What ever happen to your Highschool Friends?

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Posted by King Luis on Mar-18-2007 17:48:

quote:
Originally posted by 5hiftn6ears
what are you basing that assumption on?...cause you went to college?

cause i graduated high school on time, haven't had any money problems and have been going steady with money and a job better then most of them. out of my close friends, only 3 of them have gone to college and most of them still don't know what they want to do for a career.

Posted by VERTiG0 on Mar-18-2007 17:49:

quote:
Originally posted by 5hiftn6ears
what are you basing that assumption on?...cause you went to college?

Because he's probably got the highest earning potential of them all, it seems. That's how I interpret it.

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Mar-18-2007 18:03:

Most of my friends are in University or College same as me.

Some of the other people I used to hang out with however still act like they're in high school. Some are in college, others are working at the same restaurant they did in during high school. Most are doing better than I thought they would do, but maturity level wise - I don't think they've aged too much.

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Mar-18-2007 18:30:

quote:
Originally posted by King Luis
close friends, ummm, 1 is a mechanic and goes to school, other is a plumber and is doing an apprentice thing, and the others don't do much, they work sometimes and some how have money.
other friends from high school dropped out and became construction workers.
and other friends go to school and work part time.
me, done college about 2 years ago and been working full time since.
hmmm, seems like i'm doing the best out of all of them.

Duuuudee! You're not fitting into the porkchop stereotype!!! The fuck is wrong with you??!?! Look at your friends - they know their place. Why can't you be more like them?

HAha, jokes.

quote:
Originally posted by cenik
LOL. And on that note: WTF is up with ppl from high school who were assholes to you then and have added you to their friends list on facebook now? I don't care if you're interested in bumping-up your number of friends. Piss off

I have kept only two good friends from high school: both are undertaking post-secondary education (one in the sciences and one in business).

Ahahahhahahhaa, I know exactly what you mean. I even know who you mean, LOL.

On topic,
I don't keep in touch with too many of my highschool friends. Even the ones that are on my friends list on Facebook (see cenik's post). The few that I do keep in touch with are either in post-secondary, working full-time (one is a floor manager in a store), and one is studying to be an auto mechanic. They're all happy with what they're doing, actually probably more happy than I am because I hate school so damn much, but it's almost done so i'm just suffering through what's left.

Posted by FunkyCrew on Mar-18-2007 19:14:

quote:
Originally posted by cenik
LOL. And on that note: WTF is up with ppl from high school who were assholes to you then and have added you to their friends list on facebook now? I don't care if you're interested in bumping-up your number of friends. Piss off

I have kept only two good friends from high school: both are undertaking post-secondary education (one in the sciences and one in business).

lol Nick! Mikey has the same issue as you

every week he tells me some ppl added him who never even spoke to him before (and that's the crowd from uni too)

Posted by King Luis on Mar-18-2007 20:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
Duuuudee! You're not fitting into the porkchop stereotype!!! The fuck is wrong with you??!?! Look at your friends - they know their place. Why can't you be more like them?

HAha, jokes.

Ahahahhahahhaa, I know exactly what you mean. I even know who you mean, LOL.

HAHAHAHA
i've been told that so many times.
i feel like i've let portugal down

Posted by Vivid Boy on Mar-18-2007 20:16:

I see all of mine all around the hood. meh same shit different year. rod posts on ta. a few are engaged. has anyone done anything spectacular? prolly not. do I care? prolly not lol.

I mean its etobicoke. etobi u run into everyone at some point in the year.

Posted by exstasie on Mar-18-2007 20:18:

all of my high schools friends are pretty much doing the same thing.

Still in University. Only graudated from HS 4 years ago and i think 98% of my friends went to Uni/College...

So we'll see in a few years what happens, but most of my friends HS were the ppl who will be doing something in their lives.

One of my friends has been accepted to Med School @ McGill...can't imagine that one! One Smart kid.

Posted by Truepioneer on Mar-18-2007 22:35:

Haha speaking about old high school friends I just ran into one at a Deli in my old neighbourhood.

Told me he's trying to stay outta trouble even though he was arressted 3 times in the past month! None of them were his fault of course

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-18-2007 23:06:

seems like most everyone thinks they are doing better in life than all his or her old highschool friends...

interesting.

Posted by PurpleHaze on Mar-18-2007 23:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
seems like most everyone thinks they are doing better in life than all his or her old highschool friends...

interesting.

Maybe us TOTA's are a bunch of successful ones

Posted by exstasie on Mar-18-2007 23:35:

quote:
Originally posted by PurpleHaze
Maybe us TOTA's are a bunch of successful ones

or losers posting on message boards all day long...:P

Posted by lol internet on Mar-18-2007 23:38:

-1 eb games warehouse
-2 jobless for like the last 4 years
-1 truck driver
-restaurant waiter

as for me, i'm the only one who went to college and im working for a big company now doing computer support. getting a degree though soon

(21-23 age group)

Posted by nusty on Mar-18-2007 23:53:

all of my friends are successful. I don't hang out with those that can't set their lives straight, I was apparently a good enough judge of character back then to pick great friends.... well that and going to a highschool with a 99.9% university completion rate doesn't hurt...
Regardless of what industry you end up in, as long as it's what makes you happy and doesn't hurt those around you then it's good enough for me to view you as successful.

