My high school prom is at the same time and location as an anime convention I'm going to. Thoughts and advice?
| Okay so my senior prom is on the evening of May 20th. It just so happens that it will be in the same building and falls on the first day of Anime Central (ACen). ACen is the third biggest anime convention in North America with 30,000+ people. I do want to go to my senior prom, but I also really look forward to ACen. I already bought my tickets and am making my cosplay. I suppose I could go to ACen in the morning and come to prom for a few hours and then go back to ACen for the nightlife, but that would be a hassle and I don't have easy transportation around town. I have some friends going to prom and other friends going to ACen. Has this ever happened to anyone? Should I skip prom and just go to ACen for the whole day or should I at least go to the dance? Oddly enough, I skipped my whole junior prom last year for ACen, but junior prom sucked so I didn't care at all. I can't say this year's decision is a hard one. It wouldn't kill me to decide one way or the other, but I'm wondering if prom really is something I shouldn't miss, and if I should try my best to make time for prom. |
| Assuming you don't have a date, flip a coin by asking a girl out to prom. If she says yes stick with prom, and if not, weeab out at the convention all day instead. |
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| Get a girl for prom, if not go to convention. A better option is to get a girl to go with you at convention. |
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| It depends on the importance you place on the prom. I know quite a few high school students who wait their whole high school career just to attend prom; for most people it's a big moment. If you could care less about it, then.. well... I can't see much special about it - it's your personal outlook on it that matters. If you feel the "prom" experience is worth it to you then look for a date and go; if you could care less and feel you'd have a lot more fun at the convention then go to the convention. Also @Griffith, I can't imagine masquerading around trying to maintain a "social status." Do whatever you enjoy in life; if you let other's opinions guide your life then you aren't you, you're just who everyone wants you to be. Obviously follow this standard within moral reason. |
| I agree with @ShaneM If it's important to you, than go. If you don't have a date to prom, skip it and go to the convention. At least you wouldn't look like a complete loner with no love life... |
| Forget social standing, do the one you enjoy more. I didn't go to prom at all and don't feel like I missed anything important. Who knows, you might meet the love your life at the convention and then who needs prom if every day is a world class ballroom dance in your mind. |
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| Just go to prom. You'll have it only once in life, I'm sure you'll get another chance for another anime conventions. I find real life activities to be more important than anime related ones. |
| I have found all school funded events to be overpriced garbage. If you dont have a date, then go to the convention. You already paid for it anyways. |
| go to the convention, then hit up some prom after parties, FTW |
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| just losers go to proms , real men go to conventions |
| dude come on. go to both. yeah, it's gonna be a hassle but it's one day of your life. you can afford some stress |
deadoptimist said: Though I think shit-flinging should also have standards - no personal, no behind the scenes. |
| Never compromise, do both. Or wimp out, I don't care. |
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| who the hell misses prom for some 2d gril? |
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| Go to the prom, there are ton more conventions in the future. |
| I have no idea prom is a bullshit concept in Canada |
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| I didn't go to my senior prom n I don't think I missed out on much tbh. Just do what u think u will enjoy the most, not something u think u have to do |
| If your prom is anything like mine was people will go to take pictures, dance for like 2 songs, and mostly go get drunk. Prom was a waste of time. If you have a women, sure go. However I think the anime convention is more fun if you're alone. Also semi-related, looking in to it. Otakon dropped to number 5. I wonder why it's falling behind these days. Was pretty awesome when I went. |
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| If you're even thinking about it then you should go to both, I'd go to the convention only however. |
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| Whatever you'd prefer! If the convention seems more your style than prom, then do that. If you're excited to get a date and all that good stuff, go to prom. But if you think you're gonna have a miserable time at prom, then it's not even worth it. |
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| Go to the convention, buy a Naruto headband and a dakimakura of choice, and then go to the prom. Assert your dominance, OP. |
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| If the convention is decent and it's Acen so it's definitely one of the better ones, go there. |
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| Based on what I read, and I'm presuming, you haven't gone to prom period. If that is the case I would recommend going. At the least to say you were there and you went. I skipped both of my Junior and Senior prom, and in retrospect I do regret not going. I did go to a friends prom as her date a couple years after high school and it was a good time. So aside from that advice I would say go with a friend and not a boyfriend or girlfriend, a lot less pressure to have a good time. |
