Localness - Intro
Locals are good. Lotsa TAS students
are stuck up and bad. Locals are good. Local
math and science are better, they have bushiban,
they eat good stuff, they watch good movies,
they have good badminton skill, they have good
dances, they have good humor, good language,
good, good good, and good good.
I forgot who started the local
thing. Nr9 and benbry I think. Jacko, Byris,
Sid, and Shin were also pretty into it. I also
forgot when, like near the end of 11th grade
or something. It went stronger senior year.
I didn't involve myself that much. But locals
have good things that TAS doesn't.
Nr9, Sid, Shin, Benbry, and Byris
got pretty famous for their local-ness. Got
written in the school newspaper, and Nr9 got
"most local" in superlatives. Here's
the quote from B&G: "Apart from the
clan of seniors who idolize and emulate these
'locals', most TAS students have trouble relating
with their local counterparts who wear purple
sweatpants to school." (By the way, I have
yet to see a local who wears purple sweatpants
to school everyday. Although the writer of that
sentence in B&G was just citing an example,
it's a bit too conclusive -- and will give the
wrong impression on TAS students, which is probably
a good reason why "most TAS students have
trouble relating". I believe the hype isn't
based on idolization, nor emulation, not even
relating to locals, but as respectful interest,
and learning to appreciate aspects of life (humor,
dances, etc) that we are less familiar with.)
The influence of kowz in the TAS
community with this hype was moderate. Some
people asked for local bags (uh... not like
we sell them). A few from class of 2001 brought
their bags to college. One or two use them I
think. Swang.
All the hype: Local movies, local
uniform, local backpacks, local dances, local
school visits, local friends.