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4/8/2013 8:43:45 PM
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Explaining Prom to non-Americans
First off, what is Prom, how does it work? Is it just a school dance, or something more?
Second, what does it represent? What is the social structure of Prom? Why is it such a big deal?
Third, is it really only in America? We don't have Prom where I live, but in England? Scandinavia?
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It's a high school dance where you ask a person you love very dearly to go with you. It's customary for the guys to ask their lovers to prom in a very thoughtful and creative way, almost like asking someone to marry you. It's a pretty big deal, and some groups in school will rent a limo bus or sometimes just a limo and will all be picked up and driven to the dance. You dress very nicely and you get to dance and have fun with your love. It's the stereotype that afterwards people will go home, get drunk and have sex. That's where the term dumpster baby comes from because sometimes the girl will get pregnant and she doesn't want to take care of the baby. So she just throws it in the dumpster. Terrible but it's more of a joke than anything, but the stereotype is not. It's very much true, and I'd venture to say that at least a fifth (maybe a quarter) of everyone that goes to prom has sex afterwards. There's not much social structure since everyone is really just having fun with their friends and dates. It represents your last year in high school, and it's basically a farewell to all of the good times you've had throughout the past 4 years (it's a senior dance mainly).
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It exists in Belgium. Sorta.
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3 Replies[quote]Explaining Prom to non-Americans[/quote]You make it seem like it's an American exclusive.
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It's not american exclusive. We have it here in Scotland.
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I didn't know what prom was till last year, mostly because I'm home-schooled, and I'm not really into 80's movies.
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it is a hot and stuffy room with people who may/may not smell good, crammed together for cheap food and horrible dancing.
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Smoking room, suits and loads of port
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5 RepliesEdited by Zizzy: 4/8/2013 8:51:50 PMI live in Ireland and we have prom.
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It's just a banquet really, with only the students and teachers, kind of a tribute to the time you had in high school. There's a dance at the end of it, everyone gets done up. It's really just something for everyone to look forward to through high school. It's really exaggerated and done up in movies, commercials, even on the forums. The event isn't anything incredible or different than a wedding reception, with some slight obvious changes.
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A fancy dance that people dress up in and then later get wasted and have sex with each other.
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My school had a prom, and I'm English.
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2 RepliesEdited by Psycho: 4/8/2013 8:47:36 PMIts a school dance to represent your final year in school. A school dance/disco/celebration combined. Said it in the first - represents the end of your final school year. Social structure? Nope, I live in Wales and we have it.
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1 ReplyDifferent parts of the world just call it something else, such as a 'Formal' in year 12, or a 'Semi-Formal' in year 11.
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8 RepliesUhh I live in Wales and we had prom.
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It's a dance, usually near the end of the school year. Different schools have different requirements for it. At my school its for juniors and seniors only. I think that's fairly common. Also, they usually have a different theme every year, picked by one of the classes. It doesn't really represent anything, as far as i know. It's usually more formal than other dances, and because of that some kids take it more seriously. Not sure about if it's in other countries or not.
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We have a prom in England to.
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It's just the same as a leavers do at the end of year 11. Also I know schools in my area that have proms for 11 year olds, I am not kidding and im English
