Why does Freshers' Week revolve around alcohol?
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I feel you on this, I don't drink either and have been finding it a little alienating. Accompanying people on pub crawls when you have no intention of drinking isn't hugely thrilling.
Original post by tweety_2479
Can you not fathom the thought that clubbing is enjoyable for people (including I) as well as drinking.
There are a lot of things I don't have any interest in but I couldn't see myself berating people about their choice of entertainment or fun like you do.
There are a lot of things I don't have any interest in but I couldn't see myself berating people about their choice of entertainment or fun like you do.
If you think that then you need to re-read my post...
because there's money to be made.
there's **** all else to do in this country apart from drink anyway.
there's **** all else to do in this country apart from drink anyway.
There's definitely a focus on alcohol, but there's so much to do that isn't drinking - almost nothing I've done this year has been alcohol based. I've done a comedy walk around the city, a big pub quiz, a visit to a local town and a ceilidh etc... There have been other activities such as a cream tea and film nights which I've not been able to go to. Otherwise there are all the fayres and sports stuff to get invovlved in. Freshers week, at the end of the day, is only a week. Meet people in sports and societies and lectures and just put up with the madness of freshers.
Original post by kat2pult
If you think that then you need to re-read my post...
I have read you post .... you said
When it comes down to it, dancing for hours on end in a hot, stuffy, smelly club sans alcohol, isn't exactly fun, and that seems to be all that many universities offer during freshers. Mine offered a pub quiz (I had a lemonade...) but even the prize was some cans of beer. No thanks...
your saying that universities offer entertainment to the majority of people which they don't like ...... this is not true....... hence the questions I stated earlier
" just because you don't like it can you not fathom the thought the majority of other people may do so ?"
I certainly enjoyed my freshers week which revolve around going out clubbing and so did the many others in my flat / block. So stop trying to berate people for their choice of having fun just because you don't agree!
Original post by tweety_2479
I have read you post .... you said
When it comes down to it, dancing for hours on end in a hot, stuffy, smelly club sans alcohol, isn't exactly fun, and that seems to be all that many universities offer during freshers. Mine offered a pub quiz (I had a lemonade...) but even the prize was some cans of beer. No thanks...
your saying that universities offer entertainment to the majority of people which they don't like ...... this is not true....... hence the questions I stated earlier
" just because you don't like it can you not fathom the thought the majority of other people may do so ?"
I certainly enjoyed my freshers week which revolve around going out clubbing and so did the many others in my flat / block. So stop trying to berate people for their choice of having fun just because you don't agree!
When it comes down to it, dancing for hours on end in a hot, stuffy, smelly club sans alcohol, isn't exactly fun, and that seems to be all that many universities offer during freshers. Mine offered a pub quiz (I had a lemonade...) but even the prize was some cans of beer. No thanks...
your saying that universities offer entertainment to the majority of people which they don't like ...... this is not true....... hence the questions I stated earlier
" just because you don't like it can you not fathom the thought the majority of other people may do so ?"
I certainly enjoyed my freshers week which revolve around going out clubbing and so did the many others in my flat / block. So stop trying to berate people for their choice of having fun just because you don't agree!
You're being picky.
It's hardly 'berating' to state my opinion. If you enjoyed your freshers, kudos to you. That won't ever make me think drinking/clubbing is fun (the point I was trying to make - somewhat clearly, I might add...), and I also think there should be more variety of alternative, non-drink related activities during freshers, and indeed throughout university.
Original post by Drunk Punx
Much rather it revolve around tryptamines tbh.
or phenethylamines...
If you want to do an activity that lets you socialise and does'nt revolve around alcohol why not just set it up yourself ? nobody has to attend the events that have been set up. Anyway freshers week is about having fun and meeting people who you may be studying with before you start your course so students can get to meet each other also what do you expect to actually happen in a club i'ver than drinking and dancing?
There are plenty of activities set up for you to socialise without drinking yes the majority may involve alcohol but that does'nt mean you have to go also I think its just a fact that a larger amount of people would attend the alcohol related activities simply because its more fun. You don't have to drink to go clubbing but I can imagine you would be pretty bored sitting there being the only non drinker and not socialising with others.
There are plenty of activities set up for you to socialise without drinking yes the majority may involve alcohol but that does'nt mean you have to go also I think its just a fact that a larger amount of people would attend the alcohol related activities simply because its more fun. You don't have to drink to go clubbing but I can imagine you would be pretty bored sitting there being the only non drinker and not socialising with others.
I think it really does and it has made making friends even harder for me. I thought it wouldn't be that bad but the first week I was here I felt lonely, I did go clubbing and didn't drink but I danced and had a good time because I luckily have a cousin in second year here. Talking to people on my course has been hard, the conversation starts well but then it moves onto pub crawls and I don't really want to go. Try joining societies I made a friend through one of them and she also does some of the same modules as me while on a course closely related to mine. Talk to people you meet randomly, if you see someone on their own just go up to them and start chatting.
Original post by kat2pult
You're being picky.
It's hardly 'berating' to state my opinion. If you enjoyed your freshers, kudos to you. That won't ever make me think drinking/clubbing is fun (the point I was trying to make - somewhat clearly, I might add...), and I also think there should be more variety of alternative, non-drink related activities during freshers, and indeed throughout university.
It's hardly 'berating' to state my opinion. If you enjoyed your freshers, kudos to you. That won't ever make me think drinking/clubbing is fun (the point I was trying to make - somewhat clearly, I might add...), and I also think there should be more variety of alternative, non-drink related activities during freshers, and indeed throughout university.
maybe (and yes i said maybe - read it properly) the reason you are finding it difficult to make friends during freshers week has nothing to do with alcohol at all. as many people above have said, there are plenty of activities that dont have to involve alcohol and that if you are sober, then yes maybe being slightly funny or fun to be around might help rather than being distinctly boring and moaning about people getting drunk all the time. if you would like to make friends with other such like minded people who do not like normal university activities then why not try looking in the university library during the first week of term? im sure you'll find some fun friends in there...
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