Just some things I found weird about going to an International School
(Not all of these things are specific to it being International. Some of it is just stuff I found weird about my school.)
The girl I think I have a crush on is Danish.
I was chosen to be the Treasurer of NHS without an election or me even knowing about it. First job: Find a broken car.
The majority of the students in Model United Nations are German, but they still struggle to speak English for everything since they have to accommodate the Americans.
This one time in Model UN, one of the Germans girls needed help with writing something, saying "I need an American." A Canadian went up to help her, and we pushed him out of the way yelling "She asked for an American!"
The German girls I know seem to hate me in a loving way. In contrast, the Spanish girls I know seem to barely tolerate me.
The amount of Spaniards in this school is absurd. Like really, I'm not joking. They form large mobs and just start talking really loudly. They ALL know each other...
There are too many drugs at this school and too many of my friends are high :/ Actually, I don't think the drug problem is that bad, but rather the school so small that it's really "in your face."
My best friend is Canadian. We are weirdly similar in our interests, which is hard for me since I'm used to making friends with people who are nothing like me. He's a little weird, but he's a good friend.
In accordance to the absurd number of Spaniards, the American Football team is almost half Spanish.
I once saw a Russian, a Macedonian, and a Spaniard talk to each other. They spoke American English better than some Americans I've met.
While the school is an International school by default, it's still technically an American school run by the Americans. As a result, we have to do the Pledge of Allegiance every day. The international students just stand up and wonder why the Americans blindly repeat words that solidify our allegiance to a piece of cloth. Everyday.
The amount of Spaniards here ensures that you'll probably learn Spanish by the time you leave French class.
For some reason, I wish there were more Turks here.
One of my friends is Jordanian. You know, Jordan. That one country you don't know but shatters your view of the Middle East that media outlets drilled into your mind.
A Macedonian girl was really happy that I knew where Macedonia was. See? Being a geo nerd pays off at some point.
I have a gaming class.
The school is in several buildings, which is annoying since this is Belgium and it always rains.
My literature teacher has a Ph.D. and used to teach college. He must've loved Belgium a lot to decide to teach us high schoolers.
On the first day of school, I was given a sombrero.
My school's mascot is the Spartans. I wonder what the Greek students think of that.
I accidentally said "It's all Greek to me" to a Greek student.
International students seem to curse a lot in English.
The Polish kids are really tired on thursday because they have to go to Polish school from 5-9 on Wednesdays.
Kids (mainly the girls, since the guys here don't sag their pants) will wear things that would make my old school cringe. People seem to be mature enough to handle it.
People here are nice out of default. That's always nice.
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