People In College Aren't Real

Summary

College “culture shock” after transferring

• The speaker is in their first week at a new college after missing welcome week due to transferring.
• They describe campus interactions as lacking manners and basic respect.
• As someone who’s naturally introverted, they’re trying to “get out your shell” socially, but things haven’t gone well yet.

Examples of “no respect” moments

• Holding the door
  • The speaker holds the door for someone.
  • The person doesn’t say thank you.
  • When the speaker walks through, the person closes the door instead of holding it.
• Classroom seat offer
  • In their first class, a teacher notices someone sitting uncomfortably far back and asks if they want to move seats.
  • The speaker offers the person a seat.
  • The person reacts awkwardly—so the speaker jokes they felt like they were an “alien.”
• Gym entry / ID issue
  • At the gym, an employee/student asks, “Where’s your ID?”
  • The speaker feels intensely frustrated internally (they even say they almost “smacked” someone), though they leave quickly.

Social life vs. money-focused priorities

• They admit they’ve mostly been focused on “getting this money.”
• They say it’s depressing not having a social life, but they still want meaningful connections.

Resistance to “promoting” themselves

• Someone suggests they tell people they have a YouTube channel to help others talk to them.
• The speaker refuses, saying they don’t want to come off “corny” or use self-promotion as the way to make friends.

Badmouthing excuses they disagree with

• They reference a TikTok comment claiming people didn’t hold the door because they didn’t recognize the speaker.
• The speaker strongly disagrees, arguing that recognition shouldn’t be required for basic respect.

Isolation experience

• Without friends, they end up eating alone in the cafeteria.

Overall attitude and next steps

• They feel the people at their campus can make you stop caring about treating others with respect.
• They still plan to try to improve campus life, even though week one has been rough.
• They’re a commuter but want to live on campus; after what happened, they’re second-guessing living there.
• Despite everything, they plan to post a fit pic on Instagram and “enjoy their day” anyway.

Community callout

They encourage viewers to join the Discord.

Notable locations / platforms mentioned

• Locations: college campus (first week), classroom, gym, cafeteria
• Platforms/communities: Instagram, TikTok, Discord
• Named people/products: none specifically mentioned (the “video” and a “comment” are referenced generally).