Okay. Sorry for another weird question. Just curious about school life in the US. 😀

Is it really that interesting like it shown on tv?

Is it true that the students are divided into groups like nerds, preps or jocks thing?

Is there really a cool popular thing system? You really not allowed to talk to cool popular kids unless you're popular too? How can you become a popular kid in US school?

Is it true that in the cafetaria there's a designated seats area for groups?

Are those mean girls who loves to make fun of people and order you around like their slave really exist in US school? ;p

Why you have to move and go to other class every time one class ends? You don't just stay in one class and different teachers come into class?

What is that detention thing? Why the teachers lock the students in some kind of room?

Are those kissing and smooching things always happen there? Students allowed to kiss in class too? Is it just a common thing there?

Is there a manga or anime club there? What you do in there usually? Heard from some friend that lots of fun things in school's anime or manga club.

How the students there treat foreign students? Heard local students love to intimidate and pick up fight with foreign students for no reason. Is it really that bad?

How come there are lots of dancing events there?

What is that prom thing actually? Why people are so desperate to find a date to prom? Is it really embarassing to go alone?

Is physical punishment still used there? Because in my place there's no detention thing. If you make a mistake the teacher smack or kick you right away.

Is it true that students there can sue the school or teachers? If a teacher touch a girl student's hand accidentally or not the girl's really going to file a sexual harrasment lawsuit? And what's that first amandment thing that always somehow connected to school? In those tv shows the students always have problem with the school about 1st amandment and always end up in court.

Is the teacher in America really still young, beautiful & attractive? Does an affair between teachers and students always happen there? 😛

What teacher assistant do actually? You get a special extra grade if you're a teacher assistant?

What is that science fair thing? Is it a mandatory thing for all students?

How american gals say about foreign students especially foreign asian students? Can a foreign student ask an american gal out? Or there's an unwritten rule from the jocks that you stay away from our gal or we will beat u up kind of thing. 😀

And last what's that cheerleader gals all about. Is the gals in cheerleaders team are really that special and must be treated real special? They really only date the guys from football team? Wonder if Manick ever date one... 😀

Will really appreciate it if you guys could share some info. 🙂

Need answers from americans but well other people from europe feel free to add in like bully jesus.

Since bully jesus is big like hulk & he uses the name bully, i'm sure he loves to beat up people when in high school. 😀

I wouldn't mind answering all of your questions but I wish to know where are you from before I do.

i'd also like to know where you're from, though i can't answer your questions, i'm also curious to know the answers too ^^

i'm canadian, and i think most of that stuff happens at my school too, but probably not to the extremes that tv shows it to be...

hm.. i wonder if school life in canada is similar to america...

from what i've seen..
there aren't any distinct groupings of jocks, nerds and whatnot, but generally people with common interests hang out with each other...

popularity in school has never been an issue for me (meaning i don't care) but i think its just a matter of appealing to those who you like since its impossible to please everyone...

our school's cafeteria is... err lets say not too many people go there.. (maybe thats just me) but anyways there are 'designated spots' where groups of people usually eat lunch, in hallways etc.. and if you sit in their spots they kinda get annoyed.. (haven't seen any problems, but the groups just sit somewhere else if it happens)

mean girls.. i haven't experienced such a thing, but i think it has happened before... ^^;... but slavery would be way overexaggerating...

classes are interesting, i'd like to know more about other countries' systems as well... though i think every school is a little different, our school has different periods and we have to move around to different classrooms (some are the same though) but we get approximately 5 min between each class to get there... (lol its awful when classes are at the opposite ends of the school) oh but teachers move around too

detention... wow.. i haven't seen that in ages... ok i'm a goody good, so i haven't had detention in high school, but i think... oh right.. if you ... aww nevermind i don't know enough about this... (skip)

kissing in class... never seen... couples acting lovey dovey.. i have seen.. usually they try not to get caught by teachers, or they'd get teased.. other than that, kissing happens in hallways all the time... ^^;

we have an anime club ^___^.... lol its just an excuse to sit around and watch anime during school hours.. ..... we have a somewhat uncooperative group this year... (freshmen won't listen to their elders TT__TT)

dances at our school don't usually have a very big turnout.. our school spirit is really low

prom, i'm not too sure about.. but i don't know what the big deal.. but basically, its a blown out dance... people spend lots more money on a nicer place, nicer clothes, nicer food, and well its like dinner and dance.. and well i guess its the biggest social event so people go to make memories....

