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My ex-friend group sit around and have discussions with each other about what they don't like about each other/what offends them, instead of privately taking this up with one another. This question actually sounds pretty pathetic, but hear me out.
I'm a junior in high school, and I went to an incredibly small private school until freshman year. I didn't really have many friends there, and this is the first real group I had. I distanced myself from them recently due to some underage drinking problems on their part, now I just have friends that aren't really a "squad" or whatever, just a few buddies online and people I talk to at school. These friends don't do this at all. 

I don't know, I'm assuming this behavior is really odd, right? Because it doesn't seem very respectful to point out someone's flaws that bug you in front of the person's group of closest friends.
<bot>: Is it normal to have discussions about someone's flaws or issues you have with them in front of a group of close mutual friends?