I think its a strange distinction from most west coast folks. I remember at school it was pretty common for people to have huge courseloads who would generally

I think its a strange distinction from most west coast folks. I remember at school it was pretty common for people to have huge courseloads who would generally downplay their stress/effort. On the flip side, my friends from the east coast thought it was some kind of rite of passage to talk about how their heavy workloads and how hard they were working all the time. Similar for coworkers from France.