Saw a lot of bullying in Menomonee Falls, WI; Reno, Nevada, and Minnesota schools. This includes Law School at the University of Minnesota but that was part of the Socratic Method and the culture of law school in general. Breaking down people to build them up seemed to be a mantra in law school.
My Mom was sick when I was in her womb with some kind of flu so I had a lot of speech and coordination problems. I had to go through various kinds of therapy and do remember the "retarded" kind of taunts in Wisconsin. This made me quite social awkward.
Anyone who is different in some way or another probably gets bullied in cultures that cherish the norm. It seems to also depend on how well you can perceive such bullying as it may be a lot more subtle in other countries.
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