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Boarding school syndrome

posted 9 years ago by pjglynndoora
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This is fairly common among former pupils who boarded from an early age

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[–] IFeedPigeons 9 years ago

Lovely acts of older boys shoving the heads of the younger ones into the bog and flushing, whilst suspended upside down, just as seen in this film. Also the whipping scene is not unheard of either, and fleecing the younger kids of money is a common practice. The cold showers was accurate as well. I would think that this is something you can research on the internet quite easily.

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[–] IFeedPigeons 9 years ago

I stand corrected!

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[–] IFeedPigeons 9 years ago

I guess you could say that the syndrome is what results after all of the "fun" things I mentioned above occur.

[–] marktayloruk (2509) 3 years ago

They are unnecessary and unnatural and I can prove it A child's place is in the home.