It's story time!
I was just wondering how you guys relate to other guys (GMs, that is). Are most of your friends male? Do they treat you like one of the boys? And how do they relate to you? Is gender an issue?
Tell me a story, folks!
I'll go first.
When I hang out with my buddies, we all sit around getting drunk, gunning cigarettes, and headbang to whatever's in the stereo. All the guys (myself included) have no problem leaving the bathroom door open when taking a leak, even sometimes sharing the toilet (or else we just do it outside like the barbarians we are). We make fun of each other, call each other names, get in water fights, etc.
But there's another side to it all, too. Now this crowd I hang out with is male and female, but it's like there is no difference between the sexes on any level. These are young people, 18-23 years old or thereabouts... Occasionally we'll all sit around and watch scenes from "Last of the Mohicans" and this one guy friend of mine will get all emotional and talk about how one of the characters reminds him of his girlfriend. Or sometimes one guy will grab another and start dancing with him. The guys grab each others crotches, kiss each other on the cheek, hug... One of my friends has even been known to kiss every single person at a given party (well over 30 people sometimes) on the lips when he gets drunk. We've all had really deep conversations with each other, revealing our *gasp* feelings and all that, and none of my guy friends think any of this is weird.
Is that typical male behaviour? I don't really know, but I think it's pretty cool.
So, that's my group of friends in a nutshell, how about you guys?