When I was around eleven, a Chinese CS graduate student explained to me that "In China, you see mostly UNIX." Not being familiar with the operating system, I misinterpreted the statement. Triggered me ever since. 

There is a brand of bike that is very common here in Osaka. On the sides they say "MEGA TRANS". It always bothers me a little. How dare that personal turning device (direct Japanese translation of bicycle) out me with impunity. It's the only thing in this country that can clock me.

I work in a big box store where job takes me to a different department each day. Every now and then I have to work in the baby department.

Needless to say I've learned how to cry discreetly on the sales floor when I need to.

Aww Erin that's adorable and sad at the same time.

I used to work at a department store in the women's section. How awesome it was to go to work looking at and folding clothes that I longed to try on.

I work with triggers all around. I work in the ER of the local woman's hospital..... talk about Geiger inducing when the husband or woman politely tells me they would rather have a woman do that.....

Quote from: Sheala on January 27, 2014, 01:20:49 PM
I work with triggers all around. I work in the ER of the local woman's hospital..... talk about Geiger inducing when the husband or woman politely tells me they would rather have a woman do that.....

Not a ridiculous trigger at all. This would would bring me right down.

I agree, that's not ridiculous, it would make me feel awful as well. *hug*

Sometime ago in Exotic Pet Anatomy class we were discussing sexual dimorphism in birds and some parrots have none, like you have to test their DNA to know for sure and my teacher showed a picture of Andrej Pejic as a joke.
I don't think I'll ever be able to look at those birds without wishing I wasn't dimorphic ever again xP

Quote from: Sheala on January 27, 2014, 01:20:49 PM
I work with triggers all around. I work in the ER of the local woman's hospital..... talk about Geiger inducing when the husband or woman politely tells me they would rather have a woman do that.....

After my first tilt at transition I became a shiatsu massage therapist (nothing kinky, ok? ) and it really bummed me out no end when clients (male and female) would ring the shiatsu centre asking for a female therapist only

Quote from: Sheala on January 27, 2014, 01:20:49 PM
I work with triggers all around. I work in the ER of the local woman's hospital..... talk about Geiger inducing when the husband or woman politely tells me they would rather have a woman do that.....

Yeah totally not ridiculous...
also when something needs to be done by a guy (like heavy lifting) and they call you ...
and you are like why me wth...
then you realise in their eyes you are just another guy ...
 

Quote from: nether on January 27, 2014, 12:42:15 PM
Aww Erin that's adorable and sad at the same time.

I used to work at a department store in the women's section. How awesome it was to go to work looking at and folding clothes that I longed to try on.

It was tough for me for the first few months in the women's section too when I still wasn't out at work. There was so many things that I was eyeballing for the longest time.

Quote from: Sheala on January 27, 2014, 01:20:49 PM
I work with triggers all around. I work in the ER of the local woman's hospital..... talk about Geiger inducing when the husband or woman politely tells me they would rather have a woman do that.....

My heart broke a little for you reading that.

Quote from: FalsePrincess on January 27, 2014, 02:04:23 PM
Yeah totally not ridiculous...
also when something needs to be done by a guy (like heavy lifting) and they call you ...
and you are like why me wth...
then you realise in their eyes you are just another guy ...
 

That pissed my off to no end. I had been on HRT for over a year and a half an my upper body strength was a joke to begin with. They would ask me to get heavy cases off the shelf in the back room.

Not being able to move it without risking injury I would open the case and hand them it one unit at a time. They would often say "I guess I could have done that." My only response was "Yup".

OK so not so rediculus. It sure made ne feel silly after, knowing I have done this for a year and the other day wad the first time it got to me.

Quote from: FalsePrincess on January 27, 2014, 02:04:23 PM
also when something needs to be done by a guy (like heavy lifting) and they call you ...

I hate that!

Quote from: Ms Grace on January 27, 2014, 08:50:58 PM
I hate that!

Me too.  I also really hated it every time my wife discovered something around the house or in the car broke or failed, then came to me to fix it when she was just as capable (or not, as the case may be). 

I used to say in my most snarkastic voice, "Yes, I'll just wave my magic penis at it, and *BAM!* wielder of the almighty penis to the rescue!"  She gets it now.

Seriously, I am the last one you'd ever want near a car or a plumbing problem, alithough I did once fix a stranded '69 Camaro with a guitar string, coat hanger and cigarette butt.

Quote from: FalsePrincess on January 27, 2014, 02:04:23 PM
also when something needs to be done by a guy (like heavy lifting) and they call you ...

That's when you pretend you can't lift it.

Quote from: birkin on January 27, 2014, 09:50:12 PM
That's when you pretend you can't lift it.

I hadnt thought of that one lol. thats a great idea.

Quote from: birkin on January 27, 2014, 09:50:12 PM
That's when you pretend you can't lift it.

There were a lot of times for me there was no pretending involved, even pre-HRT.

There is a store I pass nearly daily with a huge roadside billboard in big ass blue letters MTF.... Thanks world.

Quote from: birkin on January 27, 2014, 09:50:12 PM
That's when you pretend you can't lift it.

I guess that would be too embarassing to do :/
you know,,,at the time when we were actually trying to live the role of a guy...it would be I guess...
Id try to avoid it , but sometimes wasnt possible...

now that im on e people still fricking ask me...but im like
ok I ll lift it b*tches even though its far more tiring than before hrt , just you wait some months mothef**** and lets see if you are gonna ask me again!
as far as my stength lvl goes im pretty sure its similar to an athletic girl or something ..

I had that in reverse Over Christmas we had a gas cylinder to move, my tech was just about to ask me to help and then said, 'I'll page for a guy to come and help us'