Japanese asked what remarks they think most likely to instigate an immediate quarrel between husband and wife provide some classic and most probably universal lines.
The ranking for a wife’s utterances to her husband:
1. ***’s husband’s earnings seem really high
2. Why haven’t you had a single pay rise?
3. ***’s husband always does it properly
4. I’m more tired!
5. You’re so insensitive
6. It’s easy being a guy and not having to do the housework, isn’t it?
7. I’m working as well!
8. Are you doing your job properly?
9. You’re going drinking, again!?
10. Bringing up the kids is a husband’s responsibility
Unsurprisingly, a list dominated by remarks accusing a husband of not providing materially for his family (or more accurately, wife) – a very traditional cause of matrimonial conflict indeed.
The ranking for a husband’s utterances to his wife:
1. Being a housewife is real easy, isn’t it?
2. Remember who puts the food on your table!
3. I’m working
4. Bringing up the kids is a wife’s responsibility
5. I’m more tired!
6. My mother always cooked this properly for me
7. If you’re at home then at least do the chores properly
8. You’re so insensitive
9. I’m busy with work
10. Is that all you cooked to go with this?
For women it appears a man denigrating her housekeeping is just as galling.
Nitpicking - Technically the woman puts the food on the table. The man would be the one providing money to buy the food.
But anyway, I don't know about the rest of the world - But I was under the impression we were going through a revolution of roles. Men and women are switching roles more often these days, and what about homosexual couples? I don't think it's so much the gender that the comments are aggrivating - It's the role.
I mean, put in MMO terms: If you're in a party and commenting on how well some other tank does when your tank is busting it's ass, they're liable to be upset.
6 Name: Mummy boy : 2012-11-25 18:45 ID:lIWd7B+Y [Del]
Womens do housework, cook and help with the kids, mens work, drink beer and get drunk and spend time with the kids. At lest thats what i do with my wife.