Posted by Kubek1oh1 on Mar-18-2007 23:54:

Group split up right after high school but from different ppl I know they all work, and none of them are in college or university

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-19-2007 00:11:

quote:
Originally posted by nusty

Regardless ... as long as it's what makes you happy and doesn't hurt those around you then it's good enough for me to view you as successful.

Amen.

Posted by Chris Allen on Mar-19-2007 00:17:

A lot are engaged/married/having kids.
A lot are still in school as well.

Posted by Nostrum on Mar-19-2007 00:17:

quote:
Originally posted by me@t k@tie
Most of the girls from high school are either married, pregnant, or have a child/children. And the guys are fathers and/or husbands.

Edit: Ew, I had a grammatical error!!!

Is that it/all they have amounted to????? Like I mean.....do they all stay home on welfare???

Posted by 5hiftn6ears on Mar-19-2007 00:40:

I find it interesting that alot of you feel the need to make a direct relation with being 'successful' and going to college/uni. Don't get me wrong, I'm a strong believer in higher education, and as a tradesman am constantly updating my skills and myself. It's the whole mentality of "well I went to college and am working for a huge company...my other friends?..meh..plumber, construction, mechanic etc", that gets under my skin sometimes. Myself along with 3 guys from HS are all in construction, all making close to 6 digits, will NEVER be out of a job, are all in very high demand and looking to retire by 55-60. On top of it all, you can throw us into almost any country in the world and can have a (well paying) job in a matter of days...how many "just graduated and can't find a job for months now" threads have there been again? Like I said I'm not bashing the ones that choose to pursue higher education, the world needs lawyers, doctors, engineers etc. just as much as it does tradesmen and some people are built with better hands on skills than academic.

As for judging ones success in life...imo job status, position, income, education are very small factors for me. One of my closest/longest friends grinds it out 6 days a week in a factory, making below average income, married and probably the most happiest/positive person I know...and for that I envy him.

Posted by me@t k@tie on Mar-19-2007 00:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Nostrum
Is that it/all they have amounted to????? Like I mean.....do they all stay home on welfare???

Well a lot of students that I knew (never really hung out with) ended up like that. My high school only had about 400 people. I guess when they are bored and don't know any better, they have sex. I preferred to study.

Oh, and for the record, I am not talking down on those people. They made their own decisions, and had to grow up very quickly so that they could raise their family. Most of them are really happy now.

You can't really understand this way of life (which I personally wouldn't choose) unless you lived there.

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-19-2007 01:16:

quote:
Originally posted by 5hiftn6ears
I find it interesting that alot of you feel the need to make a direct relation with being 'successful' and going to college/uni.

so do i. and the rest of it was very well said IMO!

my best friend up in collingwood, never stepped a foot into uni or college. but he did have the entrepreneurial spirit as strong as ive ever seen it, and willing to take risks to get to where he wants to be in life.

he owns too pita pit business now, one of which at blue mountain he opened himself (no small obstacle).

for 23, the guy owns 2 successful business, drives an infinity, and owns a house.

(hes also employing most his whole family now...)

Posted by smuncky on Mar-19-2007 02:09:

quote:
Originally posted by 5hiftn6ears
I find it interesting that alot of you feel the need to make a direct relation with being 'successful' and going to college/uni. Don't get me wrong, I'm a strong believer in higher education, and as a tradesman am constantly updating my skills and myself. It's the whole mentality of "well I went to college and am working for a huge company...my other friends?..meh..plumber, construction, mechanic etc", that gets under my skin sometimes. Myself along with 3 guys from HS are all in construction, all making close to 6 digits, will NEVER be out of a job, are all in very high demand and looking to retire by 55-60. On top of it all, you can throw us into almost any country in the world and can have a (well paying) job in a matter of days...how many "just graduated and can't find a job for months now" threads have there been again? Like I said I'm not bashing the ones that choose to pursue higher education, the world needs lawyers, doctors, engineers etc. just as much as it does tradesmen and some people are built with better hands on skills than academic.

As for judging ones success in life...imo job status, position, income, education are very small factors for me. One of my closest/longest friends grinds it out 6 days a week in a factory, making below average income, married and probably the most happiest/positive person I know...and for that I envy him.

if you don't mind me asking, what kind of a trade do you do?

Posted by 5hiftn6ears on Mar-19-2007 02:11:

quote:
Originally posted by smuncky
if you don't mind me asking, what kind of a trade do you do?

electrician

Posted by Abercrombie on Mar-19-2007 02:19:

Posted by pezbiz on Mar-19-2007 03:52:

All my close friends are still my HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS

I just added more acquaintances to the list

Rez

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