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I'm curious if anyone can shed some light on a part of Japanese high school that I've always wondered about: the seemingly numerous and substantial duties of the student council, and particularly of the president of the council, as well as class presidents. In anime, they're always depicted as at least holding some degree of respect for the students, as role models and academic paragons; and although I'm not so gullible as to believe that anime is an accurate portrayal of Japanese society, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to believe that something so common across all anime is to some degree true. In American high school, it always seemed as though student governments were useless and simply popularity contests; what little duties they had were not at all truly useful to the school (primarily idiotic things used to boost 'school spirit') and they held zero power. Being president of a class was not especially impressive and often people with poor academics held positions in the student government.

In contrast, Japanese high school is portrayed as a place where the student council members have to uphold high academic standards and do indeed wield both influence and respect. Certainly I don't expect them to have any sort of far-reaching power, but how true is this portrayal of them as high-scoring, intelligent people looked up to by the rest of the class? Class presidents as well seem to be always portrayed as the most studious.

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>> No.6847590

It's a shame that American high school culture de-emphasizes academics so much. I certainly don't envy Japanese high schoolers' lives, but I have to admit, the respect given to the highest scoring students has always been something that's both interested and impressed me and I'm interested in knowing if this is really true or not.

I distinctly remember a scene in one anime (I can't recall which, I believe it might have been Toradora but I'm not sure--perhaps Shakugan no Shana?) where a student humbly bowed and requested tutoring from someone. That scene was quite striking.

>> No.6847595

/jp/ isn't about Japan so please go to and ask >>>/int/

>> No.6847597

Do you really expect me to read all that?

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>>>/int/

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I had a Japanese exchange sister in high school

we didn't talk much, and she thought I was weird, apparently

she liked my siblings and cousin who lived with us though, even though they didn't like her

>> No.6847623

Take a look at present day media in the US compared to Japan and you'll see.

>> No.6847625

Why do we care about japanese highschools again? Ask /a/, I'm sure you could get a 200 response thread about 16 year old boys wishing they were in japanese highschool because they'd want to be the student council presidents right hand man and have sex with her when she poisons their tea and has her way with him.
or
>>>/int/

>> No.6847626

>I'm curious if anyone can shed some light on a part of Japanese high school that I've always wondered about:
Woah, woah. How the fuck would I know about this?

>> No.6847631

>>6847625

YMK, right?

>> No.6847633

>>6847618
oh and I found some paper she had written on in a dresser she used to use

I've wanted to ask /jp/ what it says but I haven't gotten around to it

>> No.6847634

I would have asked /int/, but, seriously, this is the best place to go. /int/ is full of idiots and even a momentary glance there makes me repulsed.

>> No.6847643

>>6847633
Fire away.

>> No.6847644

This is just speculation, but the majority of Americans are Christian and God discourages his children to think too hard about anything that conflicts with His Divine Book. Which is everything.

inb4 religion thread

>> No.6847649

>>6847633
I already know what it says so let me go ahead and translate it for you now "the pleasure of being cummed inside".

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>>6847644
>inb4 religion thread

I'm all for it.

>> No.6847676

>>6847625
Because /jp/ needs more Touhou threads, amirite?

>> No.6847679

>>6847631
Ya, I choose ymk because it is 1 of 3 VNs that /a/ knows about.

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>>6847643
is it her name or what

>> No.6847691

>>6847687
.......What are you doing.

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>>6847644
>religion thread
Why not?

>> No.6847701

>>6847687

Are you trying to write ケリー?

>> No.6847704

>>6847676
What's wrong with touhou threads ? They're the reason this board exist in the first place.

>> No.6847711

>>6847692
Hmm.. I really could use a loli mother x daugher incest doujin right now.

>> No.6847712

>>6847701
maybe

the way she has it written, the uh, first character is connected to that little slash though

>> No.6847714

>>6847704
That doesn't make them any less terrible

>> No.6847759

>>6847701
huh so that means Keri I guess

as in my cousin Kari

hrmmmmmmm

>> No.6848007

>>6847759
ケリー means kelly
If she wanted to right keri she would right
ケリ
or something like for kari
カリ　Ｏｒ　カッリ

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