This was my general experience as well—my more persistent bullies were boys. My bad experiences with girls were mostly less bullying, specifically, and more in-group stuff like competing for who was the best friend of whom, or who had more respect from everyone within the group (it was never me, alas).

The post-16 system sounds amazing. Honestly I was so through with high school by that age. I would have happily left for college 2 years earlier than I did, even if it meant leaving my family and hometown. I actually tried to get my parents to send me to boarding school; no such luck—'money doesn't grow on trees' and…

No worries about sharing your own story, it is nice to commiserate with someone :)

So I need to vent. If any of this comes off ridiculous, I apologize in advance.

Is it really unapologetic if they never actually say "Toronto"? ;P

I love Felix so much. He was one of the elements that really stood out to me at the very beginning, when we didn't even know about the clones yet, and then while Sarah was just trying to take the money and run. He created this whole atmosphere with his vaguely creepy apartment and his devious persona that hadn't…

Planned activities are the worst. When I'm travelling all I want to do is walk away from the place I'm staying in a random direction and see where I end up, wander into shops, or find a cute restaurant to hang out in or something. My parents have always been outdoor activity cultists. I think a little tiny bit of it…

I remember when this was at TIFF; I was wondering if it would ever get a wide release.

It's true...I have a bias against the men here in Canada. In my head all they care about is drinking beer and watching sports. I've met men who aren't like that but I feel like they are the minority. The last guy I sorta-dated was from another continent.

That sucks :( It really does happen that way sometimes which people can't wrap their heads around.

It's like when people pride themselves on being "the no-bulshitter". Yes, that's nice that you never learned to filter yourself or consider others' feelings. Except that actually, no, it isn't, and you probably shouldn't be bragging about it.

I think she's right.

I've always found "anti-bullying" campaigns to be BS. I remember when I was in elementary school my school joined a league of "peaceful" schools that was meant to stop bullying. We had a ceremony etc. Even at the age I was (7? 8?) I remember thinking it was just typical adult posturing. I knew it wouldn't actually…

I think the reason it makes some people uncomfortable to see a white person in this context is because we've seen that done in a disrespectful way so many times. Basically, we're looking for it. And sometimes people see what they're looking for.

This is true. Especially in certain fields like becoming a doctor, you basically have to work towards that starting in high school. I've met physicians of older generations who say they didn't even think about applying to medical school until they were partway through college. Students don't have that freedom these…

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I am this way too. Skinny hipster dudes all the way!

More and more exposure leads to greater understanding and hopefully to empathy and alliance.

Please read my above comment again. I wasn't talking about singlehood with any of my comments. As for how I "view" singlehood, I view it as awesome, which is why I am single. You've clearly fixated on my use of the word "oddballs", which was not meant as an insult. I didn't mean for it to come across as meaning…

You seem to be making a lot of assumptions about what I meant by that. For your information, I am also a woman who has chosen to remain single. I was speaking more of the practice of moving from place to place (I lived in 8 different cities in the years mentioned) which does get tiring as most humans crave stability…