image from Getty Images When I read Tigerjoe's man-whore etiquette post and his eager friend to change Joe's courteous ways, I scoffed at the thought thinking that guys are already discourteous to us ladies irregardless anyway. I've seen some relationships where the guys have treated their own girlfriends with less courtesy and tend to string the girls along like decorations. So what difference would it make to having a paid whore versus a full time one? And I hate to say it, but based on my observations, this tends to be more prevalent with the Malaysian Chinese guys.

Ever sat in a busy shopping mall sipping coffee and watch the couples pass by? Watch how they walk and their gestures. The Malaysian Chinese guys most of the time tends to string their girlfriends behind them. The girls look the submissive and gentle sorts. Well, at least some would be holding hands. The Malay guys on the other hand, would have their hands all over the girl. Tsk. While the Indians, I think you'd have to pay more attention to notice if they are a couple. X_x

I'm not sure if the way to treat a lady is more a question of culture and upbringing if I could point this out. I could be wrong, but even when I used to date guys of different ethnic backgrounds there seem to be that difference. One of my ex, despite his saying otherwise, couldn't quite deal with my career. That and my dad himself said that it might be a problem later on in the relationship if my ex didn't have any paper qualification and I did. Do Malaysian Chinese guys need to feel more superior over their other halves because of culture? Maybe it's still the matter that the males always carry the family name making them treat their women to a submissive position?

But admittedly, women do tend to be on a different mindset altogether when they meet a man. Even if he didn't want sex, a gentleman with good manners and upbringing would be appreciated. But that species is growing rare these days. Seems like the idea of feminism today means courtesy and manners aren't a prerequisite to any kind of etiquette any more. So can you blame the woman if when she does find someone who's courteous and falls for him?