There's more that as well - men insult their friends to toughen each other up. If a man is used to getting shit from his friends, he'll have much thicker skin and not be easily taunted and lose his cool when his enemies taunt him.
How and why men josh each other has a lot of interesting sides to it. Sometimes it's used as a form of encouragement, other times to indicate respect in spite of quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Not that this is necessarily specific to men, but men don't typically get as bent out of shape as women might.
There's more that as well - men insult their friends to toughen each other up. If a man is used to getting shit from his friends, he'll have much thicker skin and not be easily taunted and lose his cool when his enemies taunt him.
How and why men josh each other has a lot of interesting sides to it. Sometimes it's used as a form of encouragement, other times to indicate respect in spite of quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Not that this is necessarily specific to men, but men don't typically get as bent out of shape as women might.