Metal in American high schools

Darkest Hour · 07-27-2009, 10:27 PM

as soon as you walk in, and look down the hall you will see a metal head that looks just like you. Trust me. The chances of seeing one is at least 43%.

Norg · 07-27-2009, 11:50 PM

well ive been out of high school for i think 5 years now but when i was in HS the groups to me started to bleend together IMO

You had the

-Metalheads.. and that blended with
-Stoners/Druggies
-Skaters
-Punks
-Loners
-Goths
-Video game kids/Anime kids LOL

Asians

Emos

Mall rats

Normal people

Suburb Mexicans
-Mexicans that just crossed the border LOL

THen u had the Jocks
-Preps
-Wanna be preps

Red necks

My god now that i think about it there seemed to be hunderds of groups LOL

Antonio · 07-28-2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norg

Asians

Normal people

Suburb Mexicans
-Mexicans that just crossed the border LOL

so neither Asians or Mexicans count as "Normal"?

Norg · 07-29-2009, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio

so neither Asians or Mexicans count as "Normal"?

first of all im mexican

what i ment is some of them form there own groups...

also here is Texas some of them cant even speak english good

Everybody is normal but in highschool people like to form groups

Antonio · 07-29-2009, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norg

first of all im mexican

what i ment is some of them form there own groups...

also here is Texas some of them cant even speak english good

Everybody is normal but in highschool people like to form groups

yeah, i understand, just that from your post it seemed like you were looking down on them, but yeah, people like to form their own groups and judge others on alot of aesthetic features. pretty much why i hate high school.

btw, i'm Hispanic too

Antigene_7 · 07-29-2009, 11:46 AM

american high schools suck ass, lets just leave it at that, i just graduated and it sucked, but yes the groups blend and yes garunteed you will find somebody who listens to metal, afterall i live in peoria illinois and our metalhead group was fairly large, for our school

Inuzuka Skysword · 07-29-2009, 11:57 AM

I love my high school...While there are cliques in my school I just don't participate in them. I hang out with pretty much everybody and sit at like 5 different lunch tables.

I think it really depends on where you go to high school. My school had only one person, besides myself, I knew who was into folk metal and all that Scandinavian stuff. However, the area I am in has less metalheads and more fans of hip-hop and pop. I think the bottom line is that you won't have a problem unless you bother people about how good your music taste is or how much their music sucks.

I think though, that if you are going to come to America to enjoy the experience then try to learn to appreciate American culture while trading off some of your culture with others. While you may not like country music or hip-hop, I would suggest listening to some so that you will get more of a taste of the culture. Enjoy America, because it really is a great place, despite what many people will tell you.

Pillowmint · 07-29-2009, 02:09 PM

I'm in high school, and almost everyone i know hates metal. However, at my school people tend to get along anyway and it doesn't matter much what you listen too. But I am at a private school in New England, so it will probably be pretty different from where you are going. Never been to Austria (or, sadly, Europe at all) but i would not at all be surprised if metal was more popular there. As for the question about dark ambient music, I found a few Burzum fans around my age, and we have Wolves in the Throne Room if that is along the lines of what you are thinking of.... Enjoy your stay!

Piss Me Off · 07-29-2009, 03:39 PM

A grand total of none at my school, at least in my year. I was the most metal \m/

Mojo · 07-29-2009, 03:40 PM

There was quite a mix of people in my school but I get the feeling that our schools arent quite as "cliquey" as in America (not that i would know personally of course) but that may have something to do with the fact that their schools seems to be bigger and there seems to be more kids in them than they are here.

Shootings and what have you are nowhere near as common here, but I wonder how much different our schools really would be if our countries were of similar size and population. While I was at school there was a kid expelled for bringing a knife and our rival school from just up the road came down with knives on at least one occasion. And our school had a really good rep.

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Antigene_7 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: um dun know either 0o Posts: 16	american high schools suck ass, lets just leave it at that, i just graduated and it sucked, but yes the groups blend and yes garunteed you will find somebody who listens to metal, afterall i live in peoria illinois and our metalhead group was fairly large, for our school __________________ who knows one's own mind? R.I.P Grandpa , William Harold Atkinson (1940---2005) In life comes death trailing behind and in death come life first

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Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	A grand total of none at my school, at least in my year. I was the most metal \m/ __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

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Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	There was quite a mix of people in my school but I get the feeling that our schools arent quite as "cliquey" as in America (not that i would know personally of course) but that may have something to do with the fact that their schools seems to be bigger and there seems to be more kids in them than they are here. Shootings and what have you are nowhere near as common here, but I wonder how much different our schools really would be if our countries were of similar size and population. While I was at school there was a kid expelled for bringing a knife and our rival school from just up the road came down with knives on at least one occasion. And our school had a really good rep. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

07-27-2009, 11:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,362	well ive been out of high school for i think 5 years now but when i was in HS the groups to me started to bleend together IMO You had the -Metalheads.. and that blended with -Stoners/Druggies -Skaters -Punks -Loners -Goths -Video game kids/Anime kids LOL Asians Emos Mall rats Normal people Suburb Mexicans -Mexicans that just crossed the border LOL THen u had the Jocks -Preps -Wanna be preps Red necks My god now that i think about it there seemed to be hunderds of groups LOL

07-29-2009, 11:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	I love my high school...While there are cliques in my school I just don't participate in them. I hang out with pretty much everybody and sit at like 5 different lunch tables. I think it really depends on where you go to high school. My school had only one person, besides myself, I knew who was into folk metal and all that Scandinavian stuff. However, the area I am in has less metalheads and more fans of hip-hop and pop. I think the bottom line is that you won't have a problem unless you bother people about how good your music taste is or how much their music sucks. I think though, that if you are going to come to America to enjoy the experience then try to learn to appreciate American culture while trading off some of your culture with others. While you may not like country music or hip-hop, I would suggest listening to some so that you will get more of a taste of the culture. Enjoy America, because it really is a great place, despite what many people will tell you.

07-29-2009, 02:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pillowmint I Am the Lizard Queen Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 134	I'm in high school, and almost everyone i know hates metal. However, at my school people tend to get along anyway and it doesn't matter much what you listen too. But I am at a private school in New England, so it will probably be pretty different from where you are going. Never been to Austria (or, sadly, Europe at all) but i would not at all be surprised if metal was more popular there. As for the question about dark ambient music, I found a few Burzum fans around my age, and we have Wolves in the Throne Room if that is along the lines of what you are thinking of.... Enjoy your stay!