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By *hagTonight OP Man 2 weeks ago
From the land of haribos. |
It would be interesting to see what kind of person you was in school, where you popular, unpopular or complemently unknown at school?
I wasnt super popular, with this I mean everyone knows you, but I was popular in the class and the group of friends that I hanged out with. I remember how we always played different sports during the break from football to tennis, good times  |
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I was fairly middle of the road really.
Certainly not one of the popular kids but the popular ones would talk to me if a situation arose. And not one of the lower end but likewise I would talk to those kids when the opportunity arose. |
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I wasn't popular at all I was the weird kid who was taller than most of the boys and listened to weird music and wore trousers for the last year in protest even though as girls we weren't allowed to wear trousers.
Even though I wasn't popular it's surprising how many people from school have tried adding me on the FB,I didn't like them at school so why would I like them now 🤷♀️ I have a few friends I have kept in contact with and like it that way my circle is small but genuine. |
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I was invisible at school. I was an average student and wasn't involved in sports.
I had a small group of 3 or 4 friends and that was about it.
So much so that in all the years since leaving school if I meet and recognise an old classmate they have no idea who I am.
Even when I tell them my name they have no memory of me ever being in the same class.
Only one remembered me but he knew me by an old nickname and had no idea what my name was. |
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By *athomMan 2 weeks ago
South Coast |
Besides a few subjects and certain teachers , I enjoyed School especially for the sports.
I was a headstrong kid and had many visits to the Headmaster where he introduced me to the cane. I didn’t try to fit in but was generally accepted .
Was never going to be a pin up for the girls though ☹️ |
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I was not popular. I mostly hung out by myself reading books. I thought I made some connections outside of my little circle but ended up being forgotten by those people I tried to reach out to after school. |
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When (and where) I was at school, the American "popular" notion had not made it yet. In primary school, we were all from very similar backgrounds, a lot of "key on the neck" type of kids, with working parents and a "designated neighbour" checking in on us from time to time. I was definitely very noticeable, as I was second tallest in my class and had to use crutches for a while. I was also very good academically and nobody dared tease me, as most needed some help from me.
High school - different story as people were from different backgrounds, coming from different parts of town, but it was school with "traditions", and was dealing with any issues between students promptly. Again, as I was very good academically, I did not have any issues. Can't say I was popular, unless help was needed with homework.
Also, we had to respect our teachers as if we complained to our parents about being told off, or punished, by our teachers, we were punished again by our parents. |
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I was never the popular one, had a few friends but not many not exactly an outcast but never really fitted in with the crowd
Frankly though, I never have, I am me and if you like me that's good, if you don't, hey ho, life would be boring if we were all the same |
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By *abs9Man 2 weeks ago
driffield |
Somewhere down the middle… school generally bored me , even though academically I did ok … but I was sporty & funny which kept my head just above the water!!
I grew up on a farm so I was also happy on there which did isolate me a tad. |
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By *oldmilkMan 2 weeks ago
In trouble, apparently… |
Middle of the road for me, I had a good few friends at school, never really got into trouble.
Got into drinking in my last year at secondary school. A mate’s dad had _oxes of home made beer in the garage and didn’t notice it disappearing at an alarming rate. Did a couple of GSCE exams while d*unk.
My mates got into smoking and wacky baccy and that was a step too far from me, so I drifted away from them. Thankfully, I quit the drink at the same time.
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School, pah.
5 years of torture, bullying and made to feel like an outlier.
A close knit group of friends kept things sane.
Sporting ability made me mingle with those "bullies" so fraternising with the enemy was second nature.
Was so glad to be done of it.  |
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Not popular per se because I wasn't in a sports team, yet could hold my own with higher and lower social tiers.
