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<p>If you&#8217;ve just started playing piano, you&#8217;re probably always on the lookout for some new sheet music to add to your collection. Here are five places to look for music that you&#8217;ll enjoy playing.</p>
<p><b>Music stores</b></p>
<p>This one is a bit of no-brainer, but local music stores are a great place to get sheet music. It can be a tad expensive, but the better stores will have a great selection. Look for the good stores on Yelp, or ask piano teachers in your area where they get their music. Most will be happy to help.</p>
<p><b>Craigslist, eBay</b></p>
<p>There are lots of piano players out there who have paid lots of money for music over the years that they no longer play, or perhaps they passed away and left stacks of music to their family. Regardless, you can often find some great deals on used sheet music on eBay and Craigslist. Be sure to buy from reputable buyers, but this can be a great way to score some real bargains, especially on hard-to-find pieces.</p>
<p><b>Sheet music sites</b></p>
<p>There are thousands of websites out there offering sheet music that you can either buy and have shipped to you, or in some cases you can simply print it out at home. This level of convenience was not available to piano players just ten years ago, and you should be able to find almost any music you want. There&#8217;s even a wealth of free sheet music available; it&#8217;s hard to get a better deal than that. Get a binder and start printing!</p>
<p><b>Garage sales</b></p>
<p>Depending on your area, garage sales can be another great source for music. Scan the classifieds for any mention of garage sales with anything music related for sale, as the chances are good they&#8217;ll have some music for sale as well. You can often get these for next to nothing.</p>
<p><b>Write your own!</b></p>
<p>I know it seems crazy, but you can actually write your own sheet music. If you have a good ear and you know the basics of musical notation, you can often deduce the notes and chords for songs and record them on blank music notation paper that you can get at any music store. This can be a great way to prepare for writing your own music someday.</p>
<p>One of the keys to sticking with piano is playing things you enjoy, and there&#8217;s no better way to get that kind of enjoyment and variety than always adding sheet music to your collection.</p>
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<p>Sometimes trying to learn guitar is compared to learning a new language but this is really not true. You can&#8217;t start off learning a language with the shortest words or the funniest phrases but an easy way to learn guitar songs is by starting with the ones you most like and the songs with the simplest chords.</p>
<p>So what is the best way to get a collection of guitar songs to learn? There are plenty of books available for you to buy on line or at your local music store that contain anthologies of guitar songs belonging to a wide range of musical genres. The trick is to use your own tastes as a guide only &#8211; but not to make the final choice.</p>
<p>An anthology of folk songs containing numbers like Nine Hundred Miles, Where Have All The Flowers Gone?, Worried Man Blues, Little Boxes, Foggy Foggy Dew and Clementine may be too old fashioned for your musical tastes but the muscles responsible for changing chords aren&#8217;t going to know about that.</p>
<p>Collections of folk songs are compiled by guitar instructors who are following a plan of learning groups of chords over time using several songs. This enables a guitar student to get used to chord changes involving a definite number of chords before moving onto another group. For example the song This Land Is Your Land may not be one of your favorites but it&#8217;s a great way to learn the chords G, C and D.</p>
<p>If you start your collection of guitar songs with songs that you personally are fond of you may be making your progress as a guitar player more difficult than it needs to be. With a collection of easy folk guitar songs that have been chosen with the gradual introduction of the guitar to a student in mind, you have teaching material that will get you playing the songs you like in a short amount of time.</p>
<p>Using easy guitar songs in this way might diminish the enjoyment of learning the guitar a little but it won&#8217;t put unnecessary obstacles in your way. So you still get to have fun while you learn guitar without risking becoming disillusioned with yourself as potential guitar player.</p>
<p>If you can choose a collection of easy guitar songs, your learning experience will be much more enjoyable if you can then find on YouTube some free video clips of guitar players performing some of the songs you&#8217;ve chosen. Failing that you can look for audio of the songs to buy or borrow. Whatever you do is don&#8217;t belittle the collections of easy guitar songs that you see online or in the stores. They may not have lasting interest for you but they will help you to learn guitar.</p>
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<p>They&#8217;re so <b>disillusioned</b> that they bully him into believing as they do. They constantly deliver him that no one is coming for him, that his ability to hear music in everything makes him nothing more than a freak. And they will not stand for &#8230; Grand like his sonâwhom he doesn&#8217;t know existsâLouis is a gifted <b>guitar</b> player; one can hear his passion and energy with every chord, and his music operates at the same frequency as Lyla&#8217;s cello playing. As you can probably bellow, &#8230;</p>
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<p>You must realise though, that playing the <b>guitar</b> with a band where others are present to cover you up and playing a solo piece in front of a crowd can be extremely different from each other. You may get a little <b>disillusioned</b> regarding &#8230;</p>
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<p>So, take it easy to start with or you&#8217;ll get <b>disillusioned</b> with it in no time at all. When you start, don&#8217;t go too far too soon. If you are going to start on the electric <b>guitar</b> with its almost razor like strings, your new pink and soft &#8230;</p>
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<p>Rob played a toy drum kit and I played a guitar that had been barbecued and was mostly melted &#8230; it can&#8217;t lie even for a note or I become disillusioned&#8211;my feelings&#8217;re hurt! So pathetic. So, no, I don&#8217;t listen to &#8230;</p>
