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Marya Mannes

If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring.

Marya Mannes

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The author points out that American men focus heavily on earning and accumulating money, while American women are preoccupied with losing weight. She finds both conversations equally dull, highlighting a cultural obsession with material gain for men and physical appearance for women.

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