Intelligent enough to hangout with the swats and liked the weirdo loner types for who they were. Lack of Confidence held me back. |
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I went to boarding school, academically strong and good at sports so I never had any trouble but I generally used to do my own thing rather than follow the crowd. When you are living with people for most of your life they become more like annoying siblings than friends. |
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I was little and somewhat introverted, always preferred my own company and books to loads of friends, but I had a few good ones mostly connected with having fun making and listening to music together.
I could easily have been bully meat except that the couple who tried it got more back than they were expecting and knew not to try it again |
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By *hagTonight OP Man 2 weeks ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I wasn't popular at all I was the weird kid who was taller than most of the boys and listened to weird music and wore trousers for the last year in protest even though as girls we weren't allowed to wear trousers.
Even though I wasn't popular it's surprising how many people from school have tried adding me on the FB,I didn't like them at school so why would I like them now 🤷♀️ I have a few friends I have kept in contact with and like it that way my circle is small but genuine."
Hi _earditall, that is good and how you have kept in contact with few friends too |
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My parents were hippies, I hated sports, enjoyed my own company and disliked all the fake competition to be popular, and I wouldn't conform to any specific group, I actively distanced myself from the obvious bullshit when I was a school. |
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I didn't know I had ADHD at school and one of it's things can be Being a bit of a social chameleon. I could get on with all groups but never really feeling like I fitted in with any. It was very confusing for me. I'm lucky enough now to have a small circle of friends from then that accept me for me, but it's still a constant battle with RSD, even with them. |
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"I didn't know I had ADHD at school and one of it's things can be Being a bit of a social chameleon. I could get on with all groups but never really feeling like I fitted in with any. It was very confusing for me. I'm lucky enough now to have a small circle of friends from then that accept me for me, but it's still a constant battle with RSD, even with them."
A lone Wolf
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I was the short kid, that the bigger guys thought they could pick on and bully to impress the girls... but I always gave as good as I got and was always getting into fights as I stood my ground... my school was about survival as it was full of kids with egos and attitude...
I was good at sports and always first to get picked if football as I was a good goal keeper ... people tried to challenge me over my spot in goal but I was number 1 choice lol |
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I was a bit like Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club when I was in School (minus the dandruff).
I had my small group of close friends.
Was on “hello” terms with most others.
I wasn’t in the “in crowd” though. |
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By *ustBoWoman 2 weeks ago
Somewhere in Co. Down |
No I wasnt popular. I had one good friend that was it really. I liked sports but wasn't really good at them . I was middle of the road in school work and the lower lower end of popularity.
I was bullied by one guy in my class who actually tried to break my arm one day until another student stopped him. But ye school was just another stage to get through and I've never gone back for any reunions or stayed in touch with anyone from there. I was glad to see the end of it. |
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By *mizhereMan 2 weeks ago
Cardiff Newport and travel 25th |
Hated senior school for all 6 years I was there.
Popular with a few and bullied by others.
I stood up to them all.
Was very popular with the girls school across the road though lol |
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By *agic.MMan 2 weeks ago
Kent/London |
No...I was definitely not the popular kid, and luckily I had a handful of really good friends to help me through it, as things were pretty rough at some point...it was only during my university years I truly started to discover my true self... |
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I was a classic inbetweener. I had friends from primary school who went on to join the hard gang at secondary so I had my contacts there.
I was then in the football crew who were in the middle.
And then I’d talk to some of the nerds from form or whatever. I was a lot louder at school than I was in adult life. |
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No. I had three friends although other people knew me of course and I them but I was unremarkable. I remember the really popular girls, they were either good at sports or academically gifted and quite nice people too. I'm not surprised everyone wanted to be their friend |
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I was not popular and didn’t enjoy school at all, being alternative in a small catholic school at that time was not fun! Luckily I had a nice group of friends outside of school locally.