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<p>Ironically, the song is said to have been born out of Slash messing around with <b>guitar</b> riffs and happening upon a melody that the rest of the band liked. Axl Rose wrote lyrics around the music for his then girlfriend, Erin Everly, &#8230; It&#8217;s examples like this that make me more <b>disillusioned</b> with popular music and more likely to seek out those artists that are not commercially successful but retain loyal followings, such as The Decemberists, British Sea Power and Porcupine &#8230;</p>
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<p>When most beginners start to play guitar they generally approach the strumming or plucking very slowly. This isn&#8217;t surprising because, naturally, it takes a while to learn where the strings are, how to fashion the chords, and even how to physically manipulate and hold the dominant hand. After a while the player will begin to speed up their play, but there are two notable styles of guitar playing that relate to this kind of speed change, and even learning styles that rely upon the changes in speed.</p>
<p>Whether you are playing the guitar quickly or slowly, there will almost certainly be quite a distinct difference in the way that the hands are held, the fingers used and the guitar positioned. This may be unconscious, but the different ways of playing require quite different positions. This comes down at its most basic level to the natural way in which our muscles work. When carrying out slow movement, our muscles work one particular way, but when short sharp and very quick movements are required, our muscles work in a wholly different way, with different areas of the muscle called upon, and even different muscles altogether. This has quite an effect on the overall sound and tone of the performance, as well as its quality.</p>
<p>When playing guitar slowly the dominant hand is usually held in such a way that the fingers plucking the strings are not held perpendicular, but are slightly angled to the left instead. Because of this angle, the nail tends to remain in contact with the strings for longer than when a player is using a rapid technique. For quick playing, the fingers tend to strike the strings at much more of a right angle, and so the nail is barely in touch with the string at all. This means that a totally different tone of note is heard.</p>
<p>This means that, for many beginners, learning to play guitar at a much slower pace than a song is meant to be played, the overall sound and tone of the notes played are quite different to the way they should sound. This can create some problems, because a lot of time and effort may go into trying to learn how the notes sound, and how the hand is held. By then speeding up the performance, a number of obstacles can be experienced.</p>
<p>The first obstacle is of course the natural inclination of the fingers to move out from the angle they have been held at, and become more perpendicular to the strings. Any effort to conform to the original position will almost certainly result in missed notes, bad notes, and stiffness resulting in significant discomfort. On the other hand, if the hand is allowed to move round to the best position for the notes played at speed, this requires learning a whole new way of playing, plucking and listening to the quality and sound of notes.</p>
<p>It is for this reason that the idea of starting to learn at a slow pace and then building up the speed slowly, or even for more experience players to learn a song slowly and then naturally increase the rhythm later, there are many teachers who discourage such practice and advise that the speed is kept high from the very start. They argue that it is better to have missed notes and bad notes that are being played using the right technique, than for good notes played using a technique which will fall apart once the song is played at the correct speed.</p>
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<p>Almost every learner of Chinese hits a brick wall at one point or another when it comes to tones. They can be tremendously intimidating. English is not a tonal language and so it feels unnatural to speak without altering tone in a conversational way, the way that we do in English. Unfortunately, there is no way around it. Unless you get the hang of those tones, no one is going to understand what you&#8217;re saying.</p>
<p>Take a deep breath. Relax. There&#8217;s no need to get upset about it, because the tone problem is essentially a problem that solves itself in time. Don&#8217;t memorize the tones for every word you learn, and don&#8217;t painstakingly try to shift your voice when you read pinyin.</p>
<p>Instead, focus on copying the sounds that Chinese speakers make. Turn yourself into a tape recorder, and copy the sounds instead, just the way that you hear them. When you think about it, this is what Chinese children do when they are learning Chinese as a first language. In fact, it&#8217;s the only genuine way to learn any language at all. If you copy the sounds the way that you hear them, the tones will take care of themselves.</p>
<p>In the mean time, here is a refresher on what to listen for and how to pronounce them if you get stuck. The four tones are- Rising, falling, high, and the dip. I know they&#8217;re referred to differently elsewhere, but I remember them this way.</p>
<p><b>1. Rising </b></p>
<p>A rising tone sounds like a question in English. As English speakers, we tack that tone on to the last word of any sentence that we want to be a question. If you have trouble pronouncing it, just think of the word as its own little question, and say it like that.</p>
<p><b>2. Falling </b></p>
<p>The falling tone is one of the reasons that English speakers often find Chinese to be a language that sounds &#8220;angry&#8221;. The truth is, if you don&#8217;t put a little anger into the falling tone you&#8217;re probably being too subtle. The syllable should be quick, and take less time to say than with a different tone. I like to imagine that I&#8217;m swearing when I use a falling tone. Most of our curses include a falling tone.</p>
<p><b>3. High </b></p>
<p>You know the sound your microwave makes when it&#8217;s finished cooking something? It&#8217;s probably something like a high tone in Chinese. Just pronounce the word with a slightly higher pitch and drag the vowel out a little bit. You&#8217;ll really start to hear it in Chinese questions that end with the word &#8220;ma&#8221;.</p>
<p><b>4. The Dip </b></p>
<p>Some people call this a rising tone. My first Chinese teacher called it a &#8220;Swedish tone&#8221;. If you listen to native speakers of Swedish with heavy accents, they pronounce many words in English with this sort of a tone. The first half of the syllable last a little longer than the second half.</p>
