Aussie male thanks Willem

Thanks for your comment re my previous post Willem! The key word you used was "sooks". Now that's a good old Aussie word and I think it describes the majority of Aussie males today. Mind you I blame the school system and the crumbling family unit. All children coming through the school system for the last 30+ years have been subjected to a gender imbalance in the teaching and administrative staff. Most teachers are women, some schools have no men, and the administrative levels are increasingly filled by women. Female influence is very important in schools - it adds a softer approach - but it is the imbalance that is of concern. Thus we are now seeing males who have had many female role models and few male role models for their entire school life which is of course in excess of 200 days per year. There are even women coaching football in junior football clubs!! Imagine the half time address - "be considerate when you tackle your opponent, speak kindly to him if you beat him to the ball, consider his feelings and do watch out for grass stains on your shorts - they're such a problem to remove - oh by the way if your mum has any handy hints for removing stubborn stains perhaps we could sit down after training and share our mums ideas." Add to this the fact that many have also been reared in single parent homes, the vast majority of which are headed by the mother. Now before I get bombarded, I emphasise that my post is not critical of women in any way but simply a comment on the lack of balance in gender roles available for boys. Thus Willem I agree with you. The typical Aussie male is a sook!!