Oh, my parents did this to me all the time, and they still do it today since they are helping to pay for my college. If they see me cubing instead of studying ahead (which I've already done a bunch this summer), they threaten me with everything. They threaten to take away my laptop, downgrade me to a cheaper university that's not as prestigious, sometimes even just slap me to a community college, as they are contributing to my college education and don't want to see me screw my four years. I don't think about it a lot, but money absolutely gives my parents the power to smack the crap out of me.

I haven't gone that far into my life where I had to deal with money with a roommate. My only roommate so far has been my cousin, and we just go on with our lives. We pretty much don't have money issues since we are fortunate enough to have our parents help.

From my childhood experience, I fear this "more gold" problem a whole lot. Naturally, I'd probably fall quickly to someone who has more cash and pays my bills. I can see a Cinderella-and-stepmother relationship coming out of this (though that's pretty much an exaggeration).

Even though this works in the real world, I'm not sure it would be as powerful in the college world. The whole point of living with a roommate is to have a peaceful yet interesting environment to live in while mainly studying for your college education. If one has more power over the other because of money, then that goal is failed, and someone's probably going to move out and live somewhere else. Again, I'm overthinking and imagining a Cinderella situation here in terms of one dominating the other.

Bleh, terrible paragraph.

I think this forum needs a 12th page. So it better have a 12th page soon.

It's been a while! Welcome back!

Haha, I've only started to actually post often a few days ago. There were a few topics that I could not prevent myself from posting on.

The CNET Underground chatroom is flinging with life much more than usual (thanks to Eyeswideshut's presence), so I'm actually bookmarking these websites again. =D

As for the American dudes who hit, sometimes I wonder what the hell they learned to figure that hitting up on a woman in an inappropriate manner is okay. Plenty of it comes from peer influence and seeing other dudes do it as well. If your friends do it and seem so cool, guess who is going to follow with that same behavior? Guys like to check out girls a lot, so the actions of hitting would only seem natural if you see it a lot, eh?

When I see this happen, I suppose some girls might actually like it and respond back because they really want the attention. But the dudes only got really lucky with those situations. With most girls, I expect either a negative reaction or an unaffected expression. And the guys go, "Eh, of course there will be plenty of girls that won't respond to us. That one girl that winked at us out of the hundreds shows that our behavior is working! Let's continue doing it!"

Once again, it's always the pretty girls. Maybe more aimed at the pretty next-door kind of girls and not necessarily the oh-so-smokin'-hot females.

It's pretty rude, I think. There are much better ways for men to strike up a conversation with a woman than shouting out obscene remarks and trying to pick her up with their dicks.

I saw the word "humping" in your post, and I totally had thoughts of that dude who was dry humping his girl in the middle of a public park in Vietnam...

I'll bring up a special case and talk about how it happens in Vietnam. I recently went to the country last month with my female cousin, and she told me a bunch of stories with the dudes who try to "flirt" over there with her. And while we were walking through the crowded downtown city of Saigon, there were actually a few dudes that tried to pick her up. (She's a strong mental woman, so she completely ignores them.)

Random dudes talking in Vietnamese to us as we walk by. Random dudes staring at us. Some even try to tap my cousin's arm and ask her stuff like "What's your name?" or "You want to get on the moped with me?" or even "You got a nice ass."

Not so bad, eh? Now consider that the dudes are speaking in such an accent as if a 4-year-old is tugging their balls. And Vietnamese isn't the prettiest of languages for me, either.

I think it's best to just ignore them like what my cousin does. Responding only makes them come closer (she was telling me how if you make eye contact with one of those people, they will just continue to follow you).

Over there, they're definitely aiming for the prettier Vietnamese women like my cousin (especially my cousin... she's an American citizen after all). They won't come near any obvious foreign women like say, the African or European female visitors. They go for the seemingly cheap and the Vietnamese.

In such a poor communist country like Vietnam, I suppose responding and agreeing to these requests are not as farfetched as you think.

You have to watch your back in that country, so any stranger talking to you pretty much strikes up a dangerous alarm that you shouldn't light up.

Hehe, I don't want you to take all the credit for that Tittilicious Marmalade name or something like that.

I came up with it. CNET Underground chatroom for the win.

3rd grade. I walked in on my parents to ask Mom a question. They were both naked under the covers, so I just saw the shoulders.

Heh.

During my high school years, my ex and I usually went for 3rd base in the movie theaters while the movie was running... even during a few times when my siblings and mom were there with us (we did stuff during the loud movie moments or when the screen got dark). Talk about thrilling action scenes.

Pardon my post above. I pressed the submit button in excitement.

I actually heard this question on the radio station early in the morning as I was driving through rush hour to school one day... There was plenty of debate when callers started telling their answers and experiences.

My answer? Why not?

Although there are some consequences to this as well; people like say, your parents, probably would find out this and feel pretty ashamed. At least that's definitely what my parents would do... They would kick me out of the family. And what about your friends?

And then what happens if your health takes a downfall from an STD or accidental pregnancy?

Money is hard to come by nowadays. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do to get it and live your life well. But if you're willing to go through those consequences and brush them off as minor, then go for it.

And get a name.

lol at Carlos's comment on hiding your noises when your parents are in the house. I totally understand where he is coming from.