This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Is it just me or is the entry about Sketchbook suggesting that the norm of Japanese schools includes bullying?
Dentaku: The norm of any school includes bullying and Japanese ones are no exception.
Clarste: This trope is a bit pessimistic, isn't it? I know my High School life was a wacky fun-filled ride, and most of the people I knew back then seemed okay with it. I'm gonna cut out the "very, very" from in front of the seldom. It might be rare, I guess, but it's definitely a stretch to say it's "very, very" rare. I'm vaguely worried about ruining the rhythm of the sentence, but not worried enough to do anything about it.
Dentaku: Clarste, you're in a minority.
KirbyHead: I dunno, guys, I really agree with Clarste, and doubt that he/she's in the minority. Saying that this is "seldom" Truth in Television is kind of a stretch: this isn't actually all that rare in Real Life. I'm going to edit this so it sounds a bit less like someone who experienced Highschool Is Hell wrote it.
