I was bullied at school.
It really does build character. I approve of it with hindsight.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Wed 13 May 2009, 13:22, 4 replies)

I beg to differ
It's corrosive, cowardly and spiteful. The only character it builds is a damaged one.
(McChinaman banned, Wed 13 May 2009, 15:51, closed)

I disagree
and submit myself as evidence.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Wed 13 May 2009, 21:01, closed)

I was bullied as a fat kid at school and I agree wholeheartedly!
Made me buck my ideas up, lose the weight and take sport seriously. I eventually finished university with a 2:1, played rugby at an extremely high level and have landed a great job. None of this would have happened had I remained a fat, slovenly and unmotivated piece of crap that the bullies told me I was.

They're now either dead, on the dole, single parents AND on the dole, or working in KFC aged 25.
(Super Oaf Petit filous?, Thu 14 May 2009, 13:45, closed)

Anything...
That leaves people wanting to kill themselves is not a positive character building experience
(whyamihere, Thu 14 May 2009, 22:14, closed)