<p>I hope this helps a little bit with your tones! Get to know the different tones and try identifying them in something that you hear. See if you can write down the pinyin including the tones for something that you hear from a tape or native speaker. The most important thing though, is not to spend too much time worrying about it. Tones will come naturally when you copy the sounds you hear.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Let me give you an example of what life is like in Paris for foreigners. I was in Paris on business. I had my wallet in my jacket pocket, and my pocket was picked.  Fortunately, I had some cash in the other pocket and my bank card from the U.S. I  went to the bank that was aligned with my bank back home and put my ATM card into  the machine. The card did not come out. It must have gotten caught or something.  So I went inside and with my best French, I asked the bank to help me get back my  ATM card from the machine. They asked me for ID. I said that I was robbed, so I  did not have any ID on me. The bank teller said back to me in French then we  cannot help you until you have ID. After some dialog and lots of frustration, I  jumped into a taxi to get back to my hotel to get my passport so that I could get  back to the bank and get cash before it was too late. I gave the taxi driver the  name of my hotel, again in my best French, and he said, &#8220;Get out and walk, the  drive is not long enough.&#8221; After a lot of arguing, he took me to the hotel where I  went to get my room key, which you have to leave at the front lobby on your way  out. The front lobby manager said to me, &#8220;Where is your ID for your key?Ã• I was  very frustrated by now, but said in my best French that the ID was in my room as<br />
<br />my wallet was stolen. After a lot of arguing, they took me to my room to watch me get my ID to prove who I was. I then returned to the bank. I showed the bank  person my ID and again asked for my bank card. They gave it back to me and said,  &#8220;We don&#8217;t take bank cards here. &#8220;I said why didn&#8217;t you tell me that before, and  they said, &#8220;But we did not know who you were.&#8221; Very frustrating. Only in Paris  will you find this absolute arrogance! (Atherton)</p>
<p>French Culture</p>
<p>The French as a people are determined to retain their heritage of the arts, culture, and history. They are very proud of their culture, and Americans many  times interpret this pride as arrogance and attitude. Most French believe that  they value their history, their culture, and their language more so than any other  country in Europe. For many centuries, they were the dominant culture and language  in Europe, and they still see themselves as a class above. The French and the  Americans are often both described as individualistic cultures. However, our views  of individualism are quite different. For the French, it is the uniqueness and  competence of the individuals that sets them apart. A French person is very  comfortable working and competing with colleagues. For the most part, the labor  laws protect the employee who is openly expressive, so it is not as much of an  issue as it would be in the U.S. The French are less likely to collaborate on  working teams. For Americans, individualism is viewed as self-sufficiency which is  achieved by the individuals hard work, personal achievements, and accomplishments.  An American may view herself as an individuals because she accomplished her goals  &#8221; her way.&#8221; In a corporate environment, this may mean that she needs to work on  teams to achieve her individual goals, and she will become a team player, if  necessary. She may be less likely than her French counterpart to express her  individuality in the work setting.</p>
<p>The French are a friendly culture; however, their humor tends to be more sarcastic than Americans are used to. Some women say that the French are almost  sardonic or cutting at times. Americans in general prefer to make friends and to  be liked by the people with whom they come into contact, as it paves the way for a  good business relationship. The French do not. It is not important to them.  Americans like to have people agree and cooperate, as that is how we gain  recognition in our workplace. The French almost prefer to disagree because it is  far more interesting, and perhaps that is how they get recognized. Where the Americans prefer consistency and predictability, the French do not mind  contradictions. It is a challenge.</p>
<p>Americans are very achievement-oriented. We observe titles, look at accomplishments, and tend to tell others what we have accomplished because it is  important to our society. We tend to measure each other in this way as well. The  French are not so accepting of titles, achievements, etc. They look at the person  in terms of the personality, integrity, character, and search for intrinsic  qualities, as they view these as much deeper character traits. The French are more  formal than Americans and appear to be more reserved. They are much more sensitive  about their culture than we are about ours. They are obsessive about preserving  their identity, whereas Americans are more accepting of differences, coming from a  melting-pot society. They are particularly obsessive about preserving the French  language, and if your pronunciation if not good, they may not respond. The French  are far more argumentative and tenacious than Americans when deliberating a point.</p>
<p>Parlez-Vous France?</p>
<p>&#8220;I was offered an opportunity by my U.S. firm to assist with financial operations in our European offices. I had a choice of either locating to Paris or to  Brussels, so I went to Europe to see where I wanted to stay. I initially thought  that I would want to stay in Paris. I had hopes of learning the language, seeing  the museums, and absorbing the culture. Paris was more enticing than Brussels.  When I attended a business meeting in Paris, however, I felt very uncomfortable  for the most part because I did not speak French. Now this was a recent offer, and  I was certainly planning to take language classes as soon as I was settled on  where I was going. However, despite the fact that this was a subsidiary of a U.S.  firm, all the meetings and hallway dialogue was in French. That was fine, except  that I was supposed to be an active part of the meeting. From time to time,  someone would notice me sitting there with a blank look on my face, and then they  would summarize what was being said in English for me. It was obvious that they  were not very happy about it. Later that week I went on to Brussels. The overall  reception was much warmer, and people always spoke English on my behalf. They  included me in all discussions. So in the end I decided to live in Brussels and to  visit Paris on weekends.&#8221; (Expatriate living in Brussels)</p>
