You Just Don't Understand: The Differences In Men And Women

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interpretation because
the reader knows nothing about the salesperson except for his profession.
The man might have feared the thought of losing his job if he had not known
how to fix Tannen's camera. The man's boss might have been standing next
to him when this incident occurred.
Tannen's interpretation of this example is that the salesperson
gave her all the unwanted information on her camera in order to prove to
her that he is not incompetent. Her argument is that men always try to
show their superiority and imply it in conversation (65).
Tannen's interpretation of the example makes sense, but it is not
convincing enough because of the example she uses. Tannen did not approach
another salesperson to compare her results, therefore, she can not make
assumptions from this situation.
Another interpretation of Tannen's example is that the salesperson
was using his knowledge about the camera to help Tannen. He was innocently
trying to explain to Tannen that her ...

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her point of view. Tannen does not
further discuss the relationship the two of them had. The man might have
been reading the newspaper only because he felt comfortable in front of the
woman to do as he pleased. Tannen also does not discuss the previous
relationships of the woman. She may react the same way toward all the men
she dates, therefore, assumptions should not be made based on one situation.

Tannen's interpretation was that the woman was understanding to the
man's needs, and that she was nice enough to put aside her need to talk
about their special evening they shared the night before. Tannen portrays
the woman as the winner because she was aware of Tannen's ideas ...

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