Lads V Men

naasrd

Most Irishmen like to consider themselves men, but all we seem to see are groups of lads out on the batter. Wearing the same old, safe, unimaginative clothing, and laden with limited vocabularies and scuffed shoes. Where's the real men gone to lads? Take a good hard look at what you wear, do your mates dress similarly? If so, lose either them or your wardrobe and raise your game. The women out there deserve it.

Delirium

naasrd wrote: »

Most Irishmen like to consider themselves men, but all we seem to see are groups of lads out on the batter. Wearing the same old, safe, unimaginative clothing, and laden with limited vocabularies and scuffed shoes. Where's the real men gone to lads? Take a good hard look at what you wear, do your mates dress similarly? If so, lose either them or your wardrobe and raise your game. The women out there deserve it.

Good plan if you want to be the best dressed hermit:p

Doctor DooM

Well, this is an argument I've seen dressed in a million different clothes

Nothing wrong with belonging to a group. Nothing wrong with being individual.

Nothing wrong with obsessing over football and Friday night with the lads, nothing wrong with loving Attack on Titan and going to conventions to hang out with your mates. Nothing wrong with dressing up to the nines. Nothing wrong with a hoodie and jeans if you're comfortable in that.

The only thing that's wrong really is looking at another person and judging them for not liking what you like, and not being what you want to be, basically.

KTRIC

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Well, this is an argument I've seen dressed in a million different clothes

Nothing wrong with belonging to a group. Nothing wrong with being individual.

Nothing wrong with obsessing over football and Friday night with the lads, nothing wrong with loving Attack on Titan and going to conventions to hang out with your mates. Nothing wrong with dressing up to the nines. Nothing wrong with a hoodie and jeans if you're comfortable in that.

The only thing that's wrong really is looking at another person and judging them for not liking what you like, and not being what you want to be, basically.

Well said

Dravokivich

It appears to me, your challenge to one's recognition of being a "man," is more of a social standing / class thing. Although the "women deserve better," comment is a bit of a curve ball. Have you been watching 50's romcoms as well?

Sleepy

Hang on, is your definition of what makes one a man rather than a lad something to do with clothing?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

Esoteric_

naasrd wrote: »

Most Irishmen like to consider themselves men, but all we seem to see are groups of lads out on the batter. Wearing the same old, safe, unimaginative clothing, and laden with limited vocabularies and scuffed shoes. Where's the real men gone to lads? Take a good hard look at what you wear, do your mates dress similarly? If so, lose either them or your wardrobe and raise your game. The women out there deserve it.

Since when do you speak for women? Maybe us women like a man being themselves, rather than dressing differently just to stand out?

Sauve

Mod

As the OP is currently on a temporary ban, I'm going to close this thread.