+1000 They'd ignore a kid dressed in baggy clothes but start to worship him the minute he mentioned that he's going to Deerfield or Andover or whatever. Sad. |
I can guarantee you the kid from Bullis or Flint Hill is better dressed & has better manners than the kid from public school. The difference is especially start when it comes to males. |
We get it, you can’t afford private. Thanks for taking the time out of your trolling in the private school forum to…. troll in the relationship forum. |
LOL. Your parents should ask for a refund from your private school tuition. |
Of course that is part of the reason for sororities. The reality is that marriage has historically( and still is) been a major factor in explaining the wealth of women. No point in denying reality because of political correctness. I want my daughter to be well educated and financially ambitious. I'm also hopeful that given the wealthy circles she surrounds herself with--country clubs and private schools--that she will marry wealthy as well. And yes, I emphasize to always try to be attractive and slim if possible...not PC to the liberal intelligencia, but that's ok. |
Wow. Your poor daughter. |
He was a sk8tr boi, she said see you later boy, he wasn’t good enough for herrr, he was a punk, she did ballet, what more can I sayyyyyyy |
I agree. |
Please tell us, what is this “ethos?” Is it looking down on people who are different or less wealthy than you? We have a high net worth and annual income, and lead a wonderful lifestyle, but there is something so off-putting about all the area privates that we have so far refused to enroll our (early elementary) kids. Our own families are European (Christian)-American-Israeli(Jewish). There are many advanced degrees and a few successful entrepreneurs in the family. My kid’s best friend is a first generation Ethiopian boy whose dad is a truck driver and whose mom works retail. This kid’s “ethos,” to borrow your term, is to be a generous, thoughtful and kind friend; he’s also excelling at school and is the best athlete in three sports without ever boasting about it. When I compare that kid with the neighborhood private school kids, it’s clear to me which “ethos” we’d rather have around our children. The private school kids are entitled, loud, and while they know how to be polite, they do it as if to fulfill a checklist, and not out of genuine concern for others. We would like better teacher-student ratios and smaller schools, but not at the expense of our kids growing up to believe they are better than others simply because their family has more money. |
I am a baked in private school person and I agree. Also, I have to say, among my friends who attended public vs private, the public people lacked that prep school veneer / entitlement but have kicked ass professionally and are on the whole more successful as adults even without behaving like characters out of the movie Metropolitan. |
Just how pathetic are you? |
I agree with this, too. I am from Los Angeles and the prettiest girls get targeted by the "bad boys" for sure--the broke but charming musicians with drug problems, etc. They also get preyed on by men "in the industry" since they want to be models, actresses etc. |
PP here...the two most beautiful girls in my high school both tried to make it ubsuccessfully "in the industry" and both are still single after dating and getting dumped by a series of bad boy types. We're 40-41 now. |
There are plenty of awkwardly stiff guys who pull there pants up too high that came from public too. I doubt you can tell they were from public. |
There are so many posts here I have counterexamples for but I still find it interesting to hear what generalizations people make or what they consider successful endeavors. |