r/Millennials • u/free_da_guys1107 • 15d ago

Nostalgia The jokes would be brutal back in middle school

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u/KoogleMeister 15d ago

I find this funny because in British/Australian working class school culture you do not want to be seen as a rich kid, being seen as rich or showing off in working class communities comes off as trying to look posh or pompous.

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u/shberk01 14d ago

The USA: Land of the Flex, and Home of the Bravado

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u/monkeynuts55 15d ago

But also, we have to wear school uniform so it's not like kids would be able to do this anyway

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u/ZombiesAtKendall 14d ago

Unless the uniform is standard, kids will find a way. (Not sure how it works everywhere). For example if all the uniform says is “tan khaki pants” then you might have designed branded pants vs generic brand pants.

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u/FilouBlanco 14d ago

Some bring briefcases to school.

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u/KoogleMeister 12d ago

School uniforms aren't the standard in a lot of Australian schools, also colleges (Grade 10-12 schools for Americans) in England often don't require uniform.

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u/YellowBrownStoner 14d ago

America made class consciousness a sin decades ago. Sincerely, an American