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They commonly spent time with both amigos and amistades together in the evening somewhere outside the dwelling. They nearly never ever referred to going to a friend's property, rather they visited drinking establishments, played dominos at a colmado (corner store), or simply hung out within the street. Manny was a 23-year-old fruit-seller who has had the exact same group of amigos and amistades considering the fact that he was a boy. He described drinking as central to his connection with his network: `I prefer to drink beer, and they do as well, so it is fundamentally a reason for us to obtain with each other.' Most guys with each amigos and amistades echoed the centrality of drinking as a solution to devote time with their friend group. Males often described looking for sex partners when with their group of amigos and amistades. At the majority of the drinking establishments the men frequented, female sex workers perform formally or informally and a few men mentioned choosing up sex workers with their group of mates. Felix, a 24-year-old building worker described the progression of a common evening with his mates: `When we go out we say, `let's go there, let's make the rounds and drink some beers and we'll give some thing [money] to one of these sex workers' Felix's quote reflects how men's social networks will help facilitate possibilities to engage in HIV danger behaviours.NIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptCult Wellness Sex. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 September 01.Fleming et al.PageWe also asked participants what they talked about with their group of amigos and amistades. There was no distinction involving conversation subjects with amigos or with amistades. Some shared stories about women that they had slept with or talk about ladies in the street: `We discuss women...about the neighbour girl, about a girl that somebody knows, regarding the girl that an individual met at the same bar...sharing experiences.' ?(Manny, aged 23) Males also indicated that they felt comfy sharing stories about their sex life or their sexual wellness issues with other men, but not with girls. Santo, who had exactly the same group of eight amigos and amistades given that childhood, reflected, `In a group of guys, you can find no taboo topics.' A further man elaborated specifically about men's relative comfort talking about a sexually transmitted infection (STI) with other men, compared to speaking with girls: `A guy is scared that a lady would inform a different lady that maybe he likes, and that woman finds out that the guy has something. You see? But a guy, no. Another guy you go and inform him what ever, "I've got this"...You are not going to go to a woman and tell her, but to yet another guy you'll tell him without having hesitation.'NIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript-(Edwin, aged 38) Because girls might be prospective romantic partners, guys were hesitant to share their vulnerabilities about sex and sexual well being with females. These men did, even so, indicate feeling comfortable sharing their vulnerability about a sexual wellness trouble with other males. Despite the fact that Santo said there are no taboos among male friends, notably absent from these men's conversations we.