Hasan Piker

But in that process, they took me out of private school in third grade and sent me to public school. And Turkish public schools are, you know, that's like the Turkish income inequality is something that is very different than even American income inequality, even though America is now more, America is now resembling Turkey a little bit, the Gini coefficient. But

Would say that that wealth disparity was so severe that means that like someone like myself going to public school in Turkey was almost controversial at the time at least for middle school Because public schools, when you go to high school and college, are the best schools in Turkey. Because we have a nationalized education system. But in middle school, it was like, I guess, unique.

Would say that that wealth disparity was so severe that means that like someone like myself going to public school in Turkey was almost controversial at the time at least for middle school Because public schools, when you go to high school and college, are the best schools in Turkey. Because we have a nationalized education system. But in middle school, it was like, I guess, unique.

And I got, I had this kid who, you know, followed me home with a knife. And I remember like negotiating with him in the entire school.

And I got, I had this kid who, you know, followed me home with a knife. And I remember like negotiating with him in the entire school.

uh throughout the entire process and uh i just like walking backwards because he didn't know where i lived and just because i used to walk home from the school and walking walking walking and then uh luckily because i was so late that my mom was outside already and she was screaming she didn't even see the kid had a knife um but it was like a somewhat traumatic experience for me but it was also kind of a funny experience

uh throughout the entire process and uh i just like walking backwards because he didn't know where i lived and just because i used to walk home from the school and walking walking walking and then uh luckily because i was so late that my mom was outside already and she was screaming she didn't even see the kid had a knife um but it was like a somewhat traumatic experience for me but it was also kind of a funny experience

Because I guess that was a little bit like bullying, if you think about it.

Because I guess that was a little bit like bullying, if you think about it.

Yeah, I think it was a little bit extra than bullying. But yeah, the next day, the principal in front of the entire school reprimanded him and pulled his ear and kind of beat his ass in front of everybody. He was crying and he was forced to apologize to me for almost...

Yeah, I think it was a little bit extra than bullying. But yeah, the next day, the principal in front of the entire school reprimanded him and pulled his ear and kind of beat his ass in front of everybody. He was crying and he was forced to apologize to me for almost...

killing me with a knife and and you know follow me home um but uh you know i've had experiences like that and then also experiences for being like a little different too for sure uh or just being fat and being unathletic being uh someone who's interested in nerdy stuff like interested in american culture rather than the normal stuff that everyone else was interested in.

killing me with a knife and and you know follow me home um but uh you know i've had experiences like that and then also experiences for being like a little different too for sure uh or just being fat and being unathletic being uh someone who's interested in nerdy stuff like interested in american culture rather than the normal stuff that everyone else was interested in.

Having said that, I also had normal hobbies as well. I played a lot of Dota, which is a MOBA game. It's the first ever one that was ever created, Defense of the Ancients. That was very popular amongst my classmates, so...

Having said that, I also had normal hobbies as well. I played a lot of Dota, which is a MOBA game. It's the first ever one that was ever created, Defense of the Ancients. That was very popular amongst my classmates, so...

I mean it wasn't like – I don't know. I wasn't like afraid to go to school or anything. I mean, I didn't like it. I didn't quite like it, but I think that's probably why I dove too much into just like doing art in general. But. I did have some close friends. It's a different thing. It's different in Turkey.

I mean it wasn't like – I don't know. I wasn't like afraid to go to school or anything. I mean, I didn't like it. I didn't quite like it, but I think that's probably why I dove too much into just like doing art in general. But. I did have some close friends. It's a different thing. It's different in Turkey.

They don't have the same cliques in Turkey in high school, or at least they didn't when I went there, or at least the high school I went to didn't have that. But I was best friends with one of the... one of the best basketball players in the school team. Right. And he also would draw a lot. So we were just like we would hang out all the time. We lived close to one another.

They don't have the same cliques in Turkey in high school, or at least they didn't when I went there, or at least the high school I went to didn't have that. But I was best friends with one of the... one of the best basketball players in the school team. Right. And he also would draw a lot. So we were just like we would hang out all the time. We lived close to one another.

So it wasn't like there wasn't like a concept of like cool kids. But I also was getting bullied at the same time by like other random bullies. But they weren't the cool kids, if that makes sense. It's just it's a weird dynamic. But I just kind of kept to myself for that reason. I just, you know, drew and did what I wanted to do. Kind of like now.