is Catholic more beautiful?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC switched to Catholic HS this year from public MS. Is it me, or are the Catholics (kids and parents) just way more put together than the publics and the non-Catholic independents? Seriously. Better social skills, better presentation, more interesting conversatins.

Perhaps Catholic schools are more diverse than other independent schools but it's still mostly white. We are a mixed family in a Catholic school and I do not have the same experience as OP. I have to be the one to go out of the way to befriend other parents and they are so awkward when I do. I am approached more when I'm with my white husband and the rapport they have with him is starkly different. Or parents start being friendlier and talkative once they learn that I'm a lawyer. But whatever first impressions they have of me, it's certainly not the kind that brings out social skills and interesting conversations. I've befriended other mixed/minority families at the school and all of them have had the same experience. My experience with public school parents were better; parents genuinely seemed excited to meet or get to know me regardless of background.

If your kids are in high school, it's more common not to be friends or know the other parents. I know the parents from my kids' sports teams, but with a full-time job I'm not on campus volunteering/meeting people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Not sure what a toll post is. I'm seriously asking. Seems that the Catholic parents are more executives/sales/business and able to relate to more people and understand the value of presentation skills and talking about a range of subjects. Compared to publics and independents who are policy/law/journalism + wonkier and a little less at ease socially and whose conversations seem to dive really deep into policy, legislation, social justice issues, etc. And they don't dress as well, that's a fact.

On the aggregate, Catholics are generally in the bottom half when it comes to how they earn compared to other religions. Not sure on what grounds you think the parents prestigious enough to create better looking, more interesting children.

[Anonymous]

This post makes me chuckle because my Episcopalian boss loves to talk about how "casual" Catholics are about their dress and appearance. (I am Catholic, which he knows)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Not sure what a toll post is. I'm seriously asking. Seems that the Catholic parents are more executives/sales/business and able to relate to more people and understand the value of presentation skills and talking about a range of subjects. Compared to publics and independents who are policy/law/journalism + wonkier and a little less at ease socially and whose conversations seem to dive really deep into policy, legislation, social justice issues, etc. And they don't dress as well, that's a fact.

On the aggregate, Catholics are generally in the bottom half when it comes to how they earn compared to other religions. Not sure on what grounds you think the parents prestigious enough to create better looking, more interesting children.

More than 40% of the world's Catholics live in Latin America - but Africa has seen the biggest growth in Catholic congregations in recent years.

Does that make it more understandable to you? It has always been a religion for the poor.

That said, the elite network of Catholics in this country is quite wealthy, not to mention our President is Catholic along with 5 members of the Supreme Court...something that wouldn't have been thought possible at the time Kennedy was elected.