Old Boy
master brummie
Hi All,
Once again the pages of The Birmingham Mail are full of photographs of young people dressed for their School Proms. When did this American mockery arrive here? They never had proms when I was at school, not even school leaving parties. You just said cheeio to your classmates and that was the last you saw of most of them. My youngest child left school in 1978 and none of them had school proms. So they must have arrived sometime after 1978 and I think that, in fact, it was only a few years ago. Who thought of introducing it and why God Only knows.
The youngsters who attend the prom spend ridiculous sums on their outfits, at least the parents do. There is competition amongst the boys to see who arrives in the most unusual conveyance. Last year a boy turned up in a helicopter.
What is my main objection to all this fuss and expenditure? It is, "What about those who simply cannot afford it and, therefore, do not go to the prom?" They must feel distraught having to put up with the excited chat in the weeks prior to the event. They are probably looked downupon by their more fortunate classmates. I imagine that all this is encouraged by the school staff. The whole setup should be banned.
Old Boy
Once again the pages of The Birmingham Mail are full of photographs of young people dressed for their School Proms. When did this American mockery arrive here? They never had proms when I was at school, not even school leaving parties. You just said cheeio to your classmates and that was the last you saw of most of them. My youngest child left school in 1978 and none of them had school proms. So they must have arrived sometime after 1978 and I think that, in fact, it was only a few years ago. Who thought of introducing it and why God Only knows.
The youngsters who attend the prom spend ridiculous sums on their outfits, at least the parents do. There is competition amongst the boys to see who arrives in the most unusual conveyance. Last year a boy turned up in a helicopter.
What is my main objection to all this fuss and expenditure? It is, "What about those who simply cannot afford it and, therefore, do not go to the prom?" They must feel distraught having to put up with the excited chat in the weeks prior to the event. They are probably looked downupon by their more fortunate classmates. I imagine that all this is encouraged by the school staff. The whole setup should be banned.
Old Boy
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