How many people go to the Parties during orientation and after test?

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DermViser said:
Common Step 1 topic - actually that's not true. Your sex drive is the same if not goes up at that age. Hence the STD "crisis" in that population.
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Yep less stress over "the kids hearing", no pregnancy concerns, greater body acceptance = more sexy time!! (especially for healthy men ; you'll be at a premium)
 
Winged Scapula said:
She's just being overly sensitive IMHO.



No, I can't agree to that. At the risk of being criticized like other users in the past have been for such comments, suffice it to say that I get plenty of "awe" outside the hospital as well, even with men that have no idea what I do,
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If you don't mind me asking, how exactly do you "awe" the men?

Is it something I want to know, or is it gross?

And why isn't anyone ever "awed" at me (yet)?
 
Arkangeloid said:
If you don't mind me asking, how exactly do you "awe" the men?

Is it something I want to know, or is it gross?
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I think she's just saying she does alright in the dating/social scene, without needing to leverage her social status as a doctor.

And why isn't anyone ever "awed" at me (yet)?
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Abandon all hope, ye who enter here...
 
KnuxNole said:
The nightclubs in the US would be way better though 🙁
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Honestly have no idea how nightclubs in the US could get any worse.

Have consistently been to clubs in my city where 50% of the guys are jacked (medically "overweight") and 50% of the girls are fat (technically not "overweight" but still 15 pounds too much for me).

Lol I have no idea why clubs in the US are so hyped...possibly used to be better in less obese times
 
Arkangeloid said:
And why isn't anyone ever "awed" at me (yet)?
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If you want an honest opinion, it's probably because 1) you lack confidence, and 2) you seem to have an inability to read social cues. Fortunately for you, both of these things can be worked on, at least to some extent.

Edit: I do not mean for this to be an insult, and if it's 'too harsh' I can delete it. But it's an honest opinion and I don't think sugar-coating it helps anyone.
 
sinombre said:
If you want an honest opinion, it's probably because 1) you lack confidence, and 2) you seem to have an inability to read social cues. Fortunately for you, both of these things can be worked on, at least to some extent.
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KnuxNole said:
Plus, missing out on the HUNDREDS of awesome things in the Great USA!
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this!

Krispy Kreme donuts
In-N-Out burger
Natural History museums (the closest one near you)
Sports Illustrated cover magazines
Mt. Rushmore
USS Missouri
Matt Damon (the Team America version)
American football
4 seasonal weathers
no charge for water at a restaurant

you can't find that in mother India
 
DermViser said:
Do all Indians feel this way? Most of the ones I know only go visit India to visit relatives and can't wait to get back to the U.S.
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no but there are some actually believe India is better than the U.S. I did humanitarian aid on the outskirts of Darjeeling (border of India/Nepal), to this day I remain convinced that East Los Angeles is a better place.

India is good for visiting relatives, visiting the Taj Mahal and seeing Bollywood celebrities, other than that its not much different from other 2nd or 3rd world countries.
 
Mskincer said:
no but there are some actually believe India is better than the U.S. I did humanitarian aid on the outskirts of Darjeeling (border of India/Nepal), to this day I remain convinced that East Los Angeles is a better place.

India is good for visiting relatives, visiting the Taj Mahal and seeing Bollywood celebrities, other than that its not much different from other 2nd or 3rd world countries.
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Better in what way? Cultural norms?
 
DermViser said:
Better in what way? Cultural norms?
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good point, I mean in terms of hygiene and atmosphere. East LA is obviously more worn down than other US places but its much cleaner and people are healthier (as hard it is to believe) than in Darjeeling. Cultural norms is subjective but the students in Darjeeling definitely got their study game face on.
 
speeddemon said:
Honestly have no idea how nightclubs in the US could get any worse.

Have consistently been to clubs in my city where 50% of the guys are jacked (medically "overweight") and 50% of the girls are fat (technically not "overweight" but still 15 pounds too much for me).

Lol I have no idea why clubs in the US are so hyped...possibly used to be better in less obese times
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Gay clubs have quite a few proportional people 🙂
 
Mskincer said:
good point, I mean in terms of hygiene and atmosphere. East LA is obviously more worn down than other US places but its much cleaner and people are healthier (as hard it is to believe) than in Darjeeling. Cultural norms is subjective but the students in Darjeeling definitely got their study game face on.
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You said, "some actually believe India is better than the U.S." hence I was wondering in what way they believe that to be true.
 
DermViser said:
You said, "some actually believe India is better than the U.S." hence I was wondering in what way they believe that to be true.
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damn I need to eat soon, totally misreading these posts. Some point to a lower divorce rate and the cheap cost of a surgical repair wound. My rebuttal is the caste system (yes it still exists just not as apparent) and the fact that many of the patients die of infections because cheap surgery was not done 100%.
 
