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Originally Posted by DrewWalden  I want to make it clear why I do not get a long with people my age.
Most people my age do not care about anything.
They are always smoking pot and getting drunk, instead of doing what they need to do.
They are not responsible about anything.
All they care about is partying.
They are immature. |
Funny story...
I don't drink, and have never done drugs. I'm a pretty boring person as far as that all goes. Anyhow, growing up in high school, most of my friends were into that sort of thing, although it certainly wasn't ALL they did, it was a large part. I just kept telling myself, when I get to college there will be other people who like to do "other" stuff (what ever that might be). So I end up going to what at the time was the number one party school in the country because they had the program I wanted, and surprise, surprise, all most people did was do drugs and drink. So I kept telling myself, well, when I graduate and get into the real world... I'm here now (ain't that scary?) and guess what? Most people out there still get drunk, party and many (not so much in the aviation industry) do drugs.
My point being, you are going to find those people pretty much anywhere in life. It's not just a collage thing. A lot of my friends are certainly "those" people. But just because they do that stuff (some of them A LOT) doesn't mean I can't be friends with them. Eventually, you will find a group of people, who similar to you would rather do other stuff. The trick is balancing the two different sorts of people out.
Now, as I type this I realize there is a generation gap between me in my late 20s and you on the underside of 20. I really didn't believe it, but looking at a lot of the "me" generation stuff that is going on now, I'll admit I may be way off base with a lot of this stuff.