Left school as soon as I could and absolutely loved college…..felt like I’d found my people eventually and had a great two years there xx 😘 |
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I wasn't popular but not unpopular, I kind of floated about between different groups. My best friend was one of the most popular girls in school but I didn't move in those circles with her if that makes sense. I didn't like the fakeness of it all. My brother was extremely well known as he was part of a big gang. It was weird growing up as I rarely got into trouble or arguments mostly due to the fact that everyone seemed to know who I was but I had no idea who they were 🤣. I always got recognised as "brothers names sister" no one knew my name but they knew who I was. Constantly got hit on by my brothers friends probably because of the taboo of it rather than they actually fancied me, having said that a few blokes from my brothers friend group got "sorted out" simply for flirting with me. I usually had no idea it had happened until after when they saw me in public and had black eyes or a broken nose and avoided me like the plague when they were all over me before 🤣.
I hated it as I never got a real chance to make proper friends as almost everyone knew my brother and kept away for fear of upsetting him. A few girls tried to get chummy with me to get with him but I usually saw straight through that and pushed them aside.
So it was weird for me growing up and at school and through my early 20s, I dont know how to compare it to others idea of "popularity" as a result.
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Nope.
We moved every three months and I was a foot taller than anyone else my age. So I was forever the new kid and the freak.
Probably a formative part of why I can't be bothered with people as a whole 💜 |
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I was very unpopular at secondary school, as I was ugly and didn't talk much. I talk more now, but am still unpopular if the forums and fab are anything to go by!
Due to life circumstances socialising has been difficult to do over the last decade so I can t really say whether I'm still unpopular outside of this place. I've always been an outsider who people don't tend to like unless they get to know me and spend time with me in person. |
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Most of the answers on here are no
I’m assuming this is high school
Maybe at that age you knew you would be looking for something different and gravitated to sites like these to find other kindred spirits or just really horny lol
And it’s a no for myself as well |
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I wouldn't say I was popular, I probably had a personality people had to get used to before realising I was actually not that bad 😅 but otherwise I think I mostly got my head down and was pretty unspectacular. |
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Was friends with people but probably considered a bit of a rouge, trendsetter on occasion and one to keep an eye on by teachers. Known for missing school bus and turning up on a motorbike without a licence often. |
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"It would be interesting to see what kind of person you was in school, where you popular, unpopular or complemently unknown at school?
I wasnt super popular, with this I mean everyone knows you, but I was popular in the class and the group of friends that I hanged out with. I remember how we always played different sports during the break from football to tennis, good times "
Of course not. I was a Maverick Tomboy. I avoided most of the drama and fights.
That said, I moved around different cliques and groups. I do my own thing so peer pressure doesn't work on me.
I watched tennis with the posh kids
I played football and cards with the boys.
I went to basketball games and parties and hang outs.
I was liked enough, but no core group of friends.
I'm still friends with a few peopel from secondary school.
Primary school was extremely challenging for me. It was all girls, and I was a tomboy who wore glasses and had odd parents. Lol! Also, my parents never let me do any extracurricular activities in primary school. I had more bullying in primary school than secondary school.
I was a prefect in both. I was a good kid according to teachers. Lol! Oh no if they could see my immoral self now. Lol! |
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By *iver78Man 2 weeks ago
barton upon humber |
Not sure youd class it as popular but I used to have a lot of mates but I also think thats down to the fact I have 6 brothers and 2 sisters , so our friend circle was pretty big , we were all pretty sporty too which I beleive gives you an automatic large friends circle , my dad and uncles ware kinda well known in our area also !! So had a lot of hangers on around lol |
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"Why do people belittle others for bad spelling.
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My mate is a multi millionaire with a private education, he struggles to spell the easiest of words but can read and count and has a quick business brain, he's words "That's what I pay a secretary for" |
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I think I was fairly average. I had a close friend group (some of which I'm still friends with) and we were the grunge/indie kid types, but I was quite friendly with a pretty much everyone less popular than I was, and a few of the more popular kids that were into music. |
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No, I wasn't popular at school. Fortunately.
