우리 모두 같은 처지야.

A: I’ve got a class reunion coming. I’m troubled by it.
B: What’s worrying you? In those days, you were “Mr. Popularity”.
A: That was then, this is now. A lot has changed.
B: Welcome to the real world. 우리 모두 같은 처지라구.

A: 동창회가 다가오는데, 걱정되네.
B: 뭐가 걱정인데? 학교 다닐 때 넌 ‘인기남’이었잖아.
A: 그 땐 그때고, 지금은 지금이지. 너무 많이 변해서.
B: 현실 세계에 온 걸 환영합니다. Everybody’s in the same boat.

[Additional expressions]
*I’ve got a class reunion coming.
– My class reunion is coming up soon. / My class is having a reunion soon.
*I’m troubled by it.
– It’s giving me reasons to be worried. / I’m getting worried over it.
*What’s worrying you?
– What’s the problem? / What’s bothering you about it?
*In those days
– Back then / Back in your school days / Way back in the day / At that time
*you were “Mr. Popularity”
– you were the “Big Man on Campus” (BMoC) / you were so popular
*That was then. This is now.
– Time’s have changed. / That was a long time ago.
*A lot has changed.
– So many things are different now. / Things are very different from how they were.
*Welcome to the real world.
– Welcome to reality. / Are you now just realizing this?
*Everybody’s in the same boat.
– We’re all in that same situation. / Everyone is dealing with the same thing.