Tell me this is shallow and stupid

[Deleted]

You are being shallow stupid:) I don't think it's good to make your profession what determines who you date. I mean I have no idea what that word means and it don't think it means I'm less of a smart person or that you and I wouldn't get along.

[doriswe]

ITA with pdx!

[dakotadangerdog]

Seriously?


You are worried about a dude's knowledge of the BRITISH legal system? I'm sorry MCC, I like you and do not mean this in a mean way, but that is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard lol.

[farfalla2011]

Ha Ha Ha!

Ok...I get what you are trying to accomplish. But I think that reason alone is maybe a little silly. However, how has the rest of the conversations gone? Are there other things that are making you hesitate?

You never know, he could end up being a really great guy, and he did make an effort by googling to see what it was you were talking about.

[wrathofkuus]

I know nothing of the British legal system, and even I know what a barrister is. Of course, there are a lot of other things I don't know about, so I wouldn't rule this guy out just yet.

[mandimija]

MCC, that's shallow. And stupid. At least the man cared enough to find out. Honestly, I'd be more bothered by a man who both didn't know something *and* didn't have the gumption to find out.

Seriously, it's like you're looking for reasons not to like him.

[starburst604]

At least he doesn't think you are a barista. Which FYI I didn't know the meaning of for the longest time because I don't drink coffee.

[roselis]

Yea, sorry MCC, I agree. It is a little stupid to be hung up on that. At least he looked it up!Meet up with him and then come to a conclusion

[achase123]

I think it's shallow...I had no idea what it meant. I would've googled it too.

[kellbell191]

I'm a lawyer and this would not bother me. I don't know if it would occur to dh that a barrister is a British lawyer and I like him well enough.

[Deleted]

Yes it's shallow and doesn't mean anything. Backgrounds and life experiences are different. You'll probably learn something new with him. If you want guys to be unbeatable about Law, you should stick to lawyers but then you could be missing out! Would FDNY have passed the test?

[prettyinpearls]

I have no idea what it means, and I'm pretty freaking awesome. Definitely shallow to use that as a basis for "weeding out" guys. At least he took the time to Google it!

[mandimija]

I can't talk. I used to weed out guys based on whether they knew what the word 'dystopian' was (I did my thesis on dystopian literature). Given, BF both knew what the word meant and had a decent working knowledge of the genre, but by then I'd removed 'well versed in postmodern literature' from my list of requirements.

[hainesherway]

The only reason I know what a Barrister is, is because I've seen the movie "Bridget Jones". LOL

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Jun 18, 2012 21:44:56 GMT -5 mintchocochip said:

Jun 18, 2012 20:55:21 GMT -5 mandimija said:

I can't talk. I used to weed out guys based on whether they knew what the word 'dystopian' was (I did my thesis on dystopian literature). Given, BF both knew what the word meant and had a decent working knowledge of the genre, but by then I'd removed 'well versed in postmodern literature' from my list of requirements.

This is hilarious and makes me feel less nutty

I had to Google dystopia and I am now happy to put a name on a literature genre I dislike. The only book I read was Fahrenheit 451 and I didn't like it at all.

[mandimija]

Dude, I'm a dystopian literature nut (obviously) and Fahrenheit 451 drove me batty. I'm more of a Camus/García Márquez/Hunger Games/Divergent type girl.

[stephbfan]

Jun 20, 2012 10:42:36 GMT -5 mandimija said:

Dude, I'm a dystopian literature nut (obviously) and Fahrenheit 451 drove me batty. I'm more of a Camus/García Márquez/Hunger Games/Divergent type girl.

Camus and García Márquez? I think I like you already!

[mandimija]

BF and I are both book fanatics, and are always perusing each other's bookshelves and borrowing various books. However, he's learned that there's one book in my house that nobody touches...my signed copy of "Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor."

[stephbfan]

Jun 20, 2012 11:04:07 GMT -5 mandimija said:

BF and I are both book fanatics, and are always perusing each other's bookshelves and borrowing various books. However, he's learned that there's one book in my house that nobody touches...my signed copy of "Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor."

It took me a while to understand what book were you talking about since I read them in Spanish lol. And you have a signed one?! I'm jealous now.

[mandimija]

*Laughs* I read them in both and then laugh at the translation. But I'm a language snob like that. My French isn't good enough to read Camus without at least a Spanish translation.