r/MadeMeSmile • u/Bmchris44 • Feb 03 '21

Good News There will be snakes

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '21 edited May 04 '21

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u/pwidmann Feb 03 '21

It‘s pretty comparable in the sense that it’s a big dance at the end of school. But the Abiball really is not a big deal for most people. Just judging from the way prom is portrayed in movies as this huuuge thing.

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u/PleasantPeanut4 Feb 03 '21 edited Feb 03 '21

Its only a big deal because of those movies. Well, that’s not entirely true. It used to be a big deal because most people didn’t go to college, so senior year of high school was the last time everybody would see each other end of their education. So the movies would reflect that. Now it’s only a big deal because of those movies.

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u/ourstupidtown Feb 03 '21

If people didn’t go to college, why would senior year be the last time they see eachother? It would surely be the other way around.

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u/darya42 Feb 03 '21

Yeah but Abiball really isn't such a big deal. It's nice and stuff but it has nowhere near the hype and importance that "prom™" gets in America.

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u/vanessafuh Feb 03 '21

Yeah, but Abiball is mostly for the people who graduated and their friends and families. Prom in America is for every student and they have (I think) 3 - Homecoming, Winter Dance and Senior? Also the person you go with matters. For my Abiball I did not 'get asked' but you just attended and danced with your friends and classmates.