Why are they so different?

I was chatting with some girl friends yesterday about how differently men and women communicate. When I got home I pulled out one of my favorite note books from college, my notes from "Gender Communications" class. I thought I would share a few things I had written down...

Men take up more physical space when sitting or standing, arms and legs stretched away from the body.
Women tend to sit with arms and legs toward their body, like crossed at the ankle or knees.

Men tend to display frowning and squinting when listening.
Women display smiling and head-nodding when listening.

Men try to solve problems.
Women try to match troubles by relating similar negative experiences.

Men have a more analytical approach to problems.
Women have a more emotional approach to problems.

Men are less likely to ask for help with their problems.
Women are more likely to ask for help and more likely to accept it.

Men are more task oriented "What is everyone going to do?"
Women are more maintance oriented "Is everyone alright?"

Men are more likely to yell, shout and swear to release anger.
Women are more apt to cry when angry.

Men speak in a louder voice and they use loudness to emphasize points.
Women speak in a softer voice and they use inflection to emphasize points.

Men talk more about what they did, where they went and less about relationships with others.
Women talk more about how they feel and more about relationships with others.

Men make direct accusations (i.e., "You don't call").
Women make more indirect accusations. They use "why", which sounds like nagging (i.e., "Why don't you ever call?")

Men use more interjections when changing topics (i.e., "Hey!", "Oh", "Listen!")
Women use more conjunctions when changing topics (i.e., "and", "but", "however")

Men interrupt others more and allow fewer interruptions.
Women interrupt others less and allow more interruptions.

Men rarely discuss their personal life in business.
Women tend to establish more business relationships through discussing their personal life.

-If you want to know what I think... God created us different like this so that he could sit back in his recliner at the end of the day and chuckle... God sure does have a sense of humor, doesn't He?