Arkangeloid said:
If you don't mind me asking, how exactly do you "awe" the men?

Is it something I want to know, or is it gross?
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I'm not even sure what you are imaging that I would be doing that would be "gross". :laugh:

As @southernIM notes, I mean I do well on the dating/social scene without having to leverage my profession. In other words, I'm considered physically attractive.

And why isn't anyone ever "awed" at me (yet)?
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Like others have said, confidence is at least one problem we can all recognize. Those "swole brahs" in your class who get all the "bishes"? Its not because of the size of their biceps, but rather they probably exude confidence which is attractive.
 
Winged Scapula said:
True - but the fat gay man gets very little love (and of course, their definition of fat is much more stringent than most).
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Sad but true.

BUT, there's a whole subgroup of people who have a huge attraction to larger men, so there is a market for them in the dating/banging pool.
 
Mskincer said:
damn I need to eat soon, totally misreading these posts. Some point to a lower divorce rate and the cheap cost of a surgical repair wound. My rebuttal is the caste system (yes it still exists just not as apparent) and the fact that many of the patients die of infections because cheap surgery was not done 100%.
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Lower divorce rate? Well of course, because the stigma against divorce there is still very strong but more importantly because divorce for the Indian woman is a social and financial disaster. Studies show most women would rather stay and suffer than risk the consequences. So I'm not sure that's something to brag about.

Good surgery can be had there, but at a price that the average Indian (which those who have emigrated to the US cannot really claim to be) cannot afford.
 
Winged Scapula said:
I'm not even sure what you are imaging that I would be doing that would be "gross". :laugh:

As @southernIM notes, I mean I do well on the dating/social scene without having to leverage my profession. In other words, I'm considered physically attractive.



Like others have said, confidence is at least one problem we can all recognize. Those "swole brahs" in your class who get all the "bishes"? Its not because of the size of their biceps, but rather they probably exude confidence which is attractive.
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Wow, that's almost word for word why one of my previous girlfriends said she was initially attracted to me. But the biceps didn't hurt. 😉
 
KnuxNole said:
Sad but true.

BUT, there's a whole subgroup of people who have a huge attraction to larger men, so there is a market for them in the dating/banging pool.
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Not "bears" but what of the heavier more fem gay male? I'm pretty sure its harder for the latter.

I was just discussing this with my brother who was in London and bemoaning that all the gays looked like the Grinch in terms of physique. Made me LOL because I knew exactly what he was talking about.
 
Winged Scapula said:
Lower divorce rate? Well of course, because the stigma against divorce there is still very strong but more importantly because divorce for the Indian woman is a social and financial disaster. Studies show most women would rather stay and suffer than risk the consequences. So I'm not sure that's something to brag about.

Good surgery can be had there, but at a price that the average Indian (which those who have emigrated to the US cannot really claim to be) cannot afford.
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I was just going to say, the low divorce rate is MUCH more due to stigma, not inherently due to couples getting along better.
 
Winged Scapula said:
Lower divorce rate? Well of course, because the stigma against divorce there is still very strong but more importantly because divorce for the Indian woman is a social and financial disaster. Studies show most women would rather stay and suffer than risk the consequences. So I'm not sure that's something to brag about.

Good surgery can be had there, but at a price that the average Indian (which those who have emigrated to the US cannot really claim to be) cannot afford.
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Many of the extremely wealthy ones, ie. political figures, stars etc. who can afford still go to the U.S. For surgery anyway because it's still a lot better.
 
RJGOP said:
Wow, that's almost word for word why one of my previous girlfriends said she was initially attracted to me. But the biceps didn't hurt. 😉
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Why is it so out there that women are attracted to confident men? If you aren't confident in your own abilities, why shouldn't a woman believe you since you know yourself the best?
 
DermViser said:
I was just going to say, the low divorce rate is MUCH more due to stigma, not inherently due to couples getting along better.
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It may also be because of different ideals and expectations for marriage.

If marriage is seen as a contract, with the goal of extending the family line and wealth, rather than for romantic love, then divorce may be less likely when things aren't perfect. I would surmise that in those cases, especially with the stigma attached and the social/financial disaster that divorce is for women, when things go sour, you tend to accept it as the "cost of doing business" because marriage wasn't supposed to be this perfect ideal.
 
Winged Scapula said:
Not "bears" but what of the heavier more fem gay male? I'm pretty sure its harder for the latter.

I was just discussing this with my brother who was in London and bemoaning that all the gays looked like the Grinch in terms of physique. Made me LOL because I knew exactly what he was talking about.
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I was talking moreso of "Chubs". I'm sure it is harder for a heavyset, feminine gay male, but on the other hand, I wouldn't say it's far from impossible. Especially if there is confidence. Ark can learn a lesson from the suave chubby flamboyant gay male who snags "broshes" every night 😛

Apparently, there seems to be groups for everyone...haha. I barely knew what "bears" and "twinks" were until a few years ago, and now there's peeps like otters and ****. I just group people as "cutie" or "not cutie". Makes it easier...
 