^^ hope that helped..

and correct me if i'm wrong... i'm somewhat antisocial so i wouldn't know it all =]

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Is it really that interesting like it shown on tv?

Not always...It depends on what you watched on TV.

Is it true that the students are divided into groups like nerds, preps or jocks thing?

Yup. There's a lot of different groups, including racial and gender ones. They usually aren't real extreme though. It's just a group of friends with certain interests that hang out. Of course, there are also the "gang" groups in some schools...

Is there really a cool popular thing system? You really not allowed to talk to cool popular kids unless you're popular too? How can you become a popular kid in US school?

You're meaning a system of coolness? It kinda...depends on the school and what the majority of the students are/do. Certain people ARE popular though, but for many different reasons for that popularity. Some people are good at sports. Others are smart and help others out. Others are just fun to talk and hang out with because of their conversations. As for talking to the so called "cool" people, it depends on the person you talk to. Some people like to talk to different people and others tend to be shy...To become popular, it always depends on the school and what the students as a whole like.

Is it true that in the cafetaria there's a designated seats area for groups?

Well, seats aren't reserved by rules, laws, or teachers. It's just that certain groups always hang out in the same places but can get pretty protective of their area. There aren't any table wars though...(At least not in high school at up...Maybe in the lower grades because of less maturity.)

Are those mean girls who loves to make fun of people and order you around like their slave really exist in US school? ;p

In reality, few of those kind of people exist, but they make good villians in stories, eh? Of course, there are people like that less extreme.

Why you have to move and go to other class every time one class ends? You don't just stay in one class and different teachers come into class?

It's just the American system. Over here, students can take a variety of courses, different from any other student's schedule. Let's say that student A and student B are in English II Honors for 1st period. Student A is better than student B in math. For 2nd period, Student A goes to AP Calulus AB while student B goes to another class like AP Computer Science. Would it be possible for both students to learn both subjects in the same room? Now expand that environment to say...35 students a room. It's impossible for students to stay in the same room for the whole day. It only works in elementary school where everyone learns the same thing at about the same rate. (It also allows teachers to be experts on one subject.) Some teachers also move because they don't have a set classroom or because they teach several unrelated subjects. I had a teacher who taught PE and math for different periods. Now, we can't have both subjects in the same area, right?

What is that detention thing? Why the teachers lock the students in some kind of room?

Detention is a form of punishment. Whether you deserved it or not is your problem, not mine. You usually are just stuck in one room for an hour or so with other people who have to serve detention. Some schools allow you to sleep and do homework, while other schools have a teacher there teaching you something (probably something stupid or how to not get into detention again...)

Are those kissing and smooching things always happen there? Students allowed to kiss in class too? Is it just a common thing there?

There's usually not a specific rule about this kind of thing. It all depends on the school and the teacher. Some teachers don't care, while others would murder you if you tried...It's more common outside of the classroom like in the hallway or something.

Is there a manga or anime club there? What you do in there usually? Heard from some friend that lots of fun things in school's anime or manga club.

Again, this depends on the school. If the school has a lot of Asian influence/students, there's probably a manga or anime club or some sort. For me, my school is probably 70-80% Asian, so we have an anime club. Some anime clubs are very loyal to subs only and wouldn't touch a dub unless they had to die. Others love both and will show both. Activities also depend on the club and the abilities/resources of the club/club members. There could be anime screenings, reviews, anime games, karaoke, anime/manga history, manga drawing basics, and much more.

How the students there treat foreign students? Heard local students love to intimidate and pick up fight with foreign students for no reason. Is it really that bad?

Again, it depends on the school and the region of the USA you live in. Since I live in Los Angeles, we have a TON of diversity. We treat foreigners pretty well and so forth. Other schools could have only like 2 Asians in the whole school and it's possible that they have it hard. Other times, foreigners are kinda cool. We had a person from London move in and he had that English accent. Everyone was interested in him right away~

How come there are lots of dancing events there?

You mean like prom or homecoming? It's just American culture...What can you say? We just love to dance and socialize~ Of course, not everyone cares about going. People will be disappointed if you don't go, but they won't stop being your friend...

What is that prom thing actually? Why people are so desperate to find a date to prom? Is it really embarassing to go alone?

For some schools, you have to buy tickets to prom in pairs. It's different for other schools. Prom is couples usually and it's always nice to have a date! You could always go with some friends though...Think of it as social status. As for what prom really is, it's a gathering of students for dancing, conversation, and just hanging out. It's almost always held near the end of the year of school, so celebrate graduation! Of course, it takes money and so forth...Girls usually want new dresses and whatnot. Dinner's not always that great, but whatever...

