GUY TALK We've all heard about "girl talk", but "guy talk" doesn't get very much recognition. I am attempting here to unravel this mystery. When men communicate with each other they seem to be able to read between the lines. Instead of saying exactly what they mean they speak in code and the recipient of this code is able to not only decipher the hidden meaning, but can deliver a camouflaged response. When an issue is addressed it is briefly confronted then as if a signal has been given the conversation quickly jumps to a less threatening subject . . . . like tools, cars, or maybe computers. Sometimes they will drift back to issue, other times it is left like a partially unwrapped present. I have silently witnessed this phenomenon in action with little understanding that later requires interpretation. This ubiquitous phenomenon has even been portrayed in movies and guy commercials. They target guys, because girls just don't get it. No, when girls discuss an issue we will hash it out for two hours until everything that can possibly be said is exposed and exhausted. Then the next day if a new issue hasn't arisen, we will discuss it all over again! What surprises me is that men don't talk to women this way. Is there a school that teaches men how to communicate differently among the sexes? Perhaps men have had to learn the hard way in how to talk with women through many failed attempts at communication? How about you . . . do you use a different mode of communication when speaking with the opposite sex?   ¶ 6/25/2004 06:36:00 AM