draped it over a sofa after I had blithely flung it onto the bedroom floor. Fortunately he was a lot less fastidious when it came to sex.
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cuteasabutton
08/04/09

@Rare Affinity: No sex please, were British.
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Rare Affinity
08/04/09

@cuteasabutton: Sadly I have found that to be all too true on occasion.
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ditriana
08/04/09

@cuteasabutton: interesting attitude, but then how do you explain the rampant chlamydia (among other STIs) and one of the highest levels of teen pregnancy in the world??
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A Small Turnip
08/04/09

@ditriana: I'm not an expert, but I'd venture to guess that it was a joke. Button is known for her delightful irreverence 'round these parts.
The rampant chlamydia, however, I cannot account for.
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morninggloria
08/04/09

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My boyfriend is Mexican and Cuban, so he likes socialism, tequila, and wearing big hats.
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Maggita
08/04/09

@morninggloria: Mine's Russian, so making out with him is like drowning in vodka and sex is like romping naked through the steppe. But I'm a sucker for depressed writers who overthrow governments while wearing fuzzy hats.
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chi-girl
08/04/09

@morninggloria: Mine is German. He's very efficient and has a constant supply of pretzels, but we live in DC and he's always eyeing the Maryland border in a way that makes me nervous, and those lederhosen are just a fashion don't. The potato salad is good, though.
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rednrowdy
08/04/09

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oh, i'd hire the british/scottish/irish men cleaning service. clive owen can scrub the floors, i'll put gerard butler on shower duty, ewan mcgregor can straighten up the living room, jonathan rhys myers can sweep the front walk, cillian murphy can do the dusting, colin firth can do my dishes and it's all hands on deck in the bedroom.
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taranwanderer
08/04/09

@rednrowdy: I like your style.
I'd like to have them by on Fridays, please.
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JerseyGrrrl
08/04/09

@rednrowdy: I imagine their uniforms will look something like this!!
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rednrowdy
08/04/09

@JerseyGrrrl: well, not for the scottish and irish men, although clive and colin would look terribly silly wearing those.
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sybann
08/04/09

@rednrowdy: Hi Deck, nicetameetcha!
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sympathyforthebasementcat
08/04/09

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The man of my house is a son of a bitch. He just naps all day while I bust my ass to bring home the snausages. Then he sheds all over the place, drinks all night and sits on the remote. However, he does at least help clean dishes and the table at night (granted, with his tongue).
So at least he's better than an Australian.
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BearDownCBears
08/04/09

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In our defense, if our plan is to flip our house in two years, and 60% of our meals consist of Ruby Tuesday fried onion balls, and the flatscreen we bought on credit in lieu of paying off our student loans obscures the kitchen, what's the point of doing housework?
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
08/04/09

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Housework -- him doing it; let me clarify -- makes any nationality of man more attractive. This is one of those basic concepts. I'm not sure why the Telegraph is having trouble grasping it.
EB is just hawt on principle. If he wants to stop being Aussie and jet over here, that's fine with me.
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TheFormerJuneBronson
08/04/09

@Rooo sez BISH PLZ: A-fucking-men.
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cuteasabutton
08/04/09

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I don't live with the (British) BF, but when I make dinner he always washes up without me having to ask, and does a great job! His room at his place is tidy when I go round ( he always points out that he tidied it for me!) and he will make the bed. So can't complain...Only been together for 7 months, so moving in isn't on the cards, but I am encouraged!
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leukothea
08/04/09

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Just when you thought Alexander Skarsgård couldn't get any hotter.
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cuteasabutton
08/04/09

@leukothea: Indeed.
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NefariousNewt
08/04/09

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C'mon, American guys! Are we gonna' let the Brits beat us at this?!?!? HELL NO!!! USA! USA! USA!! USA!!!
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Samanthrax
08/04/09

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But American men that do housework are just totally gay, brah.
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cuteasabutton
08/04/09

@Samanthrax: Any man that does wimminz work is teh gheigh.
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NefariousNewt
08/04/09

@Samanthrax: We are not!!!!
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hovy
08/04/09

@Samanthrax: Just because I wear a French maid's outfit when cleaning does not make me gay. It's laundry day.

The fact that I own a French maid's outfit is what makes me gay. Gay Paree.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/04/09

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You know, I love Australian men, but even the wonderful amazing ones that I've met (including Mr. Skittles) do tend to have this assumption that their wives are going to handle all the child rearing and house keeping. Mr. Skittles got noticeably less interested in having children when I informed him that a) if he wanted someone staying home with and homeschooling the kids, it was going to be him and b) I wasn't going to be taking on the lion's share of raising them.
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cuteasabutton
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Do hate to agree with that but it's true. My Aussie Dad was rarely around to help with domestic duties, and even when he was, wouldn't. He is great at BBGing! Of course he would argue that he was working ridiculously hard, which is true, but suffice to say it was a thorn in my mothers side. They are now divorced.
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frankie22
08/04/09

@cuteasabutton: Yep my Aussie dad is unfortunately the same. I doubt he even knows where the vacuum cleaner is kept.
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brinkswomanship
08/04/09

@cuteasabutton: I definitely think Aussie men assume they don't have to do a lot around the house, but I've managed to whip one or two into shape with a withering glare and a well-practiced spiel about feminism. Also it helps if you just let things get so disgustingly dirty that even THEY notice it.
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cuteasabutton
08/04/09

@frankie22: Mine knew where the beers were.
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cuteasabutton
08/04/09

@brinkswomanship: See I've tried that. With boys AND girls that I've lived with. Can often backfire! And I just can't stand mess and it will drive me so mad I will just end up doing it. I won't be happy though! Obviously it is unfair to tarnish all Aussie men with this brush, but the evidence is overwhelming!
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Understater
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Yeah, I hate to generalize, but there is definitely an element of male chauvinism in Australian culture. Some of the Aussie men on met on my recent Eurotrip exemplified a kind of chest-thumping mentality that kind of jarred me.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/04/09

@Understater: I know, I really really do hate to generalize. And some of the absolute nicest, most feminist men I've ever known were Australian, but even as sweet and wonderful as they are they tend to be a little...cave mannish sometimes.
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
01/23/09

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Basham's book sounds incredibly stupid. And ya know what? I *do* help my fiance out with his career, and I read some of his research paper drafts, and I am an important part of the decision making, because while he has the brains and talent in this relationship, I have the ambition. I want him to succeed, because I want him to have a fulfilling career, and quite honestly, make money. And he likes my help because I'm good at this sort of thing.

But I absolutely don't see what this has to do with my career. Yeah, it looks like at this point, he could make more money in the long run, but hey, he could change his mind five years from now and decide to be a high school teacher, he could leave me for a co-worker, or, not to be morbid, die. Not to mention, by focusing some energy on my own career, together we have the ability to make even more money, and I can actually feel like my own success is important also. And I feel like my job would contribute something positive to this world. I don't see how this sort of attitude can do anything but give us more freedom when/if we finally decide to have kids.

And if we had limitless money? Who knows, maybe we'd be the Duggars, maybe we'd be childless and spend 20 years traveling the world, sometimes volunteering in orphanages, sometimes staying in five star luxury hotels. Okay, I'm pretty sure we'd be more likely to travel, but basically, this woman has made all sorts of wacky assumptions about what people want with their lives.
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