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I'm from California so I'll try to answer your questions, even though it's been a couple years since high school.

1. I'd guess how interesting it is depends on who you're asking. However, I'm sure for most students it's not that interesting.

2. I've never noticed this grouping thing. If there is one, then I was never divided into one of these groups. Of course, people with similar interests tend to hang out together, but not like the grouping they show on tv.

3. I can't comment on this. I don't talk to people I don't know, and if someone you know is popular, why would they stop you from talking to them?

4. No such thing as designated seating. Groups do tend to claim seats for themselves though. It's just like how you tend to keep to the same seat in class even though there's no assigned seating.

5. I've never seen anyone like that. I suppose there might have been 1 or 2 while I was in high school.

6. Well, do you know about college? Middle school and high schools are like college because there are electives. Anyone can take different classes. It's pretty hard to find someone who chooses the same classes as you. I've never had more than 3 people who had the exact same schedule as me for any year in middle/high school. So obviously there is no way that teachers would only teach classes of 4 or 5 people.

7. Detention is supposed to be a form of mild punishment. You don't want to stay in a locked room after school with a bunch of people you don't know either, would you? Detention can be given for things like disrupting the class... and some other things too.

8. Yes, I saw some people kissing around the school. But I haven't seen any kissing in class, I don't think it's allowed either.

9. There were anime and manga clubs at my school, but I didn't join either of them, so I can't comment on what they do.

10. There were very few foreign students in my school, and I never shared a class with any of them. I really didn't see them around much, but I didn't hear about any of them being bullied. Doesn't mean they weren't, of course, but it doesn't mean they were either.

11. How much do you consider a lot? I guess the number of dances would have to do with the different cultures we live in.

12. The prom is the biggest dance in high school. It's the biggest party you're likely to have. And people are desparate to find a date to go with because it's a dance party. And I guess it is embarassing to show up without a date.

prom is overexagerated... << only reason i went is cause tv hypes it up too much like ur gonna regret it later on in life if you miss out. was still nice though since its like everyone you know is there. but yeah only went cause i felt like i wouldve regretted it later which i doubt i wouldve. was the same thing for grad night. but that sucked... >>

and in regards to most of them questions schools are different wherever you go. all depends on school population, what ethnicties attend that school (mine was like 95% mexican/latino whatever the hell you wanna call it), private or public, all boys/all girls/ mixed. but yeah most of that tv mess is the xtremes although some of it probably happens on occasions. all depnds how messed up you school is.

why back in the day we didn't 'download', we had to swim to japan if we wanted fresh anime and that was only if...

I dream of a better tomorrow... where chickens can cross roads and not have their motives questioned.

I came from a smaller town in the midwest so I'll try to give my take on it.. then again it's been about 5 years since I graduated from high school so my memory might be a bit rusty.

Is it really that interesting like it shown on tv?

I don't know. Honestly I wasn't in the "in" crowd so I didn't really experience all the typical angst. I mostly hung out with a couple friends, and didn't go to too many parties either.

Is it true that the students are divided into groups like nerds, preps or jocks thing?

Definitely had the preps, definitely the jocks. The nerds was a bit less prevalent though. After the preps & the jocks, my school just had "everyone else"...

Is there really a cool popular thing system? You really not allowed to talk to cool popular kids unless you're popular too? How can you become a popular kid in US school?

Yes, there was a popularity system in a way... But honestly, as far as not being allowed to talk to cool popular kids, I really didn't see any of that. I'm not sure about how you become a popular kid because I wasn't too popular 😉

Is it true that in the cafetaria there's a designated seats area for groups?

Not "designated" really... But I suppose it just has to do with the culture over here... People hang out with people they know, and don't really talk to people that they don't. Those little, "cliques" I guess you could call them, form in the earlier grade levels and just sort of stick all the way through high school.

Are those mean girls who loves to make fun of people and order you around like their slave really exist in US school?

There were a lot of cat fights in my school.. other than that though I really didn't associate with these types of girls, so I'm not sure. Probably not, at least in my town.

Why you have to move and go to other class every time one class ends? You don't just stay in one class and different teachers come into class?

Interesting question. I don't really know. Perhaps because its easier moving the students around than the materials for the class. For instance, in my math class, the room had chalkboards on 3 out of the 4 sides of the room so students could write on the board or the teacher could do a long derivation. Other than that though, I really don't know. Perhaps it's just another cultural thing?

