it drives me mad at times. i can have a laugh, banter with, make fun of my guy mates. they mostly have 'thick skin' so they can take some light-hearted abuse (sometimes verging on verbal bullying!). then when i try it with girls, they get so uptight and offended. if i can't have a bit of a laugh and banter with a girl, i have to talk quite seriously, but then i find that girls make very little effort with conversation, so much so that i end up doing most of the talking. girls, why do you take yourselves so seriously? why can't you have a bit of fun?