I don't know how universal it is, but where I'm from people brag about having a rough upbringing like it's a badge of honor. It leads to a really silly culture where people feel a social pressure to exaggerate and mythologize their childhoods as a series of legendary conquests. You'll notice in OPs image that the event that they endured was spending a day playing with a sprinkler and then eating a sandwich at the neighbor's house.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

a day playing with a sprinkler and then eating a sandwich at the neighbor's house.

This was the Gen X equivalent of Normandy Beach

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This was the Gen X equivalent of Normandy Beach

I think their Normandy was being comfortably bored and unsure what would be a satisfying career that didn't give them ennui. Those careers would still feed and house them, but the ennui was Normandy. REALITY BYTES AMIRITE grillman

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well if I was Winona Rider's character, I definitely would have fucked Ethan Hawke's character so they were cooking with that one

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

MUH MUH MUH MY MY MY CHARONA grillman

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Seems that way. A lot of immigrant groups tend to be of a "lower class" as well that unfortunately involve a more abusive upbringing. I was shocked at the amount of US latinos that talk about the "chancla" and being hit by their parents as a regular thing. I never saw that from anyone in my family or my friends, but the kids that had that happen to them were usually raised in the poorer parts of the cities.