I went to school in an area full of diplomats. We had to run up the back of the houses along the foot of a hill and then back along the street on the other side of the houses. In the last two years of school the route passed a boys' school, which was excruciatingly embarrassing when there were boys out on the oval. They were known to call out comments and by then we were too puffed to retaliate, despite the fact that they were probably friends and brothers! Or at least, I was!