Strange Things About American Schools That Non-Americans Find Confusing

Mr. and Mrs. Popular

We’re sorry to inform that the classic stereotypes of popular students versus nerds, and jocks versus the band geeks are all very true. It certainly exists in real American schools, but it’s not as extreme as it’s portrayed in movies. We believe that having a sort of popularity dilemma is not just a thing in the U.S., but exists in other parts of the world as well.

There can be a dilemma between the popular kids and the book worms for example. Just like in other countries, there will always be groups of friends who stick together and outsiders who prefer to sit alone or keep only a couple of close friends. What were you like in high school? The highly sociable one or did you prefer to spend time with only your besties?