Many girls, when they approached the counter, smiled and greeted the employee. After ordering, they generally smiled and said "thank you". Instead, the kids would walk up to the counter, say hello to the employee without smiling, and then leave the counter once they finished their order. It is assumed that girls must be kind and polite to fit the typical female role that society requires of them. Men are perceived as less of a man if they show too much emotion. Emotion is a feeling that appears to be “permitted for women and discouraged for men… [and] patriarchal culture places a low value on it compared to appearing tough and always being in control” (Johnson, 2006, p. 33). . Even this small series of actions demonstrates that this culture