Oh yeah, bro code and girl code have been around for a long time. MTV actually had a television show called that at one time. It was pretty funny.
For the most part, I think you are right... women can be more intimate than men when it comes to talking about feelings and being emotional, but this isn't true for all women. One of my friends has her own group of friends. The other females she hangs out with are complete opposites of me. They think I'm weird because I care about more emotional things that they don't care about. Not all women are mushy gushy. Just like not all men are stern and lack emotion.
I'm glad you said that actually. I can often get caught up in my narrowed-perspective. I forget that there are a lot of women that have been raised this way too! Another thing that needs to be discussed :)
It's no problem! Some may not even been raised this way, but things in life make them "hard up" or "jaded."