Durham stereotypes

To what extent do Durham students live up to their stereotype?

In my mind, the stereotypical Durham student is someone who was convinced they were good enough for Oxbridge but had to settle for Durham. Someone who is upper middle class, smug and obnoxious.

I realise this won't be true for each and every Durham student. I also realise this kind of student will be found at most top universities, but does Durham particularly attract them in comparison to say UCL, Kings or St. Andrews?

As a Durham local I think these stereotypes have some grain of truth. Whenever I went to Klute everyone looked like Jack Wills had thrown up on them and they seemed particularly far up themselves.

Klute's a rah magnet compared to most of the other clubs in Durham though. (and it's awful ew klute)

For some reason Cuth's love the place though.. not sure why

To what extent do Durham students live up to their stereotype?

In my mind, the stereotypical Durham student is someone who was convinced they were good enough for Oxbridge but had to settle for Durham. Someone who is upper middle class, smug and obnoxious.

I realise this won't be true for each and every Durham student. I also realise this kind of student will be found at most top universities, but does Durham particularly attract them in comparison to say UCL, Kings or St. Andrews?

To what extent do Durham students live up to their stereotype?

In my mind, the stereotypical Durham student is someone who was convinced they were good enough for Oxbridge but had to settle for Durham. Someone who is upper middle class, smug and obnoxious.

Just adding in my two cents here:

To clarify; I'd probably be classed as a rah by the majority. I have a trust fund, I wear nice clothes and I have plenty of money. I also have a very upper-class accent, which I cannot get rid of.

Durham people are generally very nice, and I personally couldn't care less that you did/did not go to a public school. What I (and most people) do care about is what you say and do. You've truly got to expect variety at uni.

My closest friends at Durham are not rahs at all, and not a one of them attended public school, for example. Okay, in the first few days/week I made faux pas, assuming things I probably shouldn't have because of my upbringing. Then again, so did they regarding me. The key is to really keep an open mind and communicate. If they're being ignorant and rude; say so, and expect the same back. But nicely

I'm at University college, one of the two bastions of the upper classes at Durham (supposedly) and truly, class and background doesn't come into it. However, there is a great deal of anti-rah feeling around the place - even now, people who are theoretically my friends will assume the worst of me because of my posh accent - even if I've bent over backwards to help them in the past.

So yes, there are rahs, and some are idiots who're blinded by privilege. Then again, there are some 'normal' people who're totally blinkered by an accent and nothing more. In summation: Durham people are mostly fabulous.

You're spot on mate!! I can say this as I've just completed my first year at Durham.

I'm a working class lad who managed to do well and get a place at Durham. There are some really down-to-earth but there are some proper ar*eholes here. I've got a thick cockney accent I remember during freshers week at a social at my college I said hello to someone just the break the ice and start conversation as you do during fresehers week. The person responded by saying ''hello'' in a disgusted manner, then looking at me as if I was something they'd just stepped in and literally turned his nose up at me. There are many people like this at Durham. Although I've enjoyed my first year here, the snobbery of some students is one thing about Durham that really p*sses me off.