I have been an ardent proponent of the theory that women talk more than men. And at some point of time, the theory gained huge credence when Dr Luan Brizendine in her book titled ‘Female Brain’, said that women spoke an average of 20000 words in a day against 7000 of men.
I had an audience when I talked about how we men exhaust these 7000 words at work and even if the wife has expended same number of words, they still had 13000 to go and try to empty them on you. And you were obviously overdrawn. And it is generally grunts and nods after reaching home. Some lucky day for them, they lose their cool on us and get a chance to spend the 13000 on screaming and calling us names.
I have read an evolutionary substantiation for this theory also in other books, that said men in prehistoric times were forced to be silent, because they were chasing animals for food and noise means hunger for them. Whereas, the women who stayed back at the caves, had to socialize with others because they weren’t sure that their partners would come back alive.
But now, there is another set of guys who has researched this and debunked the theory. They say that there is a mere thousand-word difference between men and women. Both use around 15000 words, this side or that side. So, all my gyan on this subject is now dead.
But even if the theory is proved wrong, I am certain of one thing. My wife speaks those extra 1000 words only when I get back home exhausting my quota.
I had an audience when I talked about how we men exhaust these 7000 words at work and even if the wife has expended same number of words, they still had 13000 to go and try to empty them on you. And you were obviously overdrawn. And it is generally grunts and nods after reaching home. Some lucky day for them, they lose their cool on us and get a chance to spend the 13000 on screaming and calling us names.
I have read an evolutionary substantiation for this theory also in other books, that said men in prehistoric times were forced to be silent, because they were chasing animals for food and noise means hunger for them. Whereas, the women who stayed back at the caves, had to socialize with others because they weren’t sure that their partners would come back alive.
But now, there is another set of guys who has researched this and debunked the theory. They say that there is a mere thousand-word difference between men and women. Both use around 15000 words, this side or that side. So, all my gyan on this subject is now dead.
But even if the theory is proved wrong, I am certain of one thing. My wife speaks those extra 1000 words only when I get back home exhausting my quota.
3 comments:
They talk.. & we are equally vocal in agreeing to whatever they say!!
We Speak 7000 and they understand 21000 meaning from it. They blab 21000 words out of which we listen only one third so net result Men speak more.
Absolutely!!! Supersubra has opened a completely new line of thought! Now that i think of it, that indeed is the case..
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