fuzzybuddy
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There is a big difference in men and women. Years ago, I worked in a psychiatric facility. At that time, the wards were divided by gender. The differences were dramatic. On the female ward, it was extremely noisy. The women were all talking, and yelling to hear each other over the din. Radios were playing. You could hear music. There was a lot of motion. Over on the male section, it was totally different. It was quiet. There was no music. There were no conversations going on. There was very little interaction between the men. Over on the female wards, women were wandering in and out of their friends rooms. None of this was going on in the male section. And the strange things was the women liked their ward, and were not happy on a "male" ward. The same with the men. They were more happy being with men. When it was decided that there were to be no gender separation., the patients were horrified. They thought this was totally inane. It always amazed me how the old wards had such a noticeable difference, by gender. We're all human, but not all the same.