As we grow and develop, our perspectives and opinions tend to change, often making us view some things completely differently than we used to; and that applies to everything, from favorite pasta to reading books, and beyond.
One common thing that people tend to view differently as children is people themselves. When you’re a kid, a 20-something-year-old might seem like they know what they’re doing, when you’re a teen, a 35-year-old might look old, and when you’re a freshman in high school, seniors might appear to be so much cooler than they often are.
Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community discussed views similar to the latter, after one user asked them what was something that seems cool in the eyes of most high schoolers but is actually cringe. Fellow redditors came up with many answers, including “high schoolers” themselves, so scroll down to find them and see what other things people have grown out of or into as they closed the awkward chapter of the high school years.
#2
Discussing sex loudly with the purpose of having random strangers hear it as if that somehow is a sign of maturity.
86points
#4
Being rude to teachers. Every person who I know who was rebellious in school cringes hard when they think about the s**t they said to teachers.
83points
#5
Being loud and obnoxious everywhere they go. Like dude no one thinks you’re or your friends are cool over there yelling penis and moaning cause you think it’s funny.
82points
#6
Calling Millenials/any older generation cringe. They're also going to get old and seem cringe to the kids one day. It's the cycle of life.
71points
#7
"It's just a prank bro" no, you're being an a*****e.
62points
#8
Worrying what other people think. The concept of “cool” in the first place.
My brother and I (in our early 30s) were watching a group of teenagers trying so hard to put on this cool, unemotional facade at Disneyland while everyone else around them just enjoyed themselves and we were laughing to ourselves that teenagers are so afraid of displaying emotion or passion and nobody else cares. But we all went through it, and we all reach the realization that it’s more fun to just enjoy ourselves.
62points
#10
That one like, tikok haircut that guys get where they have like, no hair on the sides and then too much hair on top. No shade it's just douchey.
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62points
#12
Teens who think they know about anything in this world. I know it's a phase we all went through but it's very cringe listening to a kid lecture you on stuff theve never stopped to think about or arnt even capible of thinking about.
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61points
#13
I wouldn’t say that this applies to the majority, but it does apply to a pretty decent amount at my school: saying slurs and barking at people they find weird (they really think it’s peak comedy).
53points
#14
Hickeys or so I've been told.
I actually have no issue with them just so long as they're hidden.
52points
#15
Pretending to have some type of disorder, like that makes them special. Like some how everyone has multiple personalities now, one of the rarest disorders of it's kind and everyone and their cousin suffers from it.
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51points
#16
Doing things to gain other peoples approval..
Seriously, when you grow up and stop giving a f**k about other peoples opinions, life is so much better.
48points
#18
Making fun of people. Like you're not funny, you're annoying and childish.
46points
#20
Older you get the more you realize the one truly cool thing is the air conditioner.
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46points