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15 May 2012, 6:38 pm

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"Let me show you the kiss of my people."

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15 May 2012, 9:18 pm

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The sad part is that proms exist.

Why is that sad? Prom is great for many kids. My daughter just had her prom and a horrible experience because they decided to close it early, but overall prom is great. I went to prom with a boy from another school (my school had a banquet instead - baptists don't dance) and I loved it.

I know that some kids don't like it or can't get dates, but that's no reason to ruin it for everyone.

My daughter looked forward to it for months, and spent a long time finding the perfect dress, etc for it. It was also her and her fiance's 5th anniversary and that made it extra special. They were late getting there because the dinner they went to first ran long, and it was raining and prom was held 50 miles away. It was over when they got there, even though the tickets said it was from 7-11pm. She is getting a refund.

Why do you believe that it's sad that prom exists??

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15 May 2012, 10:09 pm

On the bright side, he saved money. I paid for a stripper to accompany me to prom. Got stood up.

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15 May 2012, 10:57 pm

Proms sad?
May be its time that side of the Pond do proms the way we do it here in Blighty. :lol:

This is how we do proms :wink:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWz9MrHskk[/youtube]
Iawn 'n glws pennill trydydd mewn iaith mawr. Yn unol â'n traddodiadau diwylliannol mawr o farddoniaeth Gymraeg a cherddoriaeth, Mae'n fy ngwneud yn falch o fod yn Gymraeg. CYMRU am byth!

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16 May 2012, 1:16 am

I'm glad I'm from England and most places don't really have a prom here but like a few tacky American traditions, it has started to appear in the UK in a few places. The limos and dresses are tacky and remind me more of a gypsy wedding.

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16 May 2012, 1:40 am

Wolfheart wrote:

you have your own tacky traditions, like the hats at the Royal Ascot.

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16 May 2012, 1:55 am

Don't let me start with my region's tacky traditions.....

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16 May 2012, 2:00 am

hyperlexian wrote:

Wolfheart wrote:

you have your own tacky traditions, like the hats at the Royal Ascot.

Hmm that's more imaginative and fun because it blatantly admits it so it pulls itself off rather well.

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16 May 2012, 2:09 am

Wolfheart wrote:

don't worry, we get plenty of your tacky sh!* here too

Prom can be lovely, sometimes it's not.
Having/not having a date doesn't determine whether or not you have a good time.
It's not that tragic to not have a prom date.
School dances are fun in a fluffy way but I think prom carries a little too much cultural weight for it's own good.
All you gotta do is look sickening and party

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16 May 2012, 2:16 am

It's this war again....

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16 May 2012, 2:16 am

I'm surprised anyone would get sensitive over prom being labelled as tacky, it seems like a bit of fun. Even these Harvard law school students have a tacky spoof prom night and don't seem to take prom seriously.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_X_azElld4[/youtube]

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16 May 2012, 2:18 am

Wolfheart wrote:

it's the second time you put down american proms, but every culture has their tacky traditions.

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16 May 2012, 2:21 am

I am enjoying this, refreshing buried memories...

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16 May 2012, 2:23 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

I am enjoying this, refreshing buried memories...

do you have proms? we have a "grad" which is similar but less grand. i didn't go to mine.

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16 May 2012, 2:31 am

Yes, we have school proms, and i ended up dancing with my annoying math teacher.

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16 May 2012, 2:44 am

hyperlexian wrote:

it's the second time you put down american proms, but every culture has their tacky traditions.

Well I'm glad to know from the video there are Americans who can see the funny side of it, I'll gladly admit the UK has a few funny events, I'm surprised you are sensitive over prom.

I guess that's why Sacha Baron Cohen's characters worked so well in the US and created a greater reaction in some cultures than others. When he did the Borat act in England, people were more humorous and light hearted towards him.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1AQaFcn_rI[/youtube]

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