Is oxbridge full of neeks

I'd have had the definition the other way round. I reckon it works like (copied from urban dictionary):

......................Social Skills | Technical Skills
Normal Person ........Yes............No
Geek......................Yes............Yes
Nerd.......................No............Yes
Dork.......................No............No

Geek: An outwardly normal person who has taken the time to learn technical skills. Geeks have as normal a social life as anyone, and usually the only way to tell if someone is a geek is if they inform you of their skills.

Nerd: A socially awkward person who has learned technical skills due to the spare time they enjoy from being generally neglected. Their technical knowledge then leads normal people to neglect them even further, leading to more development of their technical skills, more neglection, etc. This vicious cycle drives them even more into social oblivion.

Dork: A person who, although also socially awkward, doesn't have the intelligence to fill the void with technical pursuits, like a nerd, and is forced to do mindless activities. Almost always alone. Usually with an XBox. Like playing Halo. All day. Every day. Not even understanding how the Xbox is making the pretty pictures on the screen. Very sad.

I'd disagree with thoose definitions, but language is a wonderfully flexible thing I don't think there have ever been formal definitions for any of them, but the ones that I use are good in that there is no overlap between them.

And yes, I am a neek

I think we can safely say that anyone who posts on TSR regularly in the oxbridge forum is a geek or nerd in some form or other. Including me.

I wouldnt class myself as a "neek" per se. I'm actually da opposite really - if you met me...

I wouldnt class myself as a "neek" per se. I'm actually da opposite really - if you met me...

I'd disagree with thoose definitions, but language is a wonderfully flexible thing

I think we can safely say that anyone who posts on TSR regularly in the oxbridge forum is a geek or nerd in some form or other. Including me.

As a mathmo, I wouldn't find the label 'geek' offensive but would (violently) object to the label 'nerd'.

How interesting. Why, out of interest?

How interesting. Why, out of interest?

Leaving aside semantic issues and returning to the OP's post, the answer is yes, Oxford is full of neeks (and I gather Cambridge is even worse). Like many people of my age, I like to go out in the evenings to the pub or a club or something. I also like to play sport. I have managed to find a group of friends who also enjoy these activities, but it was not easy, believe me. The majority of people in my college, if asked "do you want to do something this evening?" will say, 80% of the time, "no, sorry, I'm working". It might be a Friday or Saturday night, but people will always be working. I want to tell these people, "take a look at yourselves for god's sake, it's a Friday night, you're 20 years old, and you're sitting in a ******* library!"

75% of people in my college only rarely go out and drink. The work ethic here is far too strong; the drink ethic is far too weak.

So yes, Oxford certainly is full of neeks.

Leaving aside semantic issues and returning to the OP's post, the answer is yes, Oxford is full of neeks (and I gather Cambridge is even worse). Like many people of my age, I like to go out in the evenings to the pub or a club or something. I also like to play sport. I have managed to find a group of friends who also enjoy these activities, but it was not easy, believe me. The majority of people in my college, if asked "do you want to do something this evening?" will say, 80% of the time, "no, sorry, I'm working". It might be a Friday or Saturday night, but people will always be working. I want to tell these people, "take a look at yourselves for god's sake, it's a Friday night, you're 20 years old, and you're sitting in a ******* library!"

75% of people in my college only rarely go out and drink. The work ethic here is far too strong; the drink ethic is far too weak.

So yes, Oxford certainly is full of neeks.

75% of people in my college only rarely go out and drink. The work ethic here is far too strong; the drink ethic is far too weak.

I want to tell these people, "take a look at yourselves for god's sake, it's a Friday night, you're 20 years old, and you're sitting in a ******* library!"

OK, so I'm being slightly facetious and I don't really think that massive drinking is the only way to have fun. But I still stick by my view that there are far too many people here with a terrible work/life balance, who can't see anything wrong with staying up all night to work, or spending the whole of a weekend in a library.

OK, so I'm being slightly facetious and I don't really think that massive drinking is the only way to have fun. But I still stick by my view that there are far too many people here with a terrible work/life balance, who can't see anything wrong with staying up all night to work, or spending the whole of a weekend in a library.

OK, so I'm being slightly facetious and I don't really think that massive drinking is the only way to have fun. But I still stick by my view that there are far too many people here with a terrible work/life balance, who can't see anything wrong with staying up all night to work, or spending the whole of a weekend in a library.