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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like private school. [/quote]

op - it is. is that the issue?
private schools in the uk are much cheaper so maybe different vibe slightly. [/quote]

If you are at an expensive school with competitive admissions policies you are going to run into a lot of competitive type A parents. The parents at my kids' public school are much more likely to commiserate about the dumb things their kids do than attempt to offer advice. [/quote]

DP: I agree with this assessment (though not that it is a public/private school thing) -- it about personality, not being American. You have encountered a particular group that is used to solving problems; they probably do it for a living, and so their reaction is reflex. Also, they are competitive, so they will not share or show anything that could be mistaken for personal weakness, even when it's just normal everyday stuff. They operate a lot from fear -- imposter syndrome, fear of being taken advantage of, fear of public embarrassment, fear of dropping down a peg, fear of failure. These types are everywhere (in the UK too), and yes, they can appear in concentration in certain private schools and in certain public school districts.

But if you step back from them and look around, you will find the rest of us in the same places.[/quote]

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