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My experience is it's out of not wanting to appear elitist or boastful when talking with people who went to other schools. As soon as the name comes out there
by foobarian 10y ago
My experience is it's out of not wanting to appear elitist or boastful when talking with people who went to other schools. As soon as the name comes out there is an almost hostile change in attitude e.g. "ah look we got a 1-percenter here to take our jobs".
- allemagne 10y agoI could see that being the case from time to time, but saying something like "oh I went to school up in New Haven/Boston area/San Jose" seems like an obvious humblebrag in most contexts.
- lloyd-christmas 10y agoAs someone who went to one of those schools, it's more simply that they all compete with one another and nobody feels like having those conversations anymore after the age of 25. The people that go to those schools tend to gravitate to NYC/Boston/Philly/DC, and we all know each other since those schools are all fed by the northeast boarding schools.
- allemagne 10y agoLike a euphemism for "I went to XYZ but let's not talk about it" perhaps?