mr.sumo.snr. <llanelli14@SPAMSUCKBANANAS.yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well (switching to country yokel accent)  we be a wee bit strange round
> 'deez parts.  So I wouldn't be at all surprised if the watch-wearing thing
> is a localized phenomenon.  BTW other little chestnuts include:  kids can't
> carry money, ride on the train or buses alone or with friends before JHS,
> can't enter shops - including konbini - without an adult, JH students can't
> sleepover at a friend's house - with or without parental permission.  I
> should also mention that last summer's vacation was approximately 21 days
> for the local high-schools, and just three days longer for 70% of the local
> elementary schools.  JHS kids got three extra days over that - but most of
> them spent everyday, other than Obon, at school club.  The  first week of
> vacation for students attending the top high school in the area was an
> 'optional' summer school - which they had to attend or be marked down.  This
> school, since switching to the national five-day school week, now runs a
> full Saturday timetable of revision classes - every week.
> 
> Do I hear someone saying 'child labor'?

You might be mis-hearing: "induced child rebellion"....

(I wonder if the not-carrying-money thingie is a half-arsed way of
preventing bullying?)

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