There's way too much generalisation going on here...
Anyways, I tend to see everything from as many angles as possible, so don't have too much trouble figuring out what people are on about... Infact I'm quite surprised when I miss something, or when I come to the wrong conclusion about someone.
If we look at the more general level, which most people who've replied to this thread seem to be refering to, we have your typical male on one side, drinking beers and constantly thinking about sex... On the other side we have the typical female, gossiping, finicky, impossible to please... These two groups have absolutely no chance of understanding each other because they think in entirely different ways... These are just stereotypes tho, real people aren't separatable into categories that way...
I agree with Leprechaun... If you don't understand something, ask... and if you don't understand the answer don't worry about it... Or do what I do most of the time when someone talks about something I don't know much about... Pay attention and let the conversation continue, and piece together the puzzle with the bits of information you always get as the conversation continues... If it goes to far and you still don't understand, just ask...
This goes for both men and women, each gender has the potential to be as simple or complex as the other...