- Guys that put their hand around the back of their girlfriend’s necks. Not in the violent way, but instead of putting their arm around them while walking down the street. What’s with that? I can’t imagine in any way how it’s an ‘intimate’ or ‘kind’ thing to do. I swear, it actually makes me worried; all I see in my mind’s eye is him strangling her. For god’s sake man, don’t rest your fingers around her neck. Psycho.
- Guys. With pierced ears. That may have been ‘the thing to do’ when Vanilla Ice was around, but no longer. Take them out. Let the hole grow over. Be done with it.
- And, more importantly, women. I’ve got some kind of magnet for women who are travelling. They always seem to be at the clubs/pubs I go to, or I always seem to end up talking to them (not that that’s a bad thing). It does beg the thought though, are women that travel easier to talk to/date than those who aren’t? There are a few elements [worth?] observing here (thanks to MK for offering most of them, and a shot of vodka to boot).
- The Outgoing Girl. Girls that travel a lot are, by their very definition, outgoing. They’re always challenging themselves, getting outside of their comfort zone. Talking to a stranger in a packed pub isn’t a worry; more interesting and challenging.
- The Friendly Girl: Girls that travel are forced to meet people. They’re usually by themselves or in a small group, and meeting people is a necessity for getting by. That, or they actually like meeting people. Either way, they get lots of practice and enjoy it. If they didn’t enjoy meeting new people, they wouldn’t be backpacking.
- The Non-City-Dwelling Girl: City girls have attitude. I’m not surprised. Being a male (and, more specifically, one that’s not so easy to look at), I don’t have the problems that a big-city girl would have. Namely, getting hit on every 30-40 seconds. That, and having all the friends you could need. Meeting people isn’t such a necessity in the big city, and therefore, acting like you have an attitude will get you the space you probably need or want. I get it, it’s cool.
- The Non-Committal Girl: It’s ok to have a fling. That’s a part of what travelling is all about. She’s cool with spending time with you because she knows in 3 weeks she’ll be long gone and you’ll just be a [pretty terrible] memory. There’s a pretty slim chance that something good will come of it, and even if it does, we all know we can move on and find something else. Such is the nature of relationships in this day of age.
- The Girl who likes the Exotic: Face it, big cities like London offer pretty much the whole range of races and cultures, and when travelling this is clearly one of the more fun things to look forward to. I can say with some conviction that my accent has worked to my advantage more than once. People that haven’t been to New Zealand like to talk about it, as do those who have; it makes a pretty useful talking point if the rest of my life proves too boring. This sounds pretty boastful, and I don’t mean it to, but I guess it does help to some degree. God knows it didn’t do shit when I was in NZ.
- Well, that’s all I got. I guess that with all these points above, we could conclude that they in fact easier to talk to. More approachable. This definitely supports what I have experienced. I raise the topic because I have a travelling girl coming to see me soon, so we’ll see how it goes. Only one way, from the list above, but it’ll be fun finding out.
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