Heh, I've been at my school since grade 3. Anyways, I was alway the loner, so I really don't notice people acting tough or trying to be cool and stuff. Actually, it seems to vary from grade to grade. For example, in the grade in front of me, those people are just, well, normal. They don't seem to try to be cool or stuff, they just, well, work. However, in the grade right below me, people are always concern about "how cool" they are. People are constantly boasting, or showing off. In my grade, there are few people who try to be "cool", but then again, everybody just thinks they're...odd. Let's just leave it at that.
Heh, did i mention my school was an all boys school? That means that we don't interact with girls that much at school (the Robotics team is an exception because we meet with girls who come over to use our shop to build their robot, but that's another story), so most of us know other girls from other schools from dances or other social activities. Me being the hermit, I don't go to dances, but rather, stay at home and play StarCraft. So, my social skills are

, and how much do you think it take for me to ask a girl out, or even telling them that I'm attracted to her? (For the record, I still haven't told any girl that, I'm just, the...well, not shy, since I do talk with them quite a bit, but, yeah)
And it's not that I fear of them saying no or make fun of me, it's just that I don't know what or how to say it. Oh well, I'll go back to my little hermit cave.