What is that detention thing? Why the teachers lock the students in some kind of room?

Punishment... It's kinda like being in prison I guess. (Yes, I've served detention before...)

Are those kissing and smooching things always happen there? Students allowed to kiss in class too? Is it just a common thing there?

I often see the misconception in anime and manga that "kissing" is the normal greeting or whatever when seeing someone (in america). This is not entirely true. While in some circumstances it is common for foreigners, typical people here do not kiss when they meet. However, there is an exception to this rule. Boyfriend/Girlfriend often kiss when they see each other. Also, it is very common to see a couple kissing in the hallway...

Is there a manga or anime club there? What you do in there usually? Heard from some friend that lots of fun things in school's anime or manga club.

I went to high school when anime and manga wasn't too popular in america, so there were no anime or manga clubs.

How the students there treat foreign students? Heard local students love to intimidate and pick up fight with foreign students for no reason. Is it really that bad?

Can't answer this one.. There were only 2-3 foreign students the whole time I was in high school, and they were mostly German and Spanish.

How come there are lots of dancing events there?

This is an interesting question! I really don't know. To tell you the truth, I only ever went to two dances, one being prom. I really don't see anything special about them and don't really understand why people go... social events perhaps?

What is that prom thing actually? Why people are so desperate to find a date to prom? Is it really embarassing to go alone?

Prom is THE dance... everyone says you have to go to prom.. it is one of those memories from high school that is just required. If I had to guess why it is embarrassing to go to prom without a date, I would say because you went out and rented a tuxedo or dress for the occasion. You went through so much preparation for what if you aren't going to have a date? I don't know though. I went to prom without a date... I danced with a few girls there that I knew. I didn't really think it was all that embarrassing myself.

I hope I answered some of your questions...

I think this is a great topic, i don't mind being questioned at all. And seeing every1 else's answers bring a lot of perspective in on north american culture that you might not notice before. I'm from Ontario, Canada, and i've been to two different high schools, but they're both pretty much the same because it was pretty much one high school transfering their new students to a newer high school that had just opened up, but i'll try to answer your question as best i can too.

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Is it really that interesting like it shown on tv?

no, don't believe TV, as TV will always try to blow things out of porportion, its a way to get ratings and such, they intentionally create 'intersting' situations. But it is interesting though, just not to the extent of where every day is a fight of some sorts, but there are plenty enough. Depending on your school too though, and where you live and watnot, there are sometiems deaths, and almost always robbery. But then again, they're kids, whaddaya expect really. But most of the 'interesting' things that do happen seem to be very scripted because we watch our own fair shares of "How life should be like in high school" and try to re-enact it ourselves to fit in. But these things don't usually happen untill the mid-first-year to second-year at least because every1's usually nervous.

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Is it true that the students are divided into groups like nerds, preps or jocks thing?

Well, there are groups allright, over here at least. But its not really a 'nerd' 'prep' or 'jock' thing. Its usually little small groups divided by 'age', 'race' and to a certain extent, 'popularity'. The oriental sit with the oriental, the caucasion sit with the caucasian, the african sit with the african, etc. But there are often little sepearte groups of oriental, caucasion, etc people, mainly because of age, but also largely due to interests, so its not like all people of one nationality sit together at the same place. But there are also sometimes random groups of people who just don't fit too well in any racial group, and sit with people not of their own nationality. But, these groups aside, there's not really any enmity between them, and different groups will sometimes sit together with each other and talk normally with everyone, its just that sort of 'people who look like me understand me better' way of subconcious thinking that makes people split up. Also, there are sometimes smoker/non-smoker groups too.

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Is there really a cool popular thing system? You really not allowed to talk to cool popular kids unless you're popular too? How can you become a popular kid in US school?

There's not really a cool/popular system, but there is a 'loner' type system, but even those people eventually find others who share the same interest. Being cool or popular doesn't mean you have to be good at everything, or smoke & pick on the 'losers'. How cool and popular you are just means how many people you know, and the amount of people you converse with regularly, and the amount of people who recognizes you as an individual personality and don't exactly 'hate' you. And those same people can be popular also, or not. So there's not really a 'you can't speak with me if you're a loser' rule, because if noone speaks to you, how will everyone else know that you're popular? There are asses though who buy way too much into what they believe should be a distinction between cool and uncool, and kinda pick on everyone, but those people usually end up with no real friends and everyone jsut hates him/her, and they get ignored.