<p>Women in Management</p>
<p>In 1991, the proportion of women in the work force was 43%, with 72% percent of these women between the ages 25Ã49. In 1988, 52% of working women were employed in services, 35% in agriculture and 24% in industry. The unemployment rate in March,  1992 was 8% for men, 13% for all women, and 26% for women between the ages of  15Ã24. The pivotal point of change for working women in France was in 1968,  following the cultural revolution. Young women began to assert that they wanted<br />
<br />careers like men. The majority of French women have full-time jobs. At 24%, France has the lowest rate of part-time workers in Western Europe. (1)<br />
<br />French women state that they have come a long way in being treated equally in business, but they are not as far along as women in the U.S. French men say  American women are hypersensitive about gender and sexual harassment and wonder  what all the fuss is about.</p>
<p>The birth rate in France is low, at a rate of 1.8 children per family. (1) The French have a system of subsidized creches, or day care systems, and nursery  schools, which helps allow continuous full-time employment. The school schedule is  synchronized with work schedules. There is a 2-hour lunch from 11:30-1:30 so that  the child can lunch with the family, or lunch can be arranged at the childcare  center. There is also an after- hour baby-sitting service. There are not enough  daycare centers to provide services for all the working parents, so there is a  parental leave of absence, which includes a choice of 2-year&#8217;s leave or part-time  work. Women are allowed 16-18 weeks of paid maternity leave with a guarantee of  re-employment. An employer may not fire a woman on grounds of pregnancy.<br />
<br />Thus socialized medicine and protective company labor laws allow women to have children without loss of job seniority. For example, a company manager would get  up to 2 years of fully paid leave following the birth of her baby, and she could  go back to work part- time without loss of her job. No wonder French women seem to  be more relaxed about motherhood compared to American women, who are part of dual-  income families, and who might only get 4-weeks maternity leave. (Raleigh)</p>
<p>Women account for about 20% of the students in the universities. Until recently, they were a minority in economics, scientific, technical, and other highly valued  disciplines. Women account for 50% of the students in business schools. (1)</p>
<p>Since 1981, the French ministry has supported women&#8217;s entry into nontraditional jobs. In 1987, only 37% of the participants were in technical training programs.  In 1987, women earned on average 24% less than men. Between 1975 and 1984,  Serdjenian observed the relationships between male and females experiences in  similar positions in a high-tech firm. The study included 3500 women, of whom 350  were managers. The study indicated that while women were working for both  financial and personal gains, they felt on the whole that their careers were more  uncertain than those of men. The women reported disliking the remarks and  compliments concerning their physical appearance and comments that concerned how  their behavior differed from men&#8217;s. Their preference was to be recognized for  their abilities. The women also expressed dissatisfaction with men&#8217;s comments  stressing their maternal responsibilities, interpreting it as a method to remind  them of their traditional place in the hierarchy. Highly skilled managers in the  study commented that the legislative support for women&#8217;s sick days to take care of  children reinforces their unavailability and thus becomes a career inhibitor. The  study indicated that women used two career strategies: serving as staff assistant  to the male decision-maker or pursuing a more traditional male job. The study  indicated that when women elected the same career path as men, they rarely  received the same career opportunities. The path to top management included moving  up to eight times in a career, which created obstacles for families with two  working parents. Short-term assignments were not promoted by the firm. Women found  increased burdens internally from the firm when trying to establish their  reputations as leaders. Women were not seen spontaneously as leaders and were not  given access to the necessary information to make wise career decisions. (1)</p>
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<p>Online dating is a multi-million dollar business, but for my money, IÂ’d rather meet girls the natural way: out and about, in real-life situations.  Not the bar, not the club.  Just natural, fun ways that get both of you participating and talking about common interests and acquaintances.</p>
<p>Think thatÂ’s not possible?  Au contraire. There are LOTS of great places to meet girls that donÂ’t involve shelling out $75 a night for drinks or $30 just to get into a club. I met my girlfriend of the last two years on a tour through Berlin, and I know another guy who met his wife in his economics class. In both cases, we guys didnÂ’t EXPECT anything to happen, and that was key. Remember, when youÂ’re not looking, thatÂ’s when girls tend to show up!  Expect the unexpected.</p>
<p>Besides this fact, girls LOVE to have a romantic story about how they met you. Believe me, theyÂ’d rather say that they met you in a one-in-a-million chance encounter in Paris than in a club, dancing to raunchy music. You have to appeal to their romantic sensibilities. Just look at all the Hollywood movies, like &#8220;Sleepless in Seattle&#8221;, where girls meet guys on the radio, on the Empire State Building, in places you generally WOULDNÂ’T EXPECT TO MEET.</p>
<p>ItÂ’s a fundamental rule: Girls donÂ’t want the everyday, the routine, the expected. They want the unexpected, the unlikely, the unbelievable. They want something special they can tell all their friends, and thatÂ’s why lookingÂ—or rather, NOT actively lookingÂ—outside the regular venues is a winning idea.</p>
<p>So what are some places I recommend for meeting the love of your life? Well, of course you canÂ’t HAVE the attitude that youÂ’re looking; just play it cool, and be patient. I recommend the following five places:</p>
