Which college is the most "rah"?

Before anyone says anything, I do realise this is entirely subjective, but perception is everything, right? :p:

So, which college is the most "rah"?

Personally, I don't think being "rah" is necessarily a bad thing, so don't take this whole thread the wrong way. I'm just interested to find out what people think since Oxford has such a reputation (from outsiders) about this.

And while I'm here, it would also be interesting to see what everyone thinks being a "rah" is, since there's no absolute definition for it :biggrin:

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Reply 1

President_Ben

mellow-yellow

a "rah" is

http://www.sloaneys.co.uk/

with slight modifications.

Reply 2

mellow-yellow

President_Ben

http://www.sloaneys.co.uk/

with slight modifications.

Hehe! That's brilliant :biggrin:

Definitely made me wake up a bit, since I've been moping around for an hour feeling annoyed that I couldn't sleep!

Reply 3

President_Ben

mellow-yellow

Hehe! That's brilliant :biggrin:

Definitely made me wake up a bit, since I've been moping around for an hour feeling annoyed that I couldn't sleep!

At least it doesn't seem like you are one of them...

Still, you being in London - you must have met a load of Sloaneys (and possibly been down KR yourself?)

Reply 4

Russell_G

from my 1 terms experience i think it's ChCh.. good to exeter didn't make the list, never shall we be considered rah. muhahahahahaha

Reply 5

Che!

Glad to see Wadham's not there! In fact, I got talking with a Pashmina girl during interviews, but she didn't fit in AT ALL!

Reply 6

Mr. Pink

oh i know the type soooo well! LOL

Reply 7

Ariadne

richardrox

What on earth is a pashmina girl?

oh daaahling... don't you just love my pash? Daddy bought it for me in Harvey Nicks for Christmas, along with my-pod... Anyhow, must dash, laters sweetie! *mwah mwah*

Get the idea? :p:

Hehe... just checked that sloaneys site and found a whole load of people from my school on there :eek:

Luckily it's all the people that I don't like or even remotely associate myself with :biggrin:

Reply 8

President_Ben

richardrox

What on earth is a pashmina girl?

It's a less common term for a sloaney.

Reply 9

MatthewH

No! Not Queen's! Beautiful, northern, un-rah Queen's!

Reply 10

ProzacNation

President_Ben

It's a less common term for a sloaney.

A herd of pashmina girls is known as 'the pashmina brigade'.

Reply 11

georgecrabbe

President_Ben

http://www.sloaneys.co.uk/

with slight modifications.

I actually met one of these at my interviews... who is pictured in the photo gallery there. Weird.

Reply 12

President_Ben

ProzacNation

A herd of pashmina girls is known as 'the pashmina brigade'.

All well and good to start developing your own patois :cool:

Sloaneys is increasingly the term used to describe 'rahs'. Probably because 'rah' started to get used by people who weren't and 'Sloaney' is a word that has a history and meaning only a few would really know or understand.

But feel free to head down to Sloane Square and up 'KR" (Kings Road) to discover for yourself.

georgecrabbe

I actually met one of these at my interviews... who is pictured in the photo gallery there. Weird.

Reply 13

recurring

President_Ben

http://www.sloaneys.co.uk/

with slight modifications.

the guy whos website that is posts on here.

Reply 14

Calymath

I might have met someone at the interviews who's on there, I'm just not sure. They all look the same ... :frown:

Reply 15

sjuthani

I happen to know that the one person (a girl) who I met at interview that was like that didn't get in.

Its cruel, but- thank god!

Reply 16

angel_flo

It's definitely ChCh. My friend at Oxford said she saw a student wearing red cords once there. That's a sure fire sign.

Reply 17

fatboy06

when I was at interview it didn't seem particularly rah...

Reply 18

mellow-yellow

angel_flo

It's definitely ChCh. My friend at Oxford said she saw a student wearing red cords once there. That's a sure fire sign.

Oh no, definite sign.. lucky she got out of there quick!

Reply 19

President_Ben

"Sloaney" is interesting though...

If chav is snobbery, sloaney is reverse snobbery by the bulk of people who make up 'the middle ground'.

As for red cords? :confused: