So what�s the deal with men at bars? I have recently become interested with this phenomenon. Last weekend my gals and I headed out for a snowboard/ski/drinking weekend at Mount Tremblant. We were all psyched to have a "little" holiday where we could let lose and enjoy the party scene a la Francois. As we entered the bar, it felt like we had a neon sign attached to us saying "look at me," with big arrows above our heads. You may at first think I sound terribly conceited, but that�s not what I�m trying to say. You see, it doesn�t matter if you�re Rosie Perez or Rosie O�Donnell, all eyes will be upon you. Now why is this? More importantly, what is going through men�s heads when they see women walking into a bar? Are they thinking "oh women, they�re great fun and wonderful to talk to!" Or is it "sweet, I�m getting laid!" As we traveled through the bar with our destination of the coat check (yes it is Quebec which translates to minus 50 degree weather) we were stopped every 2 feet with questions like "where are you going?" and "I was hoping you�d show up!" As we traveled back from the coat check the comments were changed to such deep and meaningful sayings as "I knew you�d come back!" Now this is a question to men, do you really think you can pick up women with such cheesy lines? Do you actually think about what you�re going to say, or just blurt something out the second the double X chromosome comes within range?

As my girlies and I got some beverages and situated ourselves in a safe place (safe away from the one liners), we started to notice the second type of men at bars. We noticed a few groups of men standing around who seemed to be like bird watchers, the birds of course being women. In this group, there seemed to be one bird watcher who would spot a bird and point her out to the rest of the group. Then the whole group of men would add their two cents by dropping one liners, then they would all laugh. This tends to go on all night. Do men do this because they are afraid to talk to women, or they just don�t want to?

As the night carried on, and the dance floor started to fill with people who love the nightlife and love to boogie, the third group of men appeared. These are the men who think they�re Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing. They believe they can really get down, and they try to recreate Patrick�s pelvic thrusts with "Baby." What is with that? Do men think women will just turn around and say, "your place or mine?"

The question I ask is this, do all men do this or am I wrong? Are these men trying to pick up, or is this just a typical night out on the town? Has any man ever gotten anywhere by using a cheesy line? I would love to be enlightened by hearing a man�s perspective on this phenomenon.

Thanks,

A Curious Bird