It is hard to stop the habit that I developed as we went around the world of observing gender roles. So the first day in Southampton, the waitress was having the hotel manager ring something up or make a correction in the accounts -- she said to us that he did a pretty good job, "for a bloke".
Then we learned more about the construction of the original stone walls around Southampton. These were put up in response to an attach that stole most of the royal supplies of wine, wool, and grain -- that had been obtained by tithing. Men and women both worked in the construction -- women were paid 4, men were paid 6 of whatever the money unit was.
Still in Southampton, we saw a couple of women around town with pink sashes that said "Hen Party." Later in our hotel, we saw several women, of assorted ages with the sashes. Finally when we were having a drink in the pub, we saw two more having a cigarette out front, and a handful in the lobby with a 3 or 4 foot inflatable penis.
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