I had no desire to be a sheep following the 'in' crowd. Besides, peaking socially at 16 seems a bit tragic. Most people haven't even figured out who they are yet at that age.
I am happy that I was a late bloomer. The good news is I am still not popular and as woman in my 50's give zero fucks what other people think of me. |
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I can’t really say if I was popular at school or not. I had friends in every year and got along with everybody. I was one of those that anyone could come to if something needed sorting or any issues they were having.
I’m actually still friends and in touch with a lot from school and I think I’ve remained the same throughout the years. Yes, I was amongst the ‘in crowd’ (as some have said), but I was the nice one and the one no one would dare cross.
Of course when in school, you’d also have friends outside of school who weren’t the best of influences and everyone wanted to be like them. But, I’m thankful I didn’t follow through that path and sometimes you still have to deal with the consequences of whatever you meddled in from the past.
You’ve got me reminiscing now OP.
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By *iver78Man 2 weeks ago
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"Why do people belittle others for bad spelling.
My mate is a multi millionaire with a private education, he struggles to spell the easiest of words but can read and count and has a quick business brain, he's words "That's what I pay a secretary for""
It's a fact that people who make spelling mistakes bad grammar scruffy writing etc tend to more intelligent, that is a studied fact lol , there brains work quicker
Its one of my biggest bug bears that someone sat behind a keyboard criticizing someone's spelling. Grammer etc , actually makes me angry lol |
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I was known, not sure about popular. I played football with the lads and also hung out with the goths/emos/punks. I played Linkin Park on loudspeaker. I was in the drama club. I had cousins in every year. All the teachers knew me and my family because they taught them over decades. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man 2 weeks ago
From the land of haribos. |
"No. I had three friends although other people knew me of course and I them but I was unremarkable. I remember the really popular girls, they were either good at sports or academically gifted and quite nice people too. I'm not surprised everyone wanted to be their friend "
Hi nicecouple, that is good you had 3 friends and how others knew you too |
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Very far from popular, I was bullied, the nerd, the looser. I became very quiet in school and wasn’t myself at all. I was told I’d be a virgin forever.
However I was very close to a somewhat popular group from my local secondary school and some are still my best friends now. I wish I went to that school and not the one miles away |
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I was a butt of jokes and bullied badly because I was a red head living in the countryside and into farming. My family then moved to a local town. A lad in the street befriended me and was into Punk and turned me onto it and I then found my own way in life. Some of those bullies have since died, horrible deaths in fact. I always said id never piss on them if they were on fire! |
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Nope bullied for four years out of the five as I am shy and was a late bloomer ,the fifth year I was way over a foot taller than everyone else and piled on muscle bulk quickly ,was left alone after returning from summer holidays lol. |
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No... I was the nerdy, musical kid who studied hard to get good grades and got made fun of for it.
Also got called gay / girly (this was the 90s and I was at an all boys school)
Turns out they were actually kinda right about that 🤷🏻♀️ (just not quite how they meant it 😄 ) it just took me a long time to figure that out. |
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Nope, I just talked to anyone really. There were those I avoided as they weren't people I felt comfortable with at all. I never had particularly close friends, but I spent dinnertime with one group but felt comfortable talking to and spending time with other groups too. |
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Not popular but not unpopular. Sort of in between. I knew the popular people and spoke to them now & again but I had my own circle of friends that I preferred to hang with. I got along with males better than females so had a lot of male friends...or lesbian friends that looked and behaved like males lol. |
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Bang average, neither popular or unpopular, wasn't a bully and didn't get bullied.
The teachers had their favourites - mostly the well-off kids - so all you could do was keep your head down and do what you had to until you left |
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Hell no! Not until my last year at least. I was a geek and the only one in the year to stand up for themselves. Needless to say that meant a few beatings.
I came back for my last year with a new attitude, didnt give a shit and I was suddenly over 6ft tall.