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Is it true that in the cafetaria there's a designated seats area for groups?

there's no designated area really, but the older you are, the further back you usually sit. But, where you sit on the first week of school will usually become your 'designated' area, simply because you become use to going there every day. This matters less if you have a crowded cafeteria, because there's not enough space for everyone to create a comfort zone that everyone else avoids.

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Are those mean girls who loves to make fun of people and order you around like their slave really exist in US school? ;p

Dunno about US schools, but some do in Canadian schools, sadly. lol. But they can easily be avoided, and they'll only bother you if you converse with them regularly and start depending on them for company

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Why you have to move and go to other class every time one class ends? You don't just stay in one class and different teachers come into class?

generally when one class ends, you have to go to another class and walk around the school. this is because certain classes are better equiped for their subject material (i.e. art, science) than other classes. but sometimes if you have two classes one right after another that takes place in the same room, then yea, the teachers jsut swap, lol. But there are different learning sections in the newer schools, (i.e. English classrooms, Math classrooms, Science classrooms.) If you attend an older school, there's really no seperate sections asides from maybe art and science.

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What is that detention thing? Why the teachers lock the students in some kind of room?

hmm, there most definitely is detention, but these are mainly for the first two years or so, because as you grow older, they care less whether or not you want to fail, because its your future now. Detentions are to make sure students will catch up on their work if they lag behind, kinda lack a slap on the wrist to warn you about failing. But i've seen it mainly used by teachers as a way to assert their authority and discipline students who are out of line, saying that "if you wanan pass my course and graduate instead of staying here for an extra year or two, you'll come to detention and get what's coming to you".

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Are those kissing and smooching things always happen there? Students allowed to kiss in class too? Is it just a common thing there?

lol, there's kissing and smooching allright, but its all done rather privately, because you usually don't hang out with your girlfriend or boyfrind alone, but with your friends as well, so if you do it in front of them, you'll get a sort of awkward silence that goes around and affect the entire group. So kissing and smooching is done when people are rarely paying attention to you. In class, there's not really any kissing because its jsut common sense, lol. Though there isn't really a rule saying you can't just start kissing out of nowhere in class. What's more common though, is a lot of hugging, sitting on each other's laps, holding hands, and just sitting very, very close to each other. This is both in class, and with friends.

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Is there a manga or anime club there? What you do in there usually? Heard from some friend that lots of fun things in school's anime or manga club.

Some high schools have them, some don't. Regretfully, my school didn't. Even more regretfully, they formed one RIGHT after my year graduated and left... Its a conspiracy i tell you!

But from what i hear people say, the anime club is just people sitting and watching anime together along with listening to j-pop and reading manga.

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How the students there treat foreign students? Heard local students love to intimidate and pick up fight with foreign students for no reason. Is it really that bad?

Naah its not too bad. Depends on where you're from, and who you first meet. If you're lucky, you'll meet some1 who's your nationality in yoru first few classes, and start hanging around them. But if you don't, well, you pretty much get ignored. People are usually too busy with their own personal life to go around constantly making fun of foreign students. But there are some asses who think its fun, so it all really depends on luck whether or not you catch their eye, as people will rarely help you after if you start getting picked on.

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How come there are lots of dancing events there?

Several reasons, the main ones being, imo:

1. People wanna hang around with everyone else they don't usually hang around & just have fun
2. Releases the stress from your classes
3. Promote school spirit
4. Everyone sees it on TV so its expected that there has to be at least one or 2 dances

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What is that prom thing actually? Why people are so desperate to find a date to prom? Is it really embarassing to go alone?

Prom is a big dance with fancy clothing and about a 300% price increase, lol. You usually get a 3 course meal, and then dance all night. Going alone isn't all bad if you go with your friends. The first reason being because there will most likely be others going alone too, and the second reason being because its your friends, so the insults, if any, arn't all too bad and damaging. Its fun if you go with a date, but if you go alone, you won't feel restricted to dancing with only one person, and can dance with as many people as you wish. Of course you can still do that with a date, but it leaves a sort of guilty feeling in the back of your head, lol.

Well, sure hope this helped. Even though im canadian, canada is still part of north america, so we have very simliar traditions, and we all watch the same shows more or less, lol.

I have a better question:

Thread starter: Are you above the age of 7?

I mean, some of these questions are just...

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Thread starter: Are you above the age of 7?

That's pretty harsh >_< ... but you have a point. I guess it depends on where the person lives.