| I never went to prom didn't bother me. Or superman it and try do both, slip in and out. |
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| get a date for the anime convention. that way it's something you're interested in and you get to be with someone cute. or at least you can be with another human. |
| I'd say go to the prom as it only happens once in your life. Better live and regret than not live at all. Although if you want you can just leave early if prom gets boring. Should have perhaps made a poll for this? |
| I would say go both if you manage it right, so you will never regard not going to prom or to ACen, but if u can't manage it, go to prom, because it won't happen again .., |
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| Go to the prom, other than grad this will be the last time you will be able to hang out with some of your classmates. Aren't conventions usually there for more than one day. |
| Given the choice between getting cucked by Stacy or having to deal with hambeast weeaboos, I'd just pick staying home. You will miss nothing that you'll regret. Nico- said: I'm an upper-middle class white Southerner (which in feminist terms is "hellspawn"). If I had to pick one of the two options, I would choose the convention. Your point?Go to the convention and buy some irreplaceable stuff you'd never find elsewhere, totally worth your money if you can find what exactly you want. Will need good luck though. Proms are only fun if you're literally Affluenza Teen IRL or are part of a Whites Only Country Club. Otherwise REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |
KaoruMatsuokaApr 16, 2016 7:58 PM
| If you have a date or a group of friends to go with then go to prom. Of course its possible to hit up both. Im thinking about going to ACEN this year too btw, I live like 5 minutes away from the convention center. |
| I think you should go to both... Your prom is a once in a lifetime event, so it would be a shame to miss out on it, wouldn't it? Even though I'm not one for social events, (at least the ones where I know people) I'd still go to the prom if I was in your situation, especially if I had friends or possibly someone to escort/get escorted by to the event. |
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| I'd say go to prom because it's the only prom in your life while the convention will continue the next year, BUT prom kind of blows and I'd probably have much more fun at the convention |
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| Yea prom is a once in a lifetime experience I recommend to go unless you hate everyone there lol |
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| Is this even a question? Go to the convention. You already put down your money for it and you'll probably have a better time, though on the safe side ask out the hottest chick you know as that would be the only reason to go to prom. |
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Kairos- said: Just go to prom. You'll have it only once in life, I'm sure you'll get another chance for another anime conventions. I find real life activities to be more important than anime related ones. I agree with this! Plus its the first day I mean you could go on a later date right? |
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| GO to the convention. Prom seems like a bore :D |
| Go to the convention, I never went to any proms because I never had a date and they looked boring anyway (also I can't dance and I usually don't care for the music they play at proms). I've always wanted to go to an anime convention, I will someday. When my school had a prom I just stayed home and watched anime or gamed (I forgot which one I did) |
| I went to my senior prom unwillingly. I wasn't gonna ask anyone out but this chick Sammi Eubanks fucking asked me out and I would've been a major jerk to turn her down LOL ;D So yeah I had to get a fucking suit and go, didn't dance with her and then got wasted at the afterparty, which was fun. Yep. |
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| prom: >once in a lifetime event that cements how you will be viewed at HS reunions anime con: >yearly event that is also mega gay and you will be labeled as a loser for your entire life |
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| what the hell is a prom? is it tasty? 30 |
coolkittylol said: I went to prom 3 times in hs. It was a mix of good and bad. If you have a low pressure date I say check out prom. Otherwise it sounds like you would prefer the convention. Prom can be fun but mainly it's an excuse to dress up and hopefully get laid. 3 times? Isn't prom only once during your last/senior year of high school? |
| I'd advice you to go back home. But since I am being a dick, I shall reconsider. I suggest you go to the prom if you have a partner and sneak out to the anime convention right when it feels boring. If you don't have a partner then fuck prom. And I also suggest you stick with your besties. |
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| Well, there will be another convention but only one prom and odds are you wont be seeing the kids from school in the future, but at the con its usually the same crowd. So go to the prom, what the hell...take the opportunity to tell people you hated what you really think of them. |
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| I wouldn't do either, honestly. Proms aren't great and neither are conventions... |
| Since you are actually interested in going to prom, you even have friends who are going, unlike most of the antisocial haters here, definitely make time for it, it is a rarer thing than anime conventions. On the other hand, you already got your ticket to the convention too and preparing for it excitedly. How far are the two locations? I'm sure you can go to both, even if it's more troublesome. |
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