In Australia during summer, people invite their friends over for a barbeque or, as it's called in America, a cookout. This activity involves much drinking of beer and generally having a good time. Here's how the event generally pans out.
We are about to enter the summer and BBQ season, therefore
it's important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this
sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it's the only type of cooking a "real man" will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.
When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of
events are put into motion:
Routine...
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a
tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces,
and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer
in hand, yarning to his mates.
Here comes the important part:
(4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
More routine....
(5) The woman goes inside to organise the plates and cutlery.
(6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is
burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer
while he deals with the situation.
Important again:
(7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT
TO THE WOMAN.
More routine....
(8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils,
napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(9) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the
dishes.
And most important of all:
10) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his
cooking efforts.
(11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night
off." And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that
there's just no pleasing some women....