Durham General Chat Thread

Isn't there an open air museum in Beamish (yes, the word from that "Jabberwocky" poem) that's meant to be really good? My mum suggested I go there and I sniggered quietly to myself, knowing full well that during term-time I would do nothing educational whatsoever.

arkbar: yeah, I had heard about most of those differences before, and most of them sound interesting. Oh and the Berkeley campus has hills too, haha, so that won't be so different.

I wonder what you mean by the drinking culture though? That it's so underground here because of the drinking age?

RobbieC: Thanks, and I don't know why you'd think I'd grimace, haha. So there aren't many Americans there? Sounds like it'd be fun to be a novelty.


I'll be studying politics and English literature over there.

There are flats in Collingwood? Aren't there corridors?

I didn't know who Elkie Brooks was before you mentioned her. She's quite obscure over here. I guess this is one of those vital pieces of pop culture knowledge I should learn before I arrive in Durham, eh?

If you want to fit in here, go for cheese and bland indie.

Butler has flats, Mildert has corridors, Trevs has 'landings' etc etc.
Generally speaking a flat is a smallishself-enclosed set of rooms with a proper kitchen etc., these are not common in Durham as almost all the colleges are catered so they've gone for the long corridor approach.

I imagine it wont be in the middle of your room Rob, but I will demand to come and see its glorious magnificence.