Himglish and Femalese

I read an article today about a book called 'Himglish and Femalese' (or vice versa) which I found exceedingly enlightening.

It was about how men and women interpret what each other say in modern formats, for example texts, emails and tweets. It revealed that my long-term fear of being misunderstood by men when writing was in fact justified; a sad and disappointing revelation.

Men just cannot understand the nuances of online flirting (quite possibly because it is the most ridiculous platform for such an activity) and women spend time actively misinterpreting the meanings of what men write. This elementary inbalance in interpretation means one thing: it is almost impossible to flirt with a man (or woman) by any means other than in person.

Fact.

How interesting, then, that my generation have, in majority, spent much of their teenage years in front of a computer screen, socialising via the fingertips. I myself fear for my own social abilities. Now, I'm not saying that if it weren't for MSN and facebook I would be a socially adept and comfident character; I am merely wondering whether there will be noticeable effects in the so-called (somewhat condescendingly) 'MySpace generation' (because, presumably, that's all we've accomplished, along with our piss-easy A-Levels and some ASBOs).

It all makes me want to run outside and start talking to people. Come on, grab your coat and let's go for a drink.

Sq.