Some people are sheeple and are easily influenced by what they see and hear around them. Others are their own person and look deep inside to find out what real beauty is, irrespective of media etc. Be yourself and look at people's inner beauty...
In my travels, I have found loud and obnoxious persons of every gender, race, and nationality. You never notice the well mannered persons, only the afore mentioned ones which are unfortunately the cause of most generalized preconceptions. However, it is a reflection of the narrow mindedness of the person making these generalizations and prejudiced statements that further our dislike of these complainers (like you, for example). Learn to ignore the obnoxious and look instead for the good of the foreign visitors and you will become a better, less bitter person. Hell, you might even learn something. Oops, I guess I should have ignored you... sigh.
On the other hand, would a man date a woman with tats?
In my case, generally Yes. As long as (as some have already pointed out) they are not all encompassing and have some artistic qualities. But generally it does have more to do with a good personality, a pretty face, and a delicious body (at least by my standards).
Myself, I have no tats. Not because I don't like them. In fact I designed a Celtic armband to hail my cultural heritage and personality. Trouble was the amount of money required to get the art work done (after all the bike needs new tires and I need a tropical vacation) AND the fear of not getting a good enough artist.
"Work-fare not welfare" Time to bring it back... Everyone works for their money and is a productive member of society.
Oh what? You have 5 kids and don't know what else you can do? I know, you get to work in the freakin daycare!
I see a ton of potholes that could be fixed and trails in the national parks (remember the WPA?) that need maintenance. How about trash pickup and painting over graffiti? Habitat for Humanity type work for our elderly and handicapped? I could go on and on.
Old fashioned rice pudding. Homemade, no raisins, bakes for about 1.5 hours, includes fresh vanilla beans. Yum! Sigh, now I *have* to go find that recipe...
They have Women's Engineers Society. Also Black, Hispanic, Minority, Handicapped, Disadvantaged, and I don't know what else.
So some guy tried to form a White Engineers Society and a Male Engineer's Society (all races and genders welcomed to join)... But NO! That was deemed discriminatory! Can't do that, no way!
Sigh.
Maybe I'll for an Old Fogies Engineering Society. We're on the endangered list after all.
If you can't tell from my photos, I just love my big touring Harley. I've had big bikes (and leather, hint hint) for many, many years. Even rode a Harley while stationed in Germany long ago. Toured all over Europe and later all over here in USA. Trying to figure out where I want to ride when I retire... 'Cuz ride I will.
What the heck is a "Software Engineer"? What does writing software have to do with engineering? Never made sense to me...
It may be my official title at work, but, I've never taken a class in engineering or in software! NEVER! And I still don't do engineering or write software. So how the heck did I get that label?
So, what do I do, you ask? I write equations to describe physical systems. I re-arrange them. I play with them. I write more equations to describe a physical response of those systems towards a desired outcome. I design logic and algorithms. All of my schooling in math and physics allows me to accomplish this successfully.
(I then hand the equations/logic/algorithms off to a software developer who does whatever they do. Still not an engineer.)
So what should my work title be? I used to go to Cape Canaveral and participate in rocket launches, so, "Ex-Rocket Scientist"? I now work on spacecraft and the occasional earth satellite, so, "Interplanetary Explorer"? Personally, I think we need a new title, simple yet accurate: "Geek"!
Not to be confused with the dweeby geeks on the TV show "Big Bang Theory". No way I'm a dweeb. Never have been, never will be. Not that there aren't perhaps a few of those at work, but by and large, no more than any other group of people.
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RE: What dance can you do?
"Don't be afraid to Pogo!"Mosh Pit anyone?
How about "The Safety Dance"?