The Daily Mail (London, England), May 6th, 2002
WITH the World Cup only 25 days away, you might be forgiven for thinking you know exactly how men talk and what they talk about. But be warned: arguments over football tactics and team selection are only a cover for other, deeper and more disturbing subject matter. For when they're alone, men's conversations frequently turn to gossip, character assassination and ferocious competition. Here, Self has dared ask seven men to reveal what they really talk about when women aren't there.
STEVEN NORRIS 56, former Tory minister
WHEN men aren't talking about sex and football (and I have to admit the...
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