Well, as for me, only being in high school, still having to walk by the preps every day, it brings back bad memories, I was made fun of a lot up until about 8th grade. For better or for worse, its the reason I am where I am now. I never fit in, so I eventually decided to quit trying to fit in. Everyone at my school is upsessed with sports, especially ESPN, I tried to get into it, and I never really liked them. (except "De-troit Basketball!!! for all of you Americans)
From being made fun of, and never fitting in, I eventually found computers and what vast knowlege there was with them, I also found a group of people who dont conform, and who also went thorugh the same things as me. Now, I am what you would call a computer geek. Im one of the hackers at my school (I only go as far as the school network), people think Im creepy, but I really dont care what people think about me now.
Someones sig on this site said "people laugh at me because Im different, I laugh at them because they are the same." Thats how I feel. As much as I hated not fitting in, now im glad I didnt, because now, I can see through everyone. They are all stupid conformists who follow the crowd and do what they can to fit in.
The whole point Im really trying to make is that I was made fun of in school alot, and that I have alot of bad memories. But I have used those memories to improve my future, and be someone who is not like everyone else, but to rise above the crowd, and be who I am.