# What would you put in Room 101? **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [May 4, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638 "2018-05-04T15:27:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 43
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/847 "2018-09-08T17:06:27Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > That isn’t a good example because we’re talking about waxing. 🙂 I don’t wax my chest if I go to the beach (and I don’t use a lipstick if I meet my customers). Do you have problems abstracting in general or only in this case? ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/848 "2018-09-08T17:08:35Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > So we get a book of poems with things like: > “The wax > is on the tracks.”? hi everybody! let’s take the ax to the wax which someone said is on the tracks cuz we all gotta perform miracles to wax off all these syllables ax wax whatever it’s mad max do you think Furiosa gets her ass waxed? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/849 "2018-09-08T17:09:58Z")
What a day! What a lovely day! ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/850 "2018-09-08T17:12:38Z")
Eminem already made a song about a lovely Pooh Butt Day. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/851 "2018-09-08T17:17:50Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Do you have problems abstracting in general or only in this case? We are talking about waxing. Hairs. I don’t wax my legs, my chest, etc. And I don’t get it why women do that. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/852 "2018-09-08T17:21:26Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > We are talking about waxing. Hairs. I don’t wax my legs, my chest, etc. And I don’t get it why women do that. That kinda answers my question, I guess. 🗒 _avoid metaphors and abstract analogues when talking to @Someone_ ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/853 "2018-09-08T17:23:57Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > That’s not “make up/waxing” (and thus some form of “trinkets”.) Not sure what you mean by ‘trinkets’ in that context, but I meant it in the sense of making an effort (the clothes example was a bit tongue-in-cheek 😉) > [@Someone](#): > > Why? That sounds like strangers are more important … Not more important, but it’s natural to feel more comfortable around friends than strangers. > [@Someone](#): > > I don’t wax my chest if I go to the beach That’s not a good example either. As I’m sure you know, hairy legs on girls aren’t viewed quite the same as hairy chests on men. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/854 "2018-09-08T17:25:41Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > As I’m sure you know, hairy legs on girls aren’t viewed quite the same as hairy chests on men. Hm… I know a lot of men who are waxing or shaving their chest. There are even special “body” razors for men. ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/855 "2018-09-08T17:25:55Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > We are talking about waxing. Hairs. I don’t wax my legs, my chest, etc. And I don’t get it why women do that. Some women. You don’t shave? > [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > That’s not a good example either. As I’m sure you know, hairy legs on girls aren’t viewed quite the same as hairy chests on men. Not nearly as well as you might think I’d say. Americans and Brits are much more obsessed with all this stuff. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/856 "2018-09-08T17:27:12Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > > [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > > As I’m sure you know, hairy legs on girls aren’t viewed quite the same as hairy chests on men. > > Hm… I know a lot of men who are waxing or shaving their chest. There are even special “body” razors for men. Yes, because it looks ‘better’, not because it’s a social expectation. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/857 "2018-09-08T17:27:51Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Yes, because it looks ‘better’, not because it’s a social expectation. I don’t agree here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/858 "2018-09-08T17:28:08Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > > [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > > That’s not a good example either. As I’m sure you know, hairy legs on girls aren’t viewed quite the same as hairy chests on men. > > Not nearly as well as you might think I’d say. Americans and Brits are much more obsessed with all this stuff. I know it varies between cultures - I can only really speak for mine. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/859 "2018-09-08T17:28:10Z")
You know being a guy I´m not in the best position. I´ll leave it to @tasse-tee now to convince you. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/860 "2018-09-08T17:34:32Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > > [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > > Yes, because it looks ‘better’, not because it’s a social expectation. > > I don’t agree here. 🙂 You don’t think it’s a social expectation for girls to shave their legs? I’m not talking about you personally, I’m talking about society in general. Maybe it’s just different in Germany then. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/861 "2018-09-08T17:37:20Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Maybe it’s just different in Germany then. Nope. Not for a good two decades now. ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/862 "2018-09-08T17:39:35Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > You don’t think it’s a social expectation for girls to shave their legs? I’m not talking about you personally, I’m talking about society in general. It is these days thanks to successful advertising by American (?) depilatory wax companies, but it’s still a social expectation of lesser force. My wife doesn’t do it (anymore) because I don’t really like it that much anyway and obviously no one enjoys doing it… ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/863 "2018-09-08T17:39:48Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > > [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > > it’s the fact that it’s a beach holiday and I’ll be wearing lots of things that mean bare legs > > and…? _Nobody_ knows you there! We don’t make ourselves look nice just for other people, you know! We do it for ourselves. \*_mic drop\*_ ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/864 "2018-09-08T17:42:18Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > **mic drop** 👏 ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/865 "2018-09-08T17:45:59Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > We don’t make ourselves look nice just for other people, you know! We do it for ourselves. If it were just for myself I’d shave every two weeks or so, when it starts to get a bit itchy. Shaving every couple of days is definitely for projecting a certain image. There are things I do for myself that have the side effect of making me look nicer (e.g., strength is also muscle tone). The clothes I wear to work fall somewhere in the middle. Obviously I can’t wear truly comfortable clothes, but nicer clothing is actually more comfortable as well. At home I just wear some sweatpants or something. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/866 "2018-09-08T18:06:10Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > You don’t think it’s a social expectation for girls to shave their legs? See [@Frenzies post above](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638/862). I agree with him. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638.md?page=42) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-would-you-put-in-room-101/2638.md?page=44)