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Okay. Sorry for another weird question. Just curious about school life in the US. 😀

Is it really that interesting like it shown on tv?

Not really 🙂

A lot of it was quite boring. Some of it was neat. I seem to remember ska music being very popular, which is something I've never really seen on an television program. Perhaps this is because there was a ska band in my class.

Anyway, I'll attempt to answer your questions but I can only speak about my own experience, which probably was not very typical as I went to a small private school.

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Is it true that the students are divided into groups like nerds, preps or jocks thing?

Yes, although towards the end those distinctions became very blurred. There were cool people who hung out with nerds, preppies that hung out with cool people, and then there were groups (or "cliques") that hated each other. There were only 60 peoplpe in my graduating class though and the classes below weren't much larger, so everyone pretty much knew at least who everyone's name was in their own grade and in the grade below, which is different from large public schools where you might have 500 people in a grade.

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Is there really a cool popular thing system? You really not allowed to talk to cool popular kids unless you're popular too?

It was harder to approach popular people when you weren't "popular," but this was not a rule of thumb. Then again by 12th grade I was pretty popular while in 9th grade I was kind of an outcast.

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How can you become a popular kid in US school?

Beat up a popular kid (j/k)
Um, you can do it by being outgoing, making people laugh, being physically attractive (I know that sounds harsh, but you can do a lot with a makeover: I've seen at least one real life example where a girl went from being about a '5' or a '6' to a '9' mainly just by losing ten pounds and dying her hair red), and

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Is it true that in the cafetaria there's a designated seats area for groups?

Uh.... not really. This has more to do with people just sitting next to people they enjoy talking to. Sometimes people end up going to the same table regularly, and maybe one of the tables becomes a "popular people" table.

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Are those mean girls who loves to make fun of people and order you around like their slave really exist in US school? ;p

There were definitely "elite" girls at my school, but I really didn't know the inner workings of that since I'm a guy. All that seemed less clearly defined by 12th grade anyway, and I don't think it was quite like the movie "Mean Girls" or anything (then again I graduated in '95).

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Why you have to move and go to other class every time one class ends? You don't just stay in one class and different teachers come into class?

Not everyone within a grade takes the exact same subject. Some people might take Spanish and others might take French. Some might take higher level math. Other classes like Chemistry, Biology or Art might need special facilities. Also, even with just 60 people that was considered too large for everyone to be in the same class and still learn effectively. Other classes might have people from multiple grades in it (like the physics class I took in 11th grade or chorus).

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What is that detention thing? Why the teachers lock the students in some kind of room?

I actually did not have this at my school. People are not actually "locked" in the classroom though; that would be considered a fire hazard and thus illegal. Detention was a punishment where people were expected to stay after school for a couple hours, and do their homework in a classroom if they chose to.

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Are those kissing and smooching things always happen there? Students allowed to kiss in class too? Is it just a common thing there?

I can't remember students kissing in class really. Occasionally in the hallway between classes. On rare occasions after school some students I knew would go into one of the bathrooms and do more than just kiss.

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Is there a manga or anime club there? What you do in there usually? Heard from some friend that lots of fun things in school's anime or manga club.

There were no anime or manga clubs when I was there but that was a long time ago. There was an anime club in my college though, and anime clubs on college campuses are now quite common as far as I know. At my club we mostly just sat around and watched anime in an ampitheater. At the other big college across the city they were a lot more interactive though and had meetings and votes and held a festival once a year.

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How the students there treat foreign students? Heard local students love to intimidate and pick up fight with foreign students for no reason. Is it really that bad?

This depends on a number of factors: what grade you're in (older grades tend to be more mature), what sort of school your in, where the student is from, whether that student can speak English well, and what that student is like. For the most part if they can speak English fluently then someone being from another country didn't make much of a difference, if any. After I had graduated, a friend of mine who was British became the high school president. If you have trouble speaking English it may isolate you somewhat, but I've never seen someone harassed just because they were from another country. I went to a pretty liberal school though.

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How come there are lots of dancing events there?

There aren't a whole lot or anything. The two big ones at any high school are Homecoming (in Autumn, a month or two after the start of the school year) and Prom (at or near the end of the school year, which is in early-mid June). These are just big customs. Homecoming isn't just a dance either, there might be a festival and usually some major school sporting events, and maybe instead of a dance there might be a concert or something. Colleges also generally have Homecoming festivals.

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What is that prom thing actually? Why people are so desperate to find a date to prom? Is it really embarassing to go alone?

