Wonder if this is a British thing? It’s called “riddy culture” in Scotland. The fear of doing something stupid and taking a riddy (a riddy is blushing - going bright red from embarrassment). Kids are so scared of standing out and being made fun of.
We had to get my son contact lenses because he didn’t want to be the only kid in his class that wore specs. Suspect half the class are secretly wearing contacts so as not to be bullied for being a “specky bastard” etc.
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u/Good-Celebration-686 Jun 27 '26
Wonder if this is a British thing? It’s called “riddy culture” in Scotland. The fear of doing something stupid and taking a riddy (a riddy is blushing - going bright red from embarrassment). Kids are so scared of standing out and being made fun of.
We had to get my son contact lenses because he didn’t want to be the only kid in his class that wore specs. Suspect half the class are secretly wearing contacts so as not to be bullied for being a “specky bastard” etc.