Proms?!?

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Someone I worked with mentioned that her son had gone to the prom last night and I think somneone on here mentioned their school having a prom too...

Is that not weird?

Maybe it is because I went to an Islamic school, but I had always thoyught that proms were something that only happened in America?

Was I wrong or is this a bit like trick or treating where it had managed to jump over the pond in a few places?

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TPOS — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 19:03

ours was called a "Ball" but everyone kept calling it a prom...

Hajjar — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 21:13

unfortunately all the distasteful aspects of american culture, always find their way over here. Proms we don't need them. After school party is fine in the sense; no pressure to attend, no pressure to get dressed up, no pressure to go with a partner, venue may just be school sports hall, rather than club, or hall. With the Proms i think theres more peer pressure to attend, definitely a must to go with a partner, a must to buy or hire formal outfit, a must to pay an expensive fee, because they are usually held in posh settings i.e expensive hotel venues, pressure to pay towards hired vehicle, i mean can't be seen in ball gown coming off a local bus, then that means you have to dance otherwise what's the point? I hate the idea. i guess muslims attend these now...?

SKM — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 21:24

[quote=Hajjar]I hate the idea.
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totally agree...!!!

Funzo — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 22:41

Im too cool for prom prom is not cool enough for me i pity anyone who has the complusion to go to such a lame event.

s.b.f — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 22:51

-never went to the school one
-never went to the sixth form one
-went to one in first year but left really early
-plan to go to one next year

xSmurfy786x — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 23:03

Prom is what you make of it.
i went to mine, my school was mostly asian.. 99% of the boys didnt come.. we didnt have partners..
we just went a 'last time to see evryone' typa thing.
we had year awards, and most of the people stayed just for this. there was hardly any dancing and we all left after the awards and the food.
it was just a fun casual evening out.

s.b.f — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 23:08

[quote=xSmurfy786x]Prom is what you make of it.
i went to mine, my school was mostly asian.. 99% of the boys didnt come.. we didnt have partners..
we just went a 'last time to see evryone' typa thing.
we had year awards, and most of the people stayed just for this. there was hardly any dancing and we all left after the awards and the food.
it was just a fun casual evening out.[/quote]

sounds like more of a girly gathering

xSmurfy786x — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 23:20

it actually wass,, gosh brings back sooo many memoriess 🙂

s.b.f — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 - 23:55

[quote=xSmurfy786x]it actually wass,, gosh brings back sooo many memoriess :)[/quote]

There there.

TPOS — Sat, 3 Jul 2010 - 12:46

[quote=Hajjar]unfortunately all the distasteful aspects of american culture, always find their way over here. Proms we don't need them. After school party is fine in the sense; no pressure to attend, no pressure to get dressed up, no pressure to go with a partner, venue may just be school sports hall, rather than club, or hall. With the Proms i think theres more peer pressure to attend, definitely a must to go with a partner, a must to buy or hire formal outfit, a must to pay an expensive fee, because they are usually held in posh settings i.e expensive hotel venues, pressure to pay towards hired vehicle, i mean can't be seen in ball gown coming off a local bus, then that means you have to dance otherwise what's the point? I hate the idea. i guess muslims attend these now...?

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hmm i remember that pressure but i got over it and realised it was gna be lame. i didn't go in the end and even after hearing about what the evening i don't think i missed out on much 🙂

LookingToSee — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 - 22:51

now guys. what do you think of a prom..in a single sex school? =D

TPOS — Fri, 9 Jul 2010 - 00:45

[quote=Lilly]now guys. what do you think of a prom..in a single sex school? =D[/quote]
i went to a single sex school! but people were gna bring boyfriends and stuff...

although most girls just came together as a group so it was probably a lot like smurfy's prom in that sense