1. Yes it can be kind of embarassing to go alone but less so if you go with friends.

2. For girls, going to prom is considered a social requirement and not going can be seen as not being popular. For guys it is a chance to get laid, even if the girl you go with is not your girlfriend. Often groups of high-schoolers may share a rented limo to go to prom in, and girls may spend quite a bit of money on a prom dress (guys usually just rent a tuxedo). Often there may be "after parties" at the houses of particularly rich students where people go to drink, consume other illegal substances (alcohol is illegal to people of high school age in the U.S.), and possibly have sex in a closet. Alternately students might group together and rent out an entire floor of a hotel for prom for pretty much the same sort of party.

In the end the dance itself is not quite as important as everything else combined. Prom is also often seen as a celebration of the end of the school year or the end of high school.

Anyway at my school prom was only for people from 11th and 12th grade. You could go if you were younger only if invited by an 11th or 12th grader. I only went my senior year. My junior year I was too shy to ask anyone, but then later found out that they girl I was considering asking would've said yes.

Will really appreciate it if you guys could share some info. 🙂

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Need answers from americans but well other people from europe feel free to add in like bully jesus.

Since bully jesus is big like hulk & he uses the name bully, i'm sure he loves to beat up people when in high school. 😀

Just out of curiosity, where are you from?

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I have a better question:

Thread starter: Are you above the age of 7?

I mean, some of these questions are just...

The person might be from Norway or something and not really know these things about American school life. I've met a number of people online from Scandinavia, Germany, and the Netherlands who wrote English flawlessly. I doubt even a Brit would know the answer to a lot of these questions though. We Americans have a pretty bad reputation as it is for being self-centric. Please remember that not everywhere is like America.

Bean, some of these questions can apply to just about any school because of what human nature is.

Group divisions: Come on. People are ALWAYS finding differences between others. It's just how extreme does one go with it. Do we just not like them? Or do we hate them so bad that we need genecide? Or maybe we coexist and help each other out? I've experienced/seen times where the athlete and the nerd are best of friends~

Popularity: Again, humans like to find differences between other humans. We judge people quickly. Doctors say that humans take something like 2-5 seconds to form an image of what another person is just from the first meeting.

The other questions are okay from the standpoint that they've never experienced it, but still, some of them are pretty easy to discover or have can already be related to people in other countries. It just depends on the age of this guy and how far his schooling went. (It's entirely possible that he's home schooled...Gotta wait for his reply.)

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I wouldn't mind answering all of your questions but I wish to know where are you from before I do.

I have a better question:

Thread starter: Are you above the age of 7?

I mean, some of these questions are just...

Just out of curiosity, where are you from?

The person might be from Norway or something and not really know these things about American school life. I've met a number of people online from Scandinavia, Germany, and the Netherlands who wrote English flawlessly. I doubt even a Brit would know the answer to a lot of these questions though. We Americans have a pretty bad reputation as it is for being self-centric. Please remember that not everywhere is like America.

I'm way above 7. Almost 30. 😀

And I'm from China. But moving a lot around Asia for work since small though. Because of that I ended up knowing more English than my homeland language. The employer said English is a must if you want to pass the customs.

I just want to know what America is like and I'm curious how you spend school life in America since it's completely different. There's almost no activity here all you do is just study inside the classroom.

Also back then there's some scholarship program thing from some america's company or something that you can study in US and work for their factory at the same time. Wonder how's my life will be if I move to america. 😀

Used to live in a small village and there's no tv. News and infos about America are censored & considered forbidden. I think it's still like that even now. An old friend told me they block news sites about America.

And also people there always talking about going to america and you will be rich. America is a dream land thing. At that time all i know about America is it's the place of Alien, UFO, James Bond & Superman and the people are all giants. 😀

In school here you're stuck in a small hot classroom with almost 100 students for like 10 hours. They only give you twice 10 minutes break to go to the toilet.

Teachers come in not like there where you have to move around. Even the PE class is in the classroom too. I remembered have to jump the table for some obstacle sprint thing lesson or something. Only outdoor PE lesson when it's about badminton or ping pong.

Don't know about now but I think it's still the same as ever.

Bean, some of these questions can apply to just about any school because of what human nature is.

Group divisions: Come on. People are ALWAYS finding differences between others. It's just how extreme does one go with it. Do we just not like them? Or do we hate them so bad that we need genecide? Or maybe we coexist and help each other out? I've experienced/seen times where the athlete and the nerd are best of friends~

Popularity: Again, humans like to find differences between other humans. We judge people quickly. Doctors say that humans take something like 2-5 seconds to form an image of what another person is just from the first meeting.

