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[Intravenous]

“It doesn't matter what school you send your kid to; if they're clever, they'll do well “

I agree that if a child is clever they will do well no matter where they go, but I also think that it’s true that if a child is sent to a better school then they will be encouraged to reach their full potential and will be able to achieve things they wouldn’t otherwise. I also know that there are people at Harlaw who do and will do very well, and that there are some people at Robert Gordon’s who will get bad results but taking individual examples doesn’t really prove anything: if you take the achievements of the school in general you will find that the level of achievement is much higher. I don’t think that it’s true to say that all Gordon’s pupils are “revolting little snobs” and that a generalisation like that is just as bad as having the “snobbish” views that you claim them to have…I agree that it’s very true that some Gordon’s pupils are a right bunch of pathetic, elitist wankers who are happy to live off of their parents money but you will find that they are very much in the minority and that you get bastards like this in every school.

[Jake Wifebeater]

Originally Posted by HummerOfIntenseEvil

That's excellent to hear and retains my faith in humanity. Did you get a scholarship? I don't mean to generalise, but you know.... More so than me by the sound of it!

No, didn't get a bursary, my folks scrimped and saved to get me through. Unfortunately, while I was there my old man had a period on the dole and my life was a total hell when the word got out. Fucking bastards (my esteemed classmates) gave me a torrid time of it and I was the token "mink" who they looked down on. So, Intravenous, try putting up with that for a few fucking years before you dissect and over-analyse what I'm saying. Sure, there were a few decent folks there, but the majority of people I was at school with aren't worth a piss. Fucking snobs, end of.

[Intravenous]

No, didn't get a bursary, my folks scrimped and saved to get me through. Unfortunately, while I was there my old man had a period on the dole and my life was a total hell when the word got out. Fucking bastards (my esteemed classmates) gave me a torrid time of it and I was the token "mink" who they looked down on. So, Intravenous, try putting up with that for a few fucking years before you dissect and over-analyse what I'm saying. Sure, there were a few decent folks there, but the majority of people I was at school with aren't worth a piss. Fucking snobs, end of.

Well you may have just been unlucky in who you made friends with or it might have just been a one off year who were exceptionally shallow and snobbish, but now you'll find that there are only a few of those and that the majority of the people are decent and things like that don't mean anything to them.

[Jake Wifebeater]

Originally Posted by Intravenous

Well you may have just been unlucky in who you made friends with or it might have just been a one off year who were exceptionally shallow and snobbish, but now you'll find that there are only a few of those and that the majority of the people are decent and things like that don't mean anything to them.

Is that right? That's good to know, sounds like there have been changes for the better, then. Fuck my luck to get a bad year! Mind you, this is going back to my primary 6 and 7 years in the mid-80's. And they did begin to leave me alone in secondary years, I take it you're there at the moment?

[Intravenous]

Originally Posted by Jake The Ape

Is that right? That's good to know, sounds like there have been changes for the better, then. Fuck my luck to get a bad year! Mind you, this is going back to my primary 6 and 7 years in the mid-80's. And they did begin to leave me alone in secondary years, I take it you're there at the moment?

Children in primary school in any school can be cruel and the bullies will pick on anything they think will hurt, you were just unlucky. I am at Gordon's, in 6th year, and I have been there since primary 1 and I love it...there are a few stupid twats but there aren't many of them and everyone can see through them and generally they have no real friends.