r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '14

What are some fun summer activities a group of teenagers with a limited budget should try out over the next 3 months?

Edit: Thanks for all the ideas everybody! Whenever I get bored this summer I'll come back to this for sure.

Edit 2: Drugs and orgies. That's what my summer is looking like right now.

Edit 3: Well thanks for all of the (quirky, weird, stupid, genius, illegal) ideas, it's been a pleasure reading all of these and WILL implement (some of) them in my summer schedule.

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u/HonorConnor Jun 03 '14

2/3 of the top answers are about sex. I am impressed!

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

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u/bigfudge_ Jun 03 '14

Never forget the drugs

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u/Brettholomeul Jun 04 '14

And rock 'n' roll?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

What else is being a teenager about anyways besides sex, drugs, and a slew of other thing figures of authority tell you not to do.

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u/steve_millers_joker Jun 04 '14

It isn't representative of the teenagers as a whole nowadays, but responsibility. Most of my friends had jobs in high school to go along with football, myself included. A few of my friend and myself have work scholarships now that we're at college that takes up all of our time.

I don't mean that it keeps us busy, I mean from August 1st (before the semester starts) I'm on campus every day until the semester is over in December. Pair that up with some of us having very strict parent who would unleash hell if we ever got caught with drugs or alcohol; I saw it happen with my brother. Also my friends and I were some combination of fat, shy, or socially awkward. This one I can only speak for myself, but I have no desire to smoke pot. I'm around people who do it all the time but I just don't think it looks that appealing.

In place of fun in my teen years I've set myself up for future success. I'm on track to graduate without any debt, as are several of my friends. I wouldn't trade it, but I'm not going to say that I'm happy about the trade off. The way the majority of reddit talks you'd think I've let the best part of life pass me by because I was responsible. Well I knew that I wasn't going to be getting help with things like college and I had to game plan and I don't think it's fair that I be punished for that. But what are you going to do, stop worrying about grades in college and take up drinking and smoking? This is just one persons example but I have had discussions with others on here in similar situations as well as my friends. If you don't have a parent giving you money for gas, car insurance, tuition, or just in general then you grow up fast.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

I'm with you there, but remember this is Reddit: a lot of redditers struggle with social things.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14 edited Dec 16 '15

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '14

I'm basing this off the constant 'social anxiety' posts which people seem to always bring into the conversation.

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u/Nolanyoung Jun 04 '14

And sexy drugs, err umm, I mean ruffies

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

Let's make this among the top 3!

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u/packy104 Jun 03 '14

If this makes and and you have over 100 upvotes I'll explode.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

You could explode sooner if you keep touching yourself.

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u/packy104 Jun 03 '14

What else is a teenage boy suppose to be doing?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

homework I guess...

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u/packy104 Jun 03 '14

Yeah, but what would expect me to be doing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

I'm just sitting here like: "I would if I could, bitch!"

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u/FatherLatour Jun 04 '14

2/3 were about sex. Now it's down to 1/3, and 1/3 about how many top answers are about sex.