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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Hope" data-source="post: 2442129" data-attributes="member: 27051">Fair enough, magnet-boy, but that brings us back to your 3rd point.&nbsp; In all seriousness, to what degree is this issue one that predominates in the USA?&nbsp; It seems to me that the majority of posts confirming the sterotype seem to refer to experiences in that country.I was chatting to my missus about this last night.&nbsp; We've both attended American high schools and both remarked on how the clique-ish nature of such places was far more prevalent than elsewhere.&nbsp; She suggested that folks who were unable to relativise or deal with the social divides that arise in US high schools might carry those perceived labels with them into adult life, reinforcing the sterotypes that you refer to.&nbsp; Those who come from less divisive backgrounds might find it easier to just get on with life and put such stereotyping behind them.&nbsp; It's seems a bit generalised to me, but I wonder if there might not be some kernel of truth here.&nbsp; I don't want to offend any folks from the US, by the way - just wondering what truth there might be in this theory...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark Hope, post: 2442129, member: 27051"] Fair enough, magnet-boy, but that brings us back to your 3rd point. In all seriousness, to what degree is this issue one that predominates in the USA? It seems to me that the majority of posts confirming the sterotype seem to refer to experiences in that country. I was chatting to my missus about this last night. We've both attended American high schools and both remarked on how the clique-ish nature of such places was far more prevalent than elsewhere. She suggested that folks who were unable to relativise or deal with the social divides that arise in US high schools might carry those perceived labels with them into adult life, reinforcing the sterotypes that you refer to. Those who come from less divisive backgrounds might find it easier to just get on with life and put such stereotyping behind them. It's seems a bit generalised to me, but I wonder if there might not be some kernel of truth here. I don't want to offend any folks from the US, by the way - just wondering what truth there might be in this theory... [/QUOTE]

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