Gender Roles on a Saturday night in Athens

The other night me and my friends decided that we didn't want to go out, leading us to only one option...people watching. We headed to Dairy Queen followed by a pit stop to the courthouse stairs, the best place in town to go when you want a show for the night. Watching from an outsiders perspective, I realized how gender roles really do play a huge role in our everyday lives. Social norms, for many,  truly are dropped the second a drop of alcohol hits the system. Girls are no longer proper and polite. Many trade in their jean shorts and frilly tanks for a short black dresses and heels. Often times with that flowery top goes morals. Within 20 minutes of  sitting at the courthouse we saw 3 physical fights break out. Men. Although they don't need alcohol to be aggressive and completive, it generally has a huge impact which leads to fighting. One sober Saturday night in athens has shown me that gender roles are not only in hollywood and ads, they occur in our everyday life!