<p>Abroad. While travelling solo can work, itÂ’s even better to go on a tour.  Instant access to lots of girls travelling alone (or with a friend), and wanting to find a man of their own. Tours are GREAT ways for meeting chicks. And no matter where youÂ’re from, there are SO many benefits to going to a country carrying a foreign accent.</p>
<p>At work. I ONLY recommend this if you are not in the same exact office together; you need some distance between you in case things go south. NEVER go for a girl who works 5 feet away from you; it will just create too many problems. My best friendÂ’s messy relationship with an office mate proves this!  But I dated a girl who worked in another department, and the break-up was fine; no messy office problems, no anxiety in the workplace. So if the attraction is there, right along with the distance, work offers a bounty of potential mates.</p>
<p>Evening Classes. DoesnÂ’t get much easier than this. Social network? Check. YouÂ’re in the class, you get to know people, youÂ’re all it in together. Something in common with the girl? Duh. Double check! Easy conversationsÂ—talk about the class, your dreams, what youÂ’re doing here, etc. There are many other advantages, as well, but I think you can see how classes are a great way to find a girl. The best ones are those that only last 5-10 weeksÂ—that way if you do go out with a classmate and things go sour, you wonÂ’t have to see her for long afterwards!</p>
<p>Through friends and family. In a &#8220;Sex in America&#8221; study, it was found that roughly two-thirds of the marrying couples met through mutual friends, coworkers, or family members. Never underestimate the value of using your friends, family, and even work acquaintances and classmates to find you a special someone. The best example I can think of is my good friend Rick, who met his wife through mutual friends. The two have been madly in love for 6 years and married for just over one year, and itÂ’s still going great. Clearly there is value in using your &#8220;human resources&#8221; to find a girlfriend, or even wife.</p>
<p>Random places.  As you know from my blog on Expectations, often the best relationships are created when youÂ’re not looking. For example, on a night when I wasnÂ’t even on the prowl, I met a girl I would date for two years while waiting for the NYC subway! And I met another girlfriend on a bus in Australia. You may only meet her for five minutes, but big things can happen from small moments.  Life is crazy, so embrace the unpredictability of it all!</p>
<p>This should help all of you out there wanting to know how and where to meet more women.  Good luck, and remember: the less you look, the more you find!  Go to one of these places relaxed and not desperate, and you may not even have to look.  Your dream girl might just come and find YOU.</p>
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<p>Think thatÂ’s not possible?  Au contraire. There are LOTS of great places to meet girls that donÂ’t involve shelling out $75 a night for drinks or $30 just to get into a club. I met my girlfriend of the last two years on a tour through Berlin, and I know another guy who met his wife in his economics class. In both cases, we guys didnÂ’t EXPECT anything to happen, and that was key. Remember, when youÂ’re not looking, thatÂ’s when girls tend to show up!  Expect the unexpected.</p>
<p>Besides this fact, girls LOVE to have a romantic story about how they met you. Believe me, theyÂ’d rather say that they met you in a one-in-a-million chance encounter in Paris than in a club, dancing to raunchy music. You have to appeal to their romantic sensibilities. Just look at all the Hollywood movies, like &#8220;Sleepless in Seattle&#8221;, where girls meet guys on the radio, on the Empire State Building, in places you generally WOULDNÂ’T EXPECT TO MEET.</p>
<p>ItÂ’s a fundamental rule: Girls donÂ’t want the everyday, the routine, the expected. They want the unexpected, the unlikely, the unbelievable. They want something special they can tell all their friends, and thatÂ’s why lookingÂ—or rather, NOT actively lookingÂ—outside the regular venues is a winning idea.</p>
<p>So what are some places I recommend for meeting the love of your life? Well, of course you canÂ’t HAVE the attitude that youÂ’re looking; just play it cool, and be patient. I recommend the following five places:</p>
<p>Abroad. While travelling solo can work, itÂ’s even better to go on a tour.  Instant access to lots of girls travelling alone (or with a friend), and wanting to find a man of their own. Tours are GREAT ways for meeting chicks. And no matter where youÂ’re from, there are SO many benefits to going to a country carrying a foreign accent.</p>
<p>At work. I ONLY recommend this if you are not in the same exact office together; you need some distance between you in case things go south. NEVER go for a girl who works 5 feet away from you; it will just create too many problems. My best friendÂ’s messy relationship with an office mate proves this!  But I dated a girl who worked in another department, and the break-up was fine; no messy office problems, no anxiety in the workplace. So if the attraction is there, right along with the distance, work offers a bounty of potential mates.</p>
<p>Evening Classes. DoesnÂ’t get much easier than this. Social network? Check. YouÂ’re in the class, you get to know people, youÂ’re all it in together. Something in common with the girl? Duh. Double check! Easy conversationsÂ—talk about the class, your dreams, what youÂ’re doing here, etc. There are many other advantages, as well, but I think you can see how classes are a great way to find a girl. The best ones are those that only last 5-10 weeksÂ—that way if you do go out with a classmate and things go sour, you wonÂ’t have to see her for long afterwards!</p>
<p>Through friends and family. In a &#8220;Sex in America&#8221; study, it was found that roughly two-thirds of the marrying couples met through mutual friends, coworkers, or family members. Never underestimate the value of using your friends, family, and even work acquaintances and classmates to find you a special someone. The best example I can think of is my good friend Rick, who met his wife through mutual friends. The two have been madly in love for 6 years and married for just over one year, and itÂ’s still going great. Clearly there is value in using your &#8220;human resources&#8221; to find a girlfriend, or even wife.</p>
<p>Random places.  As you know from my blog on Expectations, often the best relationships are created when youÂ’re not looking. For example, on a night when I wasnÂ’t even on the prowl, I met a girl I would date for two years while waiting for the NYC subway! And I met another girlfriend on a bus in Australia. You may only meet her for five minutes, but big things can happen from small moments.  Life is crazy, so embrace the unpredictability of it all!</p>
