Is everyone boring geeks at Warwick?

Reply 80

11

Sherman- purple isn't exclusive to warwick. Its snake bite and black and goes by various names (diesel up north, purple nasty in lufbra etc). Its interesting to drink- goes down like ribena but gives a killer hangover the next day :frown:

ads44(+)- what kind of band? check out bandsoc- www.bandsoc.co.uk if you want to join a band. Orchestras etc i'm not too clued up on though.

Reply 81

JennLlama

1

ads44(+)

how about ppl who want to actually music in front of ppl in a concert with a band, where can they play?

Bandsoc organise a battle of the bands in the union each year, plus there seem to be quite a few student bands who support some of the bigger bands who come to Warwick (though that may just be a rumour - I've never actually been to any :redface:

).
Jenn xx

Edit - just read Ynox's post about orchestras. If that's what you're in to there are loads of them - symphony orchestra, wind orchestra, brasssoc, jazz band, ensembles, etc. They all do various concerts throughout the year and they did a huge one all together in the field outside maths & comp sci at the end of last year.

Reply 82

Sherman

9

Ynox

Sherman- purple isn't exclusive to warwick. Its snake bite and black and goes by various names (diesel up north, purple nasty in lufbra etc). Its interesting to drink- goes down like ribena but gives a killer hangover the next day :frown:

ads44(+)- what kind of band? check out bandsoc- www.bandsoc.co.uk if you want to join a band. Orchestras etc i'm not too clued up on though.

Ahh thanks for the correction. You learn something new everyday. Unfortunately though I've never had enough Purple to give me a killer hangover.

And one can just drop by the Music Centre for info on those orchestras as listed by Jenn above.

Reply 83

mangomaz

14

rystar00

If anyone has any more q's im happy to help, mangomaz seems like a good lad as well so im sure he wouldnt mind either.

Oi im a girl!!!! Good lad....honestly lol :rolleyes:

anyway yes yes no need to worry so much... didnt mean to cause such a bother with all the 'social life sucks if ur in AV'... if u put on your applications that you're extremely sociable and like to go out lots etc you probs wont get it anyway :smile:

and of course there is the rest of the university to socialise with etc...

Reply 84

BarbedRose

Linda

I lived in Claycroft last year, there were 3 brits and 3 internationals in (incl me) sharing one flat. In my experience indiand and chinese people can be pretty clique-y. The British Indian in my flat would invite all the indian people on his course over for studying. I dont think I ever so him together with somone not indian.

Yeah, well as long as I don't get a corridor full of cliquey people like that I should be fine. I know Chinese people can be cliquey, I've had a lot of experience of Cantonese culture because my bf's mum's from Hong Kong. Meals out with the extended family can be awkward for me, with them all speaking Cantonese, but at least my bf can't speak it either :p:

It seems to be a welcoming culture when you're accepted; maybe my experience will be helpful.

JohnSPals - Good choice :p:

Which hall did you put as first choice?

I know the social life is gonna seem tame to me. I go out in Colchester, centre of slags and squaddies. But I'm fine with that...squaddies are prats for a start (the ones I've met), who think they can have any girl they want. Apparently Essex leaves its mark, and I just hope people don't think I'm a slag (I'm not).

Reply 85

JohnSPals

BarbedRose

JohnSPals - Good choice :p:

Which hall did you put as first choice?

Good old Lakeside.

Reply 86

Aure

Guys, I really don't understand this whole labelling business, as in "geek" or "not-geek". I don't see how you classify a geek. Honestly, there might be a person who doesn't drink for a variety of reasons and who still goes out, has a good time and likes people. I actually know many people like that.
Both my friend and I got 4 A's in our A-levels, which is considered outstanding down here in good old Greece, and we do study quite a lot, and we enjoyed the subjects we were doing. But we're both beer fanatics, we love our drink, we like clubbing. It's true that we like our quiet drunken philosophical discussions... So does that make us geeks? Or not?
I just don't see how you can brand people you don't even know. I think all people are interesting and everybody deserves a chance to be well-liked. There are endless things you might learn (and I mean life-learn, not book-learn) from you "geeky" friends. You might find new interests you'd never discover with your "cool" friends, or whatever you make the opposite of the undefined "geek" to be. And vise-versa.
Human nature is so interesting and varied that you simple can't be so prejudiced. Just wait till we get to uni and try to keep an open mind, it's a very worthwhile quality.

Sorry for the rambling rant, I just got a bit annoyed with the whole subject.And I aren't sober either, so cheers :smile:

Reply 87

lizzy_lou

Sherman

Generalisations and stereotypes just mean you're closing yourself off to people whom you judge on their appearance. You could gotten along great. People have more in common than one thinks.

yayy zactly. if any of you take me on first meeting me, you'll think i'm too quiet and a bit of a geek :biggrin:

(not all the time! :wink:

)

you can get diesel in the union?! :biggrin:

half of cider, half of lager and black? yay! used to drink it when i first started going out at fourteen..it'll take me back and made me v happy!! :biggrin:

Reply 88

spider from mars

13

Ah, those first drinking memories.

Btw way Lizzi did you get my PM? When I pressed send it all went a bit strange.

Reply 89

mangomaz

14

lizzy_lou

yayy zactly. if any of you take me on first meeting me, you'll think i'm too quiet and a bit of a geek :biggrin:

(not all the time! :wink:

)

you can get diesel in the union?! :biggrin:

half of cider, half of lager and black? yay! used to drink it when i first started going out at fourteen..it'll take me back and made me v happy!! :biggrin:

Yup thats the one....!
Watch out though I mean imagine your insides if the stuff stains stainless steel purple... yeurch! Doesn't seem to deter many people though :rolleyes:

Reply 90

CmpSciClaire

I love that stuff.... I play hockey and the hockey world have literally adopted it as their signiture drink but snakey B hangovers are not nice nice!!!

its all in the name of fun though :wink:

claire

x

Reply 91

JennLlama

1

Makes your vomit purple... Lovely!
Jenn xx

Reply 92

Ynox

11

JennLlama- red and blue aftershock mixed together does the same :smile:

purple vomit reminds me of score though. Only been a couple of times and both times I didn't really intend to go- just was in the union and met people I knew and a few pints later ended up there.

Reply 93

theinternet

So if you don't drink, you're a geek?

Blimey. But I'm a choir geek who likes to get paralytic every so often... where does that put me?

I'm gonna make a geek thread! :biggrin:

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