There's no group thing in school. People know each other since all families work at the same place and all know since small already.

No popular thing here since all look the same, wear the same, act the same. All too busy to study & too afraid of the teacher so there's no time for that popular thing. It's nothing like america. School is basically just a place to avoid work at that time. That's how it is in my time or my place anyway. Maybe it's a little different now.

Can I ask a few more questions?

Is physical punishment still used there? Because in my place there's no detention thing. If you make a mistake the teacher smack or kick you right away.

Is it true that students there can sue the school or teachers? If a teacher touch a girl student's hand accidentally or not the girl's really going to file a sexual harrasment lawsuit? And what's that first amandment thing that always somehow connected to school? In those tv shows the students always have problem with the school about 1st amandment and always end up in court.

Is the teacher in America really still young, beautiful & attractive? Does an affair between teachers and students always happen there? 😛

What teacher assistant do actually? You get a special extra grade if you're a teacher assistant?

What is that science fair thing? Is it a mandatory thing for all students?

How american gals say about foreign students especially foreign asian students? Can a foreign student ask an american gal out? Or there's an unwritten rule from the jocks that you stay away from our gal or we will beat u up kind of thing. 😀

And last what's that cheerleader gals all about. Is the gals in cheerleaders team are really that special and must be treated real special? They really only date the guys from football team? Wonder if Manick ever date one... 😀

Thanks for all your answers, guys. Really helpful. 🙂

You're from China? My parents are chinese immigrants, so I can tell you that what they said their lives were like is totally different from what it's like here. And also, being a first generation immigrant is really hard. Very few people get rich when they come to America. Everything's a lot more expensive here. Before his family came, my uncle was here alone. He sent money back to China often, and apparently that was enough for his family to live very well. But then they immigrated too and saw how hard it is here. They were having fights a lot, and recently my uncle got divorced.

Now, to answer more of your questions:

Is physical punishment still used there? Because in my place there's no detention thing. If you make a mistake the teacher smack or kick you right away.

Corporeal punishment is not allowed, at least not in the schools I've been in. A teacher can get in a lot of trouble for that.

Is it true that students there can sue the school or teachers? If a teacher touch a girl student's hand accidentally or not the girl's really going to file a sexual harrasment lawsuit?

Yeah, students can sue teachers and the school. There's been a lot of cases like that. And whether or not a girl files sexual harrassment lawsuits depends on whether or not she thinks it's accidental or not. Even if she doesn't win, the teacher's reputation would be ruined.

And what's that first amandment thing that always somehow connected to school? In those tv shows the students always have problem with the school about 1st amandment and always end up in court.

The first ammendment is part of the US Constitution. If you've studied the US at all, you should of heard of it and the Bill of Rights. Basically, the first ammendment guarantees the right of the freedom of speech and press. It means we're allowed to call Bush an idiot if we want, and a lot of people do.

Is the teacher in America really still young, beautiful & attractive? Does an affair between teachers and students always happen there?

Teachers are people, just like you and me. So of course, there are some young, beautiful, attractive teachers. But most of them aren't. And there is not always an affair between students and teachers. I think I remember hearing rumors of one of the teachers in my high school going out with a student, but that was it.

What teacher assistant do actually? You get a special extra grade if you're a teacher assistant?

Teacher's assistant just help the teacher out with teaching. They grade papers and help make tests, etc. They usually took the class before, or at least know a lot about the subject. And you don't get a special grade for being a teacher's assistant, but I suppose you can put it in a resume.

What is that science fair thing? Is it a mandatory thing for all students?

I've only been in science fairs in elementary school, and that was so long ago, I don't really remember. It's mandatory for students if your teacher assigns it as a project.

How american gals say about foreign students especially foreign asian students? Can a foreign student ask an american gal out? Or there's an unwritten rule from the jocks that you stay away from our gal or we will beat u up kind of thing.

There are a lot of asians in California. And I've seen lots of mixed couples. I don't see how a foreign exchange student would be any different. However, there's a lot more caucasian male & asian female couples than asian male & caucasian female ones.

And last what's that cheerleader gals all about. Is the gals in cheerleaders team are really that special and must be treated real special? They really only date the guys from football team? Wonder if Manick ever date one...

I don't know anything about the cheerleaders. I was never friends with one. I guess they are more popular on average, but not all of them are popular. And they don't only date guys from the sports teams.