That last year of school was great, as soon as I stopped giving a shit what people thought of me I had so many more friends |
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I was actually, I played a lot of football and I was also into Dr Who and comics so I had friends in probably every group in school.
I was just me, I wasn’t really popular with teachers though, I had a bit of a gob on me, and loved challenging authority, but becoming an adult soon beat that out of me. |
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By *oxesMan 2 weeks ago
Southend, Essex |
"It would be interesting to see what kind of person you was in school, where you popular, unpopular or complemently unknown at school?
I wasnt super popular, with this I mean everyone knows you, but I was popular in the class and the group of friends that I hanged out with. I remember how we always played different sports during the break from football to tennis, good times "
Doing sport in my school did not make you popular. The sports lot dedicated their days practicing often alone.
The guys and girls who spent their days drinking in the park were more popular.
your all your day's at the sports centre not meeting people |
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By *lirtyFilthWoman 2 weeks ago
Troublesville suburb of Barnstaple |
I’m not sure popular would be the right word. I was well known, infamous, notorious. I was known for being a little outspoken, for causing chaos, having a laugh, living life, being kind, being inclusive.
I’m still very well known around Barnstaple. People who know me usually stop for a chat and a laugh if I’m in the pub. Usually for the same reasons as above 🤣🤣🤣 |
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Yes, but even then I had a big gob
.I never bullied anyone but stood up for those that where bullied
I had a reputation
But what didnt help me was my dad's family where known as the local hard boys and some of the teachers that taught me taught my dad
I had it quite easy although always standing up for someone
I felt sorry for my sister as she was three years younger and a swap and wanted nothing to do with our family name |
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Bullied everywhere but in sports, picked first as I could play most sports and in most teams, bullied outside of sports by the same people that picked me, school sucked, I never understood where I fit in……
Still not sure, |
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Not really I don’t think. I always stuck up for
The people who were bullied though. I hate bullies, always have. I never got bullied or picked on though, maybe because I was always one of the tallest and put on a don’t mess with me front, even though I’d have probably shit myself if they’d started on me 🤣🤣. I think o was in the middle. I’ve never ever followed the crowd but ive never been a leader either. I bloody loved school. It was a bit rough there but great fun. My brother wasn’t allowed to go there 🤣 |
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Oh hell no. Universally despised for the entirety of my schooling life from infants through to the last day of high school. Even post high school if the people I went to school with saw me in the street they would beat the crap out of me. Fucking hated school |
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Definitely not... I flew under the radar. Knew the kewl kids. Knew the outcasts. Spend most of my time in the library at breaks and lunches with a select few who did the same.
Uni was no different. Part-time study, so worked hard and studied harder.
Only begun to step out into the real world when I was in my late twenties. That's when I when to my first torture garden and rubber ball. |
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I can't remember having any enemies at school, I went to a special boarding school and there was only 30 boys, I wouldn't say that at any stage I was the most popular but I did have a group of friends, I only got into one fight (if you could call it a fight) and that was actually with a good friend. |
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About as popular as haemorrhoids:
(I was way too shy and not that intelligent compared to the geniuses. But no regrets.) Though used to play football most dinner times, with anything from 3 to upwards of 20 individuals. |
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I was bullied a lot over how I look and because I was very intelligent, a little bit like the big bang theory but without the jokes.
I was also very good at sport but because I wasn’t in the gang they didn’t want me to play in the team however I wasn’t too good to leave out. I was also a lot more comfortable with much older people, which again was considered weird.
I was head boy in infant, junior lower school and 6th form. I got the winner in the cup final at Villa Park and they still got me off the team the next year by ignoring me on the pitch.
My brother has gone to reunions over the years but I wouldn’t set foot in the place.
That’s where my “masks” developed. I became an actor(not a real one) in life.
Actually one of my tormentors ended up on Eastenders, The Lion the witch and the wardrobe series of films and many more films and tv. He also lies about his age lol |
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