Despite the purpose of the drinks being to mingle two different amateur teams after playing against each other, you only see the most minimal integration.
The majority of the reds stay together.
The majority of the blues stay together.
Which I’m increasingly finding is the case with men as I’ve seen this behaviour happen on stags too.
The school friends stick together, the work friends stick together, and the miscellaneous friends stick together.
I can’t speak for women because I’ve never been to a hen but I imagine it’s the same thing.
Maybe it’s the temporary nature of the meeting. It’s only for a few hours or a weekend, so people think – what’s the point putting in the effort if I won’t see them again?
But I think it’s humans in their natural state.
Compared to networking events where it feels like the connections are being made as a means to an end.
Thomas Duggan 