School Reunions - a question

[threemonkeys]

So have any of you geeky types been to your school reunions? What were your experiences? The reason I ask is that my old high school is having a major anniversary reunion at Easter this year. I wasn't even considering going, but over xmas down south I had a couple of conversations(1) where I was actively encouraged to attend. The thing is, I suspect that I have nothing in common with old school mates. My experiences whenever I've bumped into old fellow inmates is that the lingua franca of such encounters is children (and now grandkids) - a language which I do not speak. It doesn't help that I'm from a rural area and most people stayed in that environment when I didn't.

So are my concerns justified, or have you had good experiences? Of course I may not be able to go anyway - work commitments and money might get in the way (and if I had plenty of time and money, I'd be going to Swancon or Eastercon for sure).


(1)The two conversations were both with pairs of sisters who went to the same school. The older sister of each pair was called Bronwyn and the younger was in the same year at school as me. The fact that I find that worthy of note goes a long way to explaining why I suspect that I will be out of place at a reunion.

Comments

[threemonkeys]

New Zealand - http://unconventional2012.wordpress.com/
Australia - http://continuum.org.au/

[fred_mouse]

*envy*. I want to go to Continuum. But I could put the $1000 to a different purpose that I really really want to spend the money on (UWA graduates walk - I want to buy a stone for my grandma, who graduated in 1936). And I'm not sure that I could lob poor artisanat with all three kids for a whole weekend, at least, not for something that isn't work!

And I've seen the guests for Conflux next year - I'm seriously considering making that the one that I target.