Winged Scapula said:
It may also be because of different ideals and expectations for marriage.

If marriage is seen as a contract, with the goal of extending the family line and wealth, rather than for romantic love, then divorce may be less likely when things aren't perfect. I would surmise that in those cases, especially with the stigma attached and the social/financial disaster that divorce is for women, when things go sour, you tend to accept it as the "cost of doing business" because marriage wasn't supposed to be this perfect ideal.
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I guess when you set expectations that low, and see marriage as a transaction as a means to an end, then that's expected. Would suck to have to wake up and see that person everyday for the rest of your life, till the day you die. :sour:
 
DermViser said:
I guess when you set expectations that low, and see marriage as a transaction as a means to an end, then that's expected. Would suck to have to wake up and see that person everyday for the rest of your life, till the day you die. :sour:
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You probably are sleeping in separate rooms, so at least you can have your coffee first. 😉
 
speeddemon said:
Honestly have no idea how nightclubs in the US could get any worse.

Have consistently been to clubs in my city where 50% of the guys are jacked (medically "overweight") and 50% of the girls are fat (technically not "overweight" but still 15 pounds too much for me).

Lol I have no idea why clubs in the US are so hyped...possibly used to be better in less obese times
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what are you saying about guys? BMI is made to evaluate populations, not athletes. Someone that is "jacked" is not medically overweight, because an actual medical evaluation would measure BF% directly, not use some half-*ss measure used for epidemiology.
 
KnuxNole said:
I was talking moreso of "Chubs". I'm sure it is harder for a heavyset, feminine gay male, but on the other hand, I wouldn't say it's far from impossible. Especially if there is confidence. Ark can learn a lesson from the suave chubby flamboyant gay male who snags "broshes" every night 😛

Apparently, there seems to be groups for everyone...haha. I barely knew what "bears" and "twinks" were until a few years ago, and now there's peeps like otters and ****. I just group people as "cutie" or "not cutie". Makes it easier...
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Thank goodness for Urban Dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=otter
 
Winged Scapula said:
It may also be because of different ideals and expectations for marriage.

If marriage is seen as a contract, with the goal of extending the family line and wealth, rather than for romantic love, then divorce may be less likely when things aren't perfect. I would surmise that in those cases, especially with the stigma attached and the social/financial disaster that divorce is for women, when things go sour, you tend to accept it as the "cost of doing business" because marriage wasn't supposed to be this perfect ideal.
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Romantic love as we know it is a modern Western construct, though. Sure, the idea of love and lust and infatuation is all grounded in biology. But across cultures and time, people talk about it very differently.

It's just that in our culture, we reject that construct.
 
KnuxNole said:
I was talking moreso of "Chubs".
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Ahhh…well yes, bears and chubs/superchubs aside, there's the group that some friends fall into, which is normal to slightly over 25 BMI; too big to be a twink and too small to be a chub.

I'm sure it is harder for a heavyset, feminine gay male, but on the other hand, I wouldn't say it's far from impossible. Especially if there is confidence. Ark can learn a lesson from the suave chubby flamboyant gay male who snags "broshes" every night 😛

Apparently, there seems to be groups for everyone...haha. I barely knew what "bears" and "twinks" were until a few years ago, and now there's peeps like otters and ****. I just group people as "cutie" or "not cutie". Makes it easier...
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LOL…I just learned "twunk" the other day.
 
Arkangeloid said:
Romantic love as we know it is a modern Western construct, though. Sure, the idea of love and lust and infatuation is all grounded in biology. But across cultures and time, people talk about it very differently.

It's just that in our culture, we reject that construct.
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And why is that, do you think?
 
RJGOP said:
And why is that, do you think?
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Because we come from a completely different religious background and intellectual history than you guys do, I guess. And we have a strange resilience: our culture, religion, and institutions have endured over the millenia. They survived the Buddhists, the Muslims, the British, and more.

After independence, many Anglophiles, feminists, socialists, modernists, whatever, expected arranged marriage to disappear. 70 years later, we're still waiting.
 
Arkangeloid said:
Because we come from a completely different religious background and intellectual history than you guys do, I guess. And we have a strange resilience: our culture, religion, and institutions have endured over the millenia. They survived the Buddhists, the Muslims, the British, and more.

After independence, many Anglophiles, feminists, socialists, modernists, whatever, expected arranged marriage to disappear. 70 years later, we're still waiting.
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Depends on the woman. If you're marrying a girl from a poor rural village, then it's just marriage under coercion. I hardly call that a "win" for your side.
 
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