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re: Grown people in New Orleans obsessed over where they went to HS. What is this?
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:00 pm to OweO
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:00 pm to OweO
quote:Or maybe (most likely) your grandfather was a turd like you.
My grandpa was born and raised in New Orleans. This was the 1930s and early 40s, but he went to Holy Cross. He said that he fought every day of the week. He passed another school walking to his school and he said every day those kids would wait for him. It didn't matter if he got the best of them or they got the best of him. If someone was walking with him, then him and that person would fight them. Same thing on the way home. He said during football season there were days they didn't fight when he was walking home because they would be done with practice, but if they were around they would fight again. He said they fought each other for no other reason than they went to different schools.
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Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:05 pm to medtiger
NOLA has many old Catholic high schools several over 100 to 150 yrs old with loyal alumni and alumnae. Nothing wrong with that. The Catholic school system is one of the assets of the city. The traditional schools are still in Orleans Parish and people will drive the Causeway to go to some of them The schools are stabilizing forces for the city and the fact they came back after Katrina is actually pretty amazing and a credit to their loyal alums Tradition is a good thing and often lost in our modern transient society
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:11 pm to _Hurricane_
quote:
I’ll just say it’s weird EVERYWHERE else
i’ve worked in Houston area and in West Texas.
the locals there do the same thing.
where you went to High School is kinda like asking what college football team you root for.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:16 pm to Chicken
quote:
I went to St. Phillip Neri and then Jesuit...and I played ball at Girard Playground...
Are you on any of their websites under the "Notable Alumni/Former Players" tab?
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:17 pm to _Hurricane_
I used to do business in both New Orleans and Baton Rouge as well as rest of Louisiana
New Orleans locals always ask about high school
I guess it’s a New Orleans thing
New Orleans locals always ask about high school
I guess it’s a New Orleans thing
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:23 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Autocorrect fricker
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:33 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:
That is ‘a toast of praise’ from me (and my Nola high school
NOLA boy here too. Went to JC.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:45 pm to _Hurricane_
Guys who went to Jesuit are insufferable, been there, no, I don't want to join your alum club. It was not a defining moment of my life.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:51 pm to _Hurricane_
I normally start with “how’s your mom enem?”
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:54 pm to _Hurricane_
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But locals act like they can’t believe you would dare move to their precious city that desperately needs transplants because it keeps losing tax-paying, productive citizens every year.
New Orleans is an interesting city. But it certainly lacks in intelligence.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:13 pm to Powerman
quote:You obviously don’t know the difference between intelligence and wisdom.
New Orleans is an interesting city. But it certainly lacks in intelligence.
NOLA lacks wisdom, dummy.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:19 pm to soccerfüt
Archbishop Rummel here. Middle class hard working family from Jefferson Parish. My parents worked for what they got…alot of Rummel kids were in same boat.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:29 pm to terd ferguson
quote:I wouldn’t be surprised by your opinion, terd
What if I told you neither is worth a shite
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:30 pm to Sun God
quote:maybe, just maybe, that’s my schtick, Louie
You just crack me up because you are the only poster on this board that lives in BR that shits on it and valiantly defends Nola
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:37 pm to Gigi 4
quote:do you?? Cuz I don’t think the poster I replied to does
Well I know where you went to school ??
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:50 pm to GreenRockTiger
Common here in St Louis as well.
I think it’s because the private school system (predominantly Catholic and Jesuit) is so extensive. Kind of like asking how much money your family has.
People from outside the area think it’s strange.
I think it’s because the private school system (predominantly Catholic and Jesuit) is so extensive. Kind of like asking how much money your family has.
People from outside the area think it’s strange.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:05 am to Optimism
quote:
NOLA has many old Catholic high schools several over 100 to 150 yrs old with loyal alumni and alumnae. Nothing wrong with that. The Catholic school system is one of the assets of the city. The traditional schools are still in Orleans Parish and people will drive the Causeway to go to some of them The schools are stabilizing forces for the city and the fact they came back after Katrina is actually pretty amazing and a credit to their loyal alums Tradition is a good thing and often lost in our modern transient society
Holy ChatGPT.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:19 am to tigerbait3488
That's cool. I respect Rummel. What other Nola school can claim the House Majority Leader?
Nola just has a lot of really good schools, many that are well over 100 years old. Ursuline Academy was founded in 1727, and is the oldest Catholic school and the oldest school for women in the United States. There is a certain prolific poster in this thread who went to Dominican, a rival school, who will catch some feelings over those facts, and will point out why her school is better.
When you have generations of people going to these schools, it gets deeply ingrained and people are very loyal to the point of being defensive. It is mostly a function of time and a little bit of human nature toward tribalism.
I love it. I can talk high schools all day. Especially since I went to the best one.
Nola just has a lot of really good schools, many that are well over 100 years old. Ursuline Academy was founded in 1727, and is the oldest Catholic school and the oldest school for women in the United States. There is a certain prolific poster in this thread who went to Dominican, a rival school, who will catch some feelings over those facts, and will point out why her school is better.
When you have generations of people going to these schools, it gets deeply ingrained and people are very loyal to the point of being defensive. It is mostly a function of time and a little bit of human nature toward tribalism.
I love it. I can talk high schools all day. Especially since I went to the best one.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:32 am to Tall Tiger
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When you have generations of people going to these schools, it gets deeply ingrained and people are very loyal to the point of being defensive. It is mostly a function of time and a little bit of human nature toward tribalism.
This pretty much sums it up. If you meet someone within 5yrs of your age, finding out where they went to school can lead to networking like you wouldn't believe. We're not that big of a metro area so there's good chance you can find someone you both know.
For example, I was at a funeral repast a few months back. I knew no one except my wife and the couple I was there to pay my respects to. Within 30 minutes we had a small HC, Bro. Martin, Rummel, Mt. Carmel, Dominican, Cabrini group. We all knew people that knew people and found out we had all spent a lot of time around each other back in high school & college. We were at a lot of the same parties, Uptown bars, etc.
Wouldn't happen if you went to Chalmette or Bonnable.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 1:30 am to _Hurricane_
There’s a lot of mingling of people between schools too. It’s part asking to find out who you might know and find common connection. It’s very possible you know some of the same people.
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 1:33 am
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