<p>This should help all of you out there wanting to know how and where to meet more women.  Good luck, and remember: the less you look, the more you find!  Go to one of these places relaxed and not desperate, and you may not even have to look.  Your dream girl might just come and find YOU.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Let me give you an example of what life is like in Paris for foreigners. I was in Paris on business. I had my wallet in my jacket pocket, and my pocket was picked.  Fortunately, I had some cash in the other pocket and my bank card from the U.S. I  went to the bank that was aligned with my bank back home and put my ATM card into  the machine. The card did not come out. It must have gotten caught or something.  So I went inside and with my best French, I asked the bank to help me get back my  ATM card from the machine. They asked me for ID. I said that I was robbed, so I  did not have any ID on me. The bank teller said back to me in French then we  cannot help you until you have ID. After some dialog and lots of frustration, I  jumped into a taxi to get back to my hotel to get my passport so that I could get  back to the bank and get cash before it was too late. I gave the taxi driver the  name of my hotel, again in my best French, and he said, &#8220;Get out and walk, the  drive is not long enough.&#8221; After a lot of arguing, he took me to the hotel where I  went to get my room key, which you have to leave at the front lobby on your way  out. The front lobby manager said to me, &#8220;Where is your ID for your key?Ã• I was  very frustrated by now, but said in my best French that the ID was in my room as<br />
<br />my wallet was stolen. After a lot of arguing, they took me to my room to watch me get my ID to prove who I was. I then returned to the bank. I showed the bank  person my ID and again asked for my bank card. They gave it back to me and said,  &#8220;We don&#8217;t take bank cards here. &#8220;I said why didn&#8217;t you tell me that before, and  they said, &#8220;But we did not know who you were.&#8221; Very frustrating. Only in Paris  will you find this absolute arrogance! (Atherton)</p>
<p>French Culture</p>
<p>The French as a people are determined to retain their heritage of the arts, culture, and history. They are very proud of their culture, and Americans many  times interpret this pride as arrogance and attitude. Most French believe that  they value their history, their culture, and their language more so than any other  country in Europe. For many centuries, they were the dominant culture and language  in Europe, and they still see themselves as a class above. The French and the  Americans are often both described as individualistic cultures. However, our views  of individualism are quite different. For the French, it is the uniqueness and  competence of the individuals that sets them apart. A French person is very  comfortable working and competing with colleagues. For the most part, the labor  laws protect the employee who is openly expressive, so it is not as much of an  issue as it would be in the U.S. The French are less likely to collaborate on  working teams. For Americans, individualism is viewed as self-sufficiency which is  achieved by the individuals hard work, personal achievements, and accomplishments.  An American may view herself as an individuals because she accomplished her goals  &#8221; her way.&#8221; In a corporate environment, this may mean that she needs to work on  teams to achieve her individual goals, and she will become a team player, if  necessary. She may be less likely than her French counterpart to express her  individuality in the work setting.</p>
<p>The French are a friendly culture; however, their humor tends to be more sarcastic than Americans are used to. Some women say that the French are almost  sardonic or cutting at times. Americans in general prefer to make friends and to  be liked by the people with whom they come into contact, as it paves the way for a  good business relationship. The French do not. It is not important to them.  Americans like to have people agree and cooperate, as that is how we gain  recognition in our workplace. The French almost prefer to disagree because it is  far more interesting, and perhaps that is how they get recognized. Where the Americans prefer consistency and predictability, the French do not mind  contradictions. It is a challenge.</p>
<p>Americans are very achievement-oriented. We observe titles, look at accomplishments, and tend to tell others what we have accomplished because it is  important to our society. We tend to measure each other in this way as well. The  French are not so accepting of titles, achievements, etc. They look at the person  in terms of the personality, integrity, character, and search for intrinsic  qualities, as they view these as much deeper character traits. The French are more  formal than Americans and appear to be more reserved. They are much more sensitive  about their culture than we are about ours. They are obsessive about preserving  their identity, whereas Americans are more accepting of differences, coming from a  melting-pot society. They are particularly obsessive about preserving the French  language, and if your pronunciation if not good, they may not respond. The French  are far more argumentative and tenacious than Americans when deliberating a point.</p>
<p>Parlez-Vous France?</p>
<p>&#8220;I was offered an opportunity by my U.S. firm to assist with financial operations in our European offices. I had a choice of either locating to Paris or to  Brussels, so I went to Europe to see where I wanted to stay. I initially thought  that I would want to stay in Paris. I had hopes of learning the language, seeing  the museums, and absorbing the culture. Paris was more enticing than Brussels.  When I attended a business meeting in Paris, however, I felt very uncomfortable  for the most part because I did not speak French. Now this was a recent offer, and  I was certainly planning to take language classes as soon as I was settled on  where I was going. However, despite the fact that this was a subsidiary of a U.S.  firm, all the meetings and hallway dialogue was in French. That was fine, except  that I was supposed to be an active part of the meeting. From time to time,  someone would notice me sitting there with a blank look on my face, and then they  would summarize what was being said in English for me. It was obvious that they  were not very happy about it. Later that week I went on to Brussels. The overall  reception was much warmer, and people always spoke English on my behalf. They  included me in all discussions. So in the end I decided to live in Brussels and to  visit Paris on weekends.&#8221; (Expatriate living in Brussels)</p>
