Originally Posted by apudme
But without that shared experience it can be difficult to understand what it is that is so important about the "which school did you go to" question.
And then of course, with that shared experience, you may not realise how unimportant the whole school question is, and how shallow it makes those that ask it appear, particularly 15 + years after leaving school

Sorry, but you should be aware that if I'm asked it, it does tend to lower my estimation of the people who ask it