High school isn't a very important place. When you're going you think it's a big deal, but when it's over nobody really thinks it was great unless they're beered up.

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This quote suggests that while high school may feel significant while we are in it, looking back, it may not hold the same level of importance. The speaker implies that people often romanticize their high school years only when under the influence of alcohol, suggesting that our perception of high school being "great" may be distorted. The quote emphasizes that the significance we attribute to this period in our lives may change once we move beyond it.

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