<p>Women in Management</p>
<p>In 1991, the proportion of women in the work force was 43%, with 72% percent of these women between the ages 25Ã49. In 1988, 52% of working women were employed in services, 35% in agriculture and 24% in industry. The unemployment rate in March,  1992 was 8% for men, 13% for all women, and 26% for women between the ages of  15Ã24. The pivotal point of change for working women in France was in 1968,  following the cultural revolution. Young women began to assert that they wanted<br />
<br />careers like men. The majority of French women have full-time jobs. At 24%, France has the lowest rate of part-time workers in Western Europe. (1)<br />
<br />French women state that they have come a long way in being treated equally in business, but they are not as far along as women in the U.S. French men say  American women are hypersensitive about gender and sexual harassment and wonder  what all the fuss is about.</p>
<p>The birth rate in France is low, at a rate of 1.8 children per family. (1) The French have a system of subsidized creches, or day care systems, and nursery  schools, which helps allow continuous full-time employment. The school schedule is  synchronized with work schedules. There is a 2-hour lunch from 11:30-1:30 so that  the child can lunch with the family, or lunch can be arranged at the childcare  center. There is also an after- hour baby-sitting service. There are not enough  daycare centers to provide services for all the working parents, so there is a  parental leave of absence, which includes a choice of 2-year&#8217;s leave or part-time  work. Women are allowed 16-18 weeks of paid maternity leave with a guarantee of  re-employment. An employer may not fire a woman on grounds of pregnancy.<br />
<br />Thus socialized medicine and protective company labor laws allow women to have children without loss of job seniority. For example, a company manager would get  up to 2 years of fully paid leave following the birth of her baby, and she could  go back to work part- time without loss of her job. No wonder French women seem to  be more relaxed about motherhood compared to American women, who are part of dual-  income families, and who might only get 4-weeks maternity leave. (Raleigh)</p>
<p>Women account for about 20% of the students in the universities. Until recently, they were a minority in economics, scientific, technical, and other highly valued  disciplines. Women account for 50% of the students in business schools. (1)</p>
<p>Since 1981, the French ministry has supported women&#8217;s entry into nontraditional jobs. In 1987, only 37% of the participants were in technical training programs.  In 1987, women earned on average 24% less than men. Between 1975 and 1984,  Serdjenian observed the relationships between male and females experiences in  similar positions in a high-tech firm. The study included 3500 women, of whom 350  were managers. The study indicated that while women were working for both  financial and personal gains, they felt on the whole that their careers were more  uncertain than those of men. The women reported disliking the remarks and  compliments concerning their physical appearance and comments that concerned how  their behavior differed from men&#8217;s. Their preference was to be recognized for  their abilities. The women also expressed dissatisfaction with men&#8217;s comments  stressing their maternal responsibilities, interpreting it as a method to remind  them of their traditional place in the hierarchy. Highly skilled managers in the  study commented that the legislative support for women&#8217;s sick days to take care of  children reinforces their unavailability and thus becomes a career inhibitor. The  study indicated that women used two career strategies: serving as staff assistant  to the male decision-maker or pursuing a more traditional male job. The study  indicated that when women elected the same career path as men, they rarely  received the same career opportunities. The path to top management included moving  up to eight times in a career, which created obstacles for families with two  working parents. Short-term assignments were not promoted by the firm. Women found  increased burdens internally from the firm when trying to establish their  reputations as leaders. Women were not seen spontaneously as leaders and were not  given access to the necessary information to make wise career decisions. (1)</p>
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<p>Think thatÂ’s not possible?  Au contraire. There are LOTS of great places to meet girls that donÂ’t involve shelling out $75 a night for drinks or $30 just to get into a club. I met my girlfriend of the last two years on a tour through Berlin, and I know another guy who met his wife in his economics class. In both cases, we guys didnÂ’t EXPECT anything to happen, and that was key. Remember, when youÂ’re not looking, thatÂ’s when girls tend to show up!  Expect the unexpected.</p>
<p>Besides this fact, girls LOVE to have a romantic story about how they met you. Believe me, theyÂ’d rather say that they met you in a one-in-a-million chance encounter in Paris than in a club, dancing to raunchy music. You have to appeal to their romantic sensibilities. Just look at all the Hollywood movies, like &#8220;Sleepless in Seattle&#8221;, where girls meet guys on the radio, on the Empire State Building, in places you generally WOULDNÂ’T EXPECT TO MEET.</p>
<p>ItÂ’s a fundamental rule: Girls donÂ’t want the everyday, the routine, the expected. They want the unexpected, the unlikely, the unbelievable. They want something special they can tell all their friends, and thatÂ’s why lookingÂ—or rather, NOT actively lookingÂ—outside the regular venues is a winning idea.</p>
<p>So what are some places I recommend for meeting the love of your life? Well, of course you canÂ’t HAVE the attitude that youÂ’re looking; just play it cool, and be patient. I recommend the following five places:</p>
<p>Abroad. While travelling solo can work, itÂ’s even better to go on a tour.  Instant access to lots of girls travelling alone (or with a friend), and wanting to find a man of their own. Tours are GREAT ways for meeting chicks. And no matter where youÂ’re from, there are SO many benefits to going to a country carrying a foreign accent.</p>
