To cringe at the cutesy act?

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Probably IABU, but...

I work for a big, engineering type company. Male dominated, but do have many senior women, the CEO is female also.

I'm hot desking in a different department today and I'm sat next to two women, who are both around 30. Although they're both very nice, I cannot stand the cutesy act (I hope it's an act).

As soon as any men come into the vicinity, their voices immediately go high pitched and incessant giggling ensues. I can't get away with the "What does that word mean?", "that's a big word", "OMG Germany is in the EU?" and other inane comments and I've been gritting my teeth all day. Surely this is an act? But I really can't see the benefit of such an act? AIBU to think they're setting women back decades??

Are you sure they’re not just stupid?

I had a conversation with someone recently who genuinely thought the EU was a country, and that dinosaurs were endangered.

If you are being serious then yes they are twats that give women a bad name.

Could just be stupidity. I have a friend who comes away with some absolute crackers and I do think (and say yo her) you can't be serious!

They could be stupid, but the company requires staff to have a certain degree of aptitude/qualifications. The stupidity increases tenfold if men are in the vicinity.

"I had a conversation with someone recently who genuinely thought the EU was a country, and that dinosaurs were endangered."

Good grief.

totally pathetic and plays right in into the hands of idiots who already think women are 2nd class citizens. the men probably think inwardly how stupid they are ,it's not attractive imo.

There was a woman on my PGCE course who thought wolves were mythical creatures, like unicorns, and genuinely wondered what happened to the stars during the day time.

We told her God put them away in a big box and took them out again every evening

She's a teacher now

Then it's the naive act OP, some women seem to think men find that attractive. Some men do which is just as worrying and annoying.

I know what you mean, OP. They’re basically this woman:

I know someone who’s successful and very intelligent or certainly comes across that way. So we’re all in the pub having stupid chats and talking about the full moon and it makes people crazy and one woman said well I suppose if we’re 70% water and look at the effect of the moon on the tides it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that it does impact people (typical pub talk nonsense) he fell about laughing- unnecessarily so. Because “the moon has no impact on the tides or the sea and what nonsense was she talking about”....... there was a dead silence before someone had to explain to him that’s literally the only bit of what she said that wasn’t nonsense. And then we all laughed. At him.

Oh gosh yes, a lot of the graduates I deal with really are that thick OP.

Yes, Assburgers - exactly that!!

Maybe it's not an act, but I am suspicious that their IQs both seem to nosedive around men. I had to ask one of them for some details on a project before and the answer was given concisely and in a normal pitched voice

Love some of these stories though

ask them if there's something wrong with their throats as they sound squeaky all of a sudden, a throat pastille perhaps might help ?

There was a woman on my PGCE course who thought wolves were mythical creatures, like unicorns, and genuinely wondered what happened to the stars during the day time.

We told her God put them away in a big box and took them out again every evening hmm

She's a teacher now

^
Teaching children, by the way. You know, the future

An 18 year old I know who was shortly heading off to University was flabbergasted to learn that Scotland was another country

Like that scene in friends where Rachel bumps into her mates and does the hand wave screaming thing

I HATE HATE HATE the giggling that some women do around men. Did I mention I hate it? .

I cannot get over how some women talk to a man and are all giggly and omg you are so funny, and the men believe it and think they are all hilarious and the women are so cute.

I really hate it on when they are on TV being all giggly and cute and my DP is watching with me and I can see him thinking oh she is so cute, and I am watching thinking uhh it is all so fake why the heck do men fall for it.

Someone thought dinosaurs were endangered animals?

I think someone was taking the piss out of you @justhereforthepoostories

NO-ONE is that dumb.

As for the women the OP is on about. Probably an act, to make the men fuss over them. Some women do this.

Although I have spoke to a few people who thought the EU was just 'Europe' and leaving it means we cannot travel to Europe anymore. They voted to remain because of this. I have actually met way more Remain supporters who are clueless when it comes to the EU, than leave supporters. Leavers absolutely DID/DO know what the EU is.

I think if some of the people who voted to remain actually knew what they were voting for, the % to leave would have been bigger.

JustHere even DD 11 rolled her eyes at that.

My DC's school had an international food evening recently, you were to bring in a dish from your own country or your ancestors' country. I met a mum in Sainsbury's, she picked up a couple of Basics 10" pizzas and said, "I'll take these, they're English."

winter saying nowt on the subject, except it is the leavers that are considered a thick. [hmmm]

its so irritating to watch because its so obvious to other women
I think its immaturity and subconscious flirting. Sadly many dumb themselves down to seem cute, funny, less intimidating so the target man approaches them or thinks of them as a possibility.

They probably just fancy whoever is around when that happens... changing the voice in particular is done subconsciously. men do it too their voice gets higher .ever seen some guys get louder and more animated bragging about stuff... yeah same thing..flirting.

Someone thought dinosaurs were endangered animals?

I think someone was taking the piss out of you justhereforthepoostories

Sadly, no. I’ve known this woman for six years, and she genuinely is tremendously stupid. Lovely person, but completely lacking in a lot of very basic knowledge.

Your oh-so-stupid friend was right! Acc HCPs, the moon does have an effect on hospital admissions - there are more at the full moon. Ditto psych admissions - echoing the folk wisdom in the word loony/lunatic.

See Wall St. Journal www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-really-believe-bad-things-happen-on-a-full-moon-1476719218

These are making me laugh and weep in equal measure, we really are our own worst enemy at times.

It's simpering. Not giggling, not flirting but simpering.