The Rat Tail

So many stories over the past couple of days of shopping. The one thing I've enjoyed is my interaction with folks that actually live here. I was getting a quote from some guy in the electronic store and noticed he had this well groomed rat tail/mullet. He was dressed pretty nice...I'd describe it as a wannabe metrosexual look. And since then I've seen a growing number of this rat tail/mullet fad. I don't think its a euro trend mainly because most of the European men I've seen stand out due to their insane love of capri pants. Its simple shorts or pants, men shouldn't be allowed this third option.

Apparently, there is a larger number of men who prefer men than I was previously aware of. That's not something they tell you in the Oman Explorer. I thought most the men were kind of girly because they held hands with other dudes and it appears they spend way too much time hanging out with guys, but thats a little more cultural and doesn't seem weird. Yet this is different. Another odd encounter was when I was trying to get a quote on a baby crib from a shemale who was definitely more male than she. He/she was actually very helpful and spoke some of the better english I've heard over here. But I couldn't help but recall my previous visit when a man of the night tried to wave down my car.

With the previous interaction fresh on my mind I was walking to grab lunch in the mall when I noticed from a distance what appeared to be 3 women of some sort of asian influence. And upon passing them said to myself, yep those are men. The dead give away was the massive verticle scar on one of the pretenders throats.

Initially I didn't give it much thought and sort of chuckled to myself, but after seeing the scar and realizing the scar was there in order to remove the adams apple I was reminded of this pamphlet I read in a friends coffee shop a few months back. The pamphlet was about an organization dedicated to bringing about a change of perspective to an alarming number of asian (I say asian, but its specific places thereabouts) boys/men who pretend to be women. I can't remember the name of the organization and I don't remember the statistics, but I believe majority of them live on the streets and prostitize at a crazy high number. Hows that for accurate stats and awareness? As I thought about it a bit more I was just plain sad for those people. I know no one would willing choose that for themselves. It sadens me that these people have believed a great deal of lies about themselves. I'm so thankful I know who I am.