I think it's hard to convey the extent to which 'school culture' leaks into *everything*. I was homeschooled, and so when I got into the world 'school culture' was glaringly obvious. Thread of examples:
Isn't there a bell in school that signals when to leave the class or something?
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Yes, and Saved By The Bell was co-opted from Boxing, where it means "saved from being knocked out by the fight clock ringing", to become a joke about "saved from being in a horribly boring class" by the class bell ringing.
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