Men may be from Mars and women from Venus, but the real gender differences show up in how the sexes behave in GP Jeff Foster’s surgery.
“Women tend to say what’s on their mind,” Foster says. “But a lot of men are what I call anxious ‘knob clingers’. They chat generally and only tell me what the real issue is when they’re on their way out and clinging to my doorknob. It’ll be, ‘Actually, there’s one more thing…’ or, ‘My wife said I should mention…’ ”
Foster’s GP practice is in Leamington Spa and he’s a good advert for men’s wellbeing. He goes to the gym five times a week, cycles and plays football. His male patients like the fact he looks good and emits
