Why are suburban high schools more cliquey then inner city ones?

[taperz roille]

It's because in the suburbs people have less things to do and there's less diversity allowing the media to take most over most social preconceptions. I actually went to really nice suburban high school (not rich just with overall nice people) but I've heard of very movie typical high schools from friends. But my friends tell me - it's because there's nothing to do. So their life becomes a game of status just to stave off the boredom. In the city - at least - you can go window shopping or other stupid things in WALKING distance.

City - more diversity in general. A lot more distain for the social norm and groups. the ones I went to were really open about pretty much everything. I think its a little bit like - there's so many people in the city that you want to be unique. I was exposed to a lot more mature ideas and was able to come to a conclusions myself that I wanted to be better than what I saw. When you're in a moving and changing environment you also change and improve (well if you choose to).

Between the two they were both very different but I realized that moving around didn't define me - I had to choose who I was in the end. I made friends in both because I aimed for good people who I could see were good students and actually were mature - kindred spirits if you could say.

Overall I do agree with you though.