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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By no means am I suggesting that a guy needs to be benching his body weight; or watching 8 hrs of football per weekend; or be spitting and scratching his crotch to be a real man. But having only lived on the east coast for 2 years, I am kind of shocked by how un-manly well educated white collar professional guys are in DC and NYC. Seems like everyone's hobby is watching the news (politics in DC; CNBC in NYC). They seem incapable of fixing anything - whether it's a closet door that's off its hinge or a flat tire - they are willing to call a handy man or mechanic and are ok with that guy thinking they have no idea what to do. And they seem kind of gossipy/critical about how others are living their lives. Just seems odd to me that a guy would be ok spending his weekend reading a book and criticizing how some other dude is choosing to rent a home rather than buy. I just feel like guys back home -- including drs/lawyers/med/law students were more into sports, working out, home renovation, cars etc. Is this a DC/NYC thing? I've seen it in guys I've casually dated, guys at work etc. -- all ages 25-35.[/quote]

Some of this uselessness comes from how they were raised, no? I mean they don't know how to do because no one taught them. [/quote]

This. A lot of guys I know (mostly North Jersey/NYC/Long Island guys) were raised this way. This is what their dads were like when they were home -- talking markets/investments, news, gossiping about others' wealth and professional success. And the dads weren't home all that much because they were investment banking MDs or biglaw or hedge fund partners out making the money for the family to afford the huge home in the expensive area. So when it came to things like home improvement or cars or whatever, they threw money at the problem and outsourced. That's what the sons saw, so that's what they started doing the moment they got their first biglaw or banking job at 25. Fast forward 10 years, you have guys who have no idea how to take care of those things.[/quote]

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