Too hipster for school

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Like the typical German her von hippy clippy parliamentarian?


Hairstyles are meaningless tests of character, and we do have Wallace and Ming.

Wallace disproves your point. Firstly we do elect people with long hair and no dress sense (unlike many Europeans) and secondly that tells you nothing either way about corruption or lack of it.

Well, it's a start. Of course you are about 30 years behind the curve on Germany, Joschka Fischer was sworn in in 1985 wearing white Nike runners:
http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Tabubruch-in-Turnschuhen-article2123521.html
We've always been a bit more relaxed and easygoing in Germany than here. :P

andekwarhola wrote: »

Complains at length about judging people on meaningless yardsticks of clothing and hairstyle.

Immediately judges people on meaningless yardsticks of clothing and hairstyle.

No, the point I was making is that most people are taken in by the "sincere" smile, the expensive suit and the firm handshake. I said I would vote for someone with tattoos and piercings if he was good, rather than for someone wearing a suit, simply because he wears a suit.
That does not preclude me voting for the guy in the suit, if he was any good. Whilst a lot of people would immediately discount beardy tattoo guy, because of his appearance. My parents generation always told my generation, never trust a suit or a uniform, we had good reason for that way of thinking in Germany. We once tried to bate uniforms and conformity into all young people. It was called the Hitler youth. A lot of people here would have liked it. Kameraderie, severe discipline, conformity, uniforms and the eradication of any kind of dissent.

The_Valeyard wrote: »

They usually start ahead, get greedy, then mess up and get beaten back.

Beware of Germans bearing loans. And beware of Trojans, they're complete Smegheads.

Witchie wrote: »

Oh yeah, further in the rant, if you can't be arsed going to the link, he states that the school are bullying him.

Here's some more for you....


Having a beard is part of nature , its just hair , there is no rule in the school where you are not aloud to grow a beard . It's a catholic school , Jesus had a beard and he was catholic , this is just bullying . I'm not being racist by saying this but I was born in Ireland and I am catholic , not any other religion and certainly not an "amish" . My year head said in the principles office that I did not have permission to go to class . I had to get a taxi home from school which my auntie paid for as I rang her to collect me from school but she didn't have a babysitter. Anyways , that wasn't the point , the point is that you should be able to go anywhere at anytime and dress how you want and to look the way you want . It's your own choice , yes in school there is a uniform and I'll follow that rule and anyone would , but to be told how you should look is not a rule in my school , you always be told to be yourself but sure how can you when a school will tell you to be someone your not . I've been bullied before and I'm certainly not going to let a school do it to me . A school principle is just another person , he doesn't have power over you , he/she is not your mother/father , I have a rule for people , if they don't like how I look or for what I believe in then turn around and walk away . How are you suppose to prevent bullying from happening when the people trying to stop it bully you too!? Everyone is entitled to wear what they want and look the way they want . I'm asking the school tomorrow that if they don't accept how I look then I'm walking out of the school . I'm entitled to my manhood as well , every teenage boy is entitled to it ."

Self entitled twat teenager will grow up to be a self entitled twat adult and register for boards. if not already.

Follow the rules and stay in school or dont and bugger off. But dont go on the internet to wine like a child about it .
In ten years time he mighthave finally realized which was the right choice .

Also " his beard" looks stupid kid

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Or it sets a certain professional standard in school and doesn't allow students to be in competition with each regarding who is the most stylish.

Oh great, that's good news, so uniforms in schools mean there is absolutely no competition between kids who has the most expensive and trendy stuff, wow, you know that is actually quite good, that is a massive problem solved simply by uniforms. Fantastic.
And it even stops them comparing each other over height, weight, looks, hair, makeup, shoes, watch, phone, schoolbag, tablet, jewelry, parents, where they live, what car the family has, where they're from, if they have spots, are awkward, shy, different, or just about a gazillion other things kids judge each other on. The uniform solves none of those. Kids will judge each other and form cliques, it's just normal.
I wore cheap stuff at school. There was some good natured ribbing, nothing serious. The real bullying was over just being different. Clothes had nothing to do with it. It was your personality that got you in trouble, not your clothes.
And try as we might in this country, thankfully we still haven't succeeded in transplanting robotic one size fits all personalities into kids. My respect for anyone who tries to break out of the mold.

rsh118 wrote: »

I'd venture to say quite a few of us were dopey gits who said stupid stuff when we were 16-17. He's no different from most of his peers or the generation before.

Rules are there to be questioned. We're awfully good at just doing what we're told in this country.

Rebellion takes place in small ways here, parking on double yellows, in disabled spaces, jumping queues, generally breaking every little rule that people can get away with. And protesting and striking along the lines of "where's mu money!" It's a hangover from the Brits. You wouldn't openly defy them, but suddenly there would be all sorts of technical issues, communication breakdowns, things mislaid, people suddenly getting deaf or very dim, basically defying them whilst giving the impression of trying one's best to pander to their demands.
That's why any demonstration against war, poverty and injustice is attended by about a dozen people. Watercharges are a different matter, but it's along the lines of "mu money".