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  1. 08-11-2012, 04:12 PM #1
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    Default Crybabies, stoics and patriots at the Olympics

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    Upon getting a gold medal:

    Women cried 3x more than men.

    Chinese winners cried at ~half the average rate.

    UK winners cried at more than double the average rate.

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    I cry when we lose and I cry when we win and I cry watching practically all medal ceremonies. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
    To retaliate in kind would do nothing but intensify the existence of hate in the universe. Along the way of life, someone must have sense enough, and morality enough, to cut off the chain of hate. ~~ MLK
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    Quote Originally Posted by kudzu View Post
    Women cried 3x more than men.
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    I cry when we lose and I cry when we win and I cry watching practically all medal ceremonies. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
    Yeah, so you're a chick.
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    Discuss? It is cultural.
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    Quote Originally Posted by demopublican View Post
    Discuss? It is cultural.
    Culture by location or by gender? Or does it just depend on the individual?
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    Quote Originally Posted by EmDot View Post
    I cry when we lose and I cry when we win and I cry watching practically all medal ceremonies. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
    Reading your accounts of crying just make me want to cry.
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