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"Fi and I recently toured a seven million dollar, 92-foot yacht. Neither of us actually has seven million dollars, but Fi&amp;#x27;s an avid boater and sailor and, if he did have a few mil to spare, he&amp;#x27;d definitely put a down payment on a fancy boat. Despite the fact that we weren&amp;#x27;t real prospective customers, at least until one of us wins Powerball, I thoroughly enjoyed pretending I was rich... While the sales guy talked about summer in the &amp;quot;Med&amp;quot; (yup, the Mediterranean) and storing our &amp;quot;toys&amp;quot; (toys, in yacht speak, are smaller boats and wave runners that fit inside the mega-yacht like little marushka dolls), I tried to nod and follow along like I actually had any clue what he was talking about. I&amp;#x27;m not sure he bought my act, but it got me thinking about the salesperson/client charade that we play when shopping. Last night I read about how women in Saudi Arabia, who aren&amp;#x27;t allowed to work as sales clerks, are boycotting their country&amp;#x27;s lingerie shops because shopping for underwear in front of men is just not the most comfortable experience, especially for conservative Muslims. While I&amp;#x27;m not religious, I can relate to that: I&amp;#x27;m not sure I&amp;#x27;d be so cool with a guy helping me find the right fit thong panties at Victoria&amp;#x27;s Secret. What about you? Would you buy a bra from a man? And do salespeople make you uncomfortable/pressure you? Here&amp;#x27;s hoping the Saudi government wises up and starts to allow ladies behind the counter&amp;amp;#8212;at the very least, in lingerie shops. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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