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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iwatt" data-source="post: 2180315" data-attributes="member: 11085">Well you'd be surprised how refreshing this attitude can be.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  But I'm not opening that can of worms.Well, if it makes you feel better, this isn't exclusive to american high schools  :\ . I suffered of this as well. I compensated in a not very mature way though  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" /> . Since i was part of the National Swim team I was in peak physical condition, so not many people would stand up to me. I also took advantage of a genetic predisposition to a heavy drinking capacity that had me winning drinking contests from a very tender age. So although you'd probably would have classified me as a geek from my reading/movie/gaming habits, i could also be classified as a jock, and even as a "Drunken Loser  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> " by people like Majeru.About the social hierarchy: in Chile most of the schools are private schools. And their really isn't much of a "melting pot", which has the effect of lack of extremism. I'll hazard a guess that the natural diversity of american society does have a large "responsibility" in this clique thing. It's easier to fit in when you have a lot in common, like it is in Chile.</blockquote>

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