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Why isn't anyone farting in school? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Anon518@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I was homeschooled previously with a small group of other children and we fart in class all the time.

Now I'm in public school for high school and no one is farting. I was very sheltered and public school is like a whole new world for me, so I don't know what the norms are. I've been holding it in but my stomach hurts and it leaks out anyway.

I don't understand how there are so many more people in high school and yet zero farts...

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[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago (14 children)

It's a myriad of issues.

Farts are not considered to be socially acceptable, and thus one loses "social status" if one farts. So at an early age, you learn to hold it in. This has been going on since antiquity, as it is the source of the oldest humor seen via graffiti.
You can get in trouble if you fart (I guess because of #1). I knew of a few times someone farted, and the teacher sent them out for punishment for "disrupting class."
People learn to fart silently, usually through experimentation and training to avoid item #1.

[–] Anon518@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (9 children)

But #3 would still smell bad and I haven't smelled anyone farting.

[–] flamingarms 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A question no one has asked yet: how often are you farting and how smelly are we talking? Because there may be a diet change worth considering if you're putting around like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

[–] Anon518@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Pretty smelly. Once or twice per class I guess.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 31 points 11 months ago

Bro either see a doctor or clean up your diet. That amount and frequency of smelly flatulence is not normal.

[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

You may want to talk to your doctor. That frequency is not a common issue and there may be something going on with your diet or stomach. It's not uncommon for people to go far longer than 1 highschool class without farting and most farts don't smell. If all your farts smell that likely means somethings wrong with your diet or stomach.

[–] aubertlone@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You're trolling right?

I genuinely thought this was a real post at first.

But the responses you're having are just a little too cookie cutter...

Let's say you are a real person and are having this problem. First, congrats on making it to a setting that exposes you to a large number of peers from all kinds of socioeconomic backgrounds.

No matter how much money I have in my life, I think I will insist on sending my kids to public school. That's what I did for all my life and I turned out fine. Just being exposed to everyone else will really help in maturing and having broad life experiences.

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