Who Were You In High School?
I was a loner who got along with everyone. I liked everyone so much that I never wanted to sit with any group of people and seem bias. Strange, but true. In essence, I was popular for my choice. If that makes any sense. I miss my high school years and everyone I went to school with.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Nerd, smart-arse, chatterbox, smoker, metal head, scrawny as hell and looked 15 at the age of 18. Not good with the ladies, except as mates. Didn't really hit my stride till uni.
MrBeelzeebubbles
Level 7
Nov 7, 2018
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You are a lot younger than me, its different in British schools. I think uniforms help (although I bloody hated mine at school).
@Amisja not that different - I've taught in both, and they're pretty similar. We had uniforms, but they were much more likely to involve shorts, which set off my pipe-cleaner legs just beautifully.
@MrBeelzeebubbles sound lurvely. My school uniform is unchanged to this day. Its at least 100 years old. (As in the design). I have only taught in HE where students are generally pretty sorted (not all). Don't forget, up until recently you could leave school at 16 here. In US it was 18. I was 15 when I took my O levels (yep I'm that old). There were still tons of jobs where you could work from 16, marry at 16. Both my cousins joined the armed forces at 15. British teens tend to be more cynical and give up on childhood much sooner. I did do As after school but lots of my friends didn't.
@Amisja I'd say about a third of my year left at 16, and that was low because they'd just bought in a bunch of 'vocational' courses you could do up to 18. Used to be roughly 50% of kids left at 16 for work/apprenticeships etc. One of my mates did a combined project for senior woodwork and automotive mechanics - he made a freakin' jet boat!
@MrBeelzeebubbles Cool. The thickest lad in my year married his bosses' daughter and is now a millionaire!
Similar to you, except high school is the most insignificant part of my past, and I don't miss any of those folks. If I did, l would have stayed in touch. I did go to my 20 year reunion to recruit a bass player I grew up with, and found the whole thing depressing. I never went to another one.
Sticks48
Level 9
Nov 7, 2018
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I was mostly an introvert during HS but always tried to overcome the anxiety. I had 2 friends I could trust and a couple of cool classmates I could spend time with. I was not a nerd but achieved high grades in almost all school subjects. Everyone was telling me that I'm good at learning foreign languages. I think it's true. I used to learn languages with the help of word games. This made me feel more comfortable when traveling abroad to learn and live. I've already been to one HS reunion, and I would not mind going back for one. I would have a lot to tell, and I would be interested in my classmates' stories.
Easterly
Level 1
May 5, 2022
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I wanted to be friends with everyone. All I wanted was to be accepted. I was not. I was rolled over. Walked on. I was made fun of by every group. I look back and love the person I was. I was naive and just plain wanted to be liked.
AnarchyPreacher
Level 2
Nov 7, 2018
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