Differences: Men Vs. Women

At a company function, recently, I had a friendly discussion about the differences between men and women when it came to shopping. Basically, the differences came down to the following:

1) Women view shopping as an activity. Women are the reason that vacation destinations will list "great shopping" as a reason to visit. If a man sees "great shopping" in the top ten reasons to vacation, they don't go there.
2) Women will buy something they don't need just because it is on sale. Men will buy something they don't need because it is "really cool".
3) Women buy crap and brag about how little they spent for it. Men will overpay for something - like a boat - so they can brag about how much they spent for it.

The conversation started me thinking: what other ways to men and women differ? More importantly why do they differ - other than for the obvious anatomical reasons?

For example:

Recent studies are now objectively determining why men earn more - women don't ask for it and they work in professions - teaching, nursing - that pay less than traditional male jobs - lawyer, doctor.

But why do women laugh more? Personally, I think it's because men are always trying to impress women with humor because women always say they want a man who can make them laugh - though they always marry a man who pays their bills.

Any man worth his penis also knows that women win in court - not necessarily as lawyers, but as plaintiffs. It's to the point that there is a disincentive for men to marry. More than half of all marriages end in divorce. The wealthier party - typically the male because they earn more - loses half their net worth. Kids end up with the mother in an overwhelming majority of custody battles, and men often pay child support for children they never get to see. Why get married?

For me, the biggest difference between men and women is what they need to carry when they go out. Women tote a ten pound bag with everything from their M.I.L.K. - Money, ID, Lipstick, Keys - to a change of clothes. They carry so much that the cell phone ends up at the bottom of the bag and they can never hear it ring. Men, on the other hand, carry everything they need in a small leather pouch that fits in their back pocket. Talk about efficiency!

Finally, how many men have successful day time talk shows? How many shows that air during work hours are geared towards men? Why do you think that is?

NOTE: I make no value statements as to which is the better gender (or I get none from the wife), I just note the differences and let the reader draw their own conclusions.