<p>At work. I ONLY recommend this if you are not in the same exact office together; you need some distance between you in case things go south. NEVER go for a girl who works 5 feet away from you; it will just create too many problems. My best friendÂ’s messy relationship with an office mate proves this!  But I dated a girl who worked in another department, and the break-up was fine; no messy office problems, no anxiety in the workplace. So if the attraction is there, right along with the distance, work offers a bounty of potential mates.</p>
<p>Evening Classes. DoesnÂ’t get much easier than this. Social network? Check. YouÂ’re in the class, you get to know people, youÂ’re all it in together. Something in common with the girl? Duh. Double check! Easy conversationsÂ—talk about the class, your dreams, what youÂ’re doing here, etc. There are many other advantages, as well, but I think you can see how classes are a great way to find a girl. The best ones are those that only last 5-10 weeksÂ—that way if you do go out with a classmate and things go sour, you wonÂ’t have to see her for long afterwards!</p>
<p>Through friends and family. In a &#8220;Sex in America&#8221; study, it was found that roughly two-thirds of the marrying couples met through mutual friends, coworkers, or family members. Never underestimate the value of using your friends, family, and even work acquaintances and classmates to find you a special someone. The best example I can think of is my good friend Rick, who met his wife through mutual friends. The two have been madly in love for 6 years and married for just over one year, and itÂ’s still going great. Clearly there is value in using your &#8220;human resources&#8221; to find a girlfriend, or even wife.</p>
<p>Random places.  As you know from my blog on Expectations, often the best relationships are created when youÂ’re not looking. For example, on a night when I wasnÂ’t even on the prowl, I met a girl I would date for two years while waiting for the NYC subway! And I met another girlfriend on a bus in Australia. You may only meet her for five minutes, but big things can happen from small moments.  Life is crazy, so embrace the unpredictability of it all!</p>
<p>This should help all of you out there wanting to know how and where to meet more women.  Good luck, and remember: the less you look, the more you find!  Go to one of these places relaxed and not desperate, and you may not even have to look.  Your dream girl might just come and find YOU.</p>
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<p>Think thatÂ’s not possible?  Au contraire. There are LOTS of great places to meet girls that donÂ’t involve shelling out $75 a night for drinks or $30 just to get into a club. I met my girlfriend of the last two years on a tour through Berlin, and I know another guy who met his wife in his economics class. In both cases, we guys didnÂ’t EXPECT anything to happen, and that was key. Remember, when youÂ’re not looking, thatÂ’s when girls tend to show up!  Expect the unexpected.</p>
<p>Besides this fact, girls LOVE to have a romantic story about how they met you. Believe me, theyÂ’d rather say that they met you in a one-in-a-million chance encounter in Paris than in a club, dancing to raunchy music. You have to appeal to their romantic sensibilities. Just look at all the Hollywood movies, like &#8220;Sleepless in Seattle&#8221;, where girls meet guys on the radio, on the Empire State Building, in places you generally WOULDNÂ’T EXPECT TO MEET.</p>
<p>ItÂ’s a fundamental rule: Girls donÂ’t want the everyday, the routine, the expected. They want the unexpected, the unlikely, the unbelievable. They want something special they can tell all their friends, and thatÂ’s why lookingÂ—or rather, NOT actively lookingÂ—outside the regular venues is a winning idea.</p>
<p>So what are some places I recommend for meeting the love of your life? Well, of course you canÂ’t HAVE the attitude that youÂ’re looking; just play it cool, and be patient. I recommend the following five places:</p>
<p>Abroad. While travelling solo can work, itÂ’s even better to go on a tour.  Instant access to lots of girls travelling alone (or with a friend), and wanting to find a man of their own. Tours are GREAT ways for meeting chicks. And no matter where youÂ’re from, there are SO many benefits to going to a country carrying a foreign accent.</p>
<p>At work. I ONLY recommend this if you are not in the same exact office together; you need some distance between you in case things go south. NEVER go for a girl who works 5 feet away from you; it will just create too many problems. My best friendÂ’s messy relationship with an office mate proves this!  But I dated a girl who worked in another department, and the break-up was fine; no messy office problems, no anxiety in the workplace. So if the attraction is there, right along with the distance, work offers a bounty of potential mates.</p>
<p>Evening Classes. DoesnÂ’t get much easier than this. Social network? Check. YouÂ’re in the class, you get to know people, youÂ’re all it in together. Something in common with the girl? Duh. Double check! Easy conversationsÂ—talk about the class, your dreams, what youÂ’re doing here, etc. There are many other advantages, as well, but I think you can see how classes are a great way to find a girl. The best ones are those that only last 5-10 weeksÂ—that way if you do go out with a classmate and things go sour, you wonÂ’t have to see her for long afterwards!</p>
<p>Through friends and family. In a &#8220;Sex in America&#8221; study, it was found that roughly two-thirds of the marrying couples met through mutual friends, coworkers, or family members. Never underestimate the value of using your friends, family, and even work acquaintances and classmates to find you a special someone. The best example I can think of is my good friend Rick, who met his wife through mutual friends. The two have been madly in love for 6 years and married for just over one year, and itÂ’s still going great. Clearly there is value in using your &#8220;human resources&#8221; to find a girlfriend, or even wife.</p>
<p>Random places.  As you know from my blog on Expectations, often the best relationships are created when youÂ’re not looking. For example, on a night when I wasnÂ’t even on the prowl, I met a girl I would date for two years while waiting for the NYC subway! And I met another girlfriend on a bus in Australia. You may only meet her for five minutes, but big things can happen from small moments.  Life is crazy, so embrace the unpredictability of it all!</p>
<p>This should help all of you out there wanting to know how and where to meet more women.  Good luck, and remember: the less you look, the more you find!  Go to one of these places relaxed and not desperate, and you may not even have to look.  Your dream girl might just come and find YOU.</p>
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