What are your main worries about starting university?

Original post by OnionRing

I'm off to norwich and there isn't much black people too.

Are you nervous around white people or you just feel comfortable with black people?

Oh Norwich is lovely, I was there for a week 2 weeks ago haha.

I'm not nervous around white people at all, I have a lot of white friends here at home, and I'm attracted to white guys too. But to go to a black where there's hardly any black people I am a little nervous because there are things I can't do and say you know?

-Oh and I don't mean saying anything rude, like I mean I won't be able to joke, have conversations about things only black people know about. I won't have any traditional meals, nobody to style my hair etc haha.

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Original post by Novascope

Oh Norwich is lovely, I was there for a week 2 weeks ago haha.

I'm not nervous around white people at all, I have a lot of white friends here at home, and I'm attracted to white guys too. But to go to a black where there's hardly any black people I am a little nervous because there are things I can't do and say you know?

-Oh and I don't mean saying anything rude, like I mean I won't be able to joke, have conversations about things only black people know about. I won't have any traditional meals, nobody to style my hair etc haha.

Yeah I totally understand what you mean, especially the hair part. Do you know if there are barbers for black people in norwich? Never been to a white or Asian one before :/

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Original post by OnionRing

Yeah I totally understand what you mean, especially the hair part. Do you know if there are barbers for black people in norwich? Never been to a white or Asian one before :/

We did pass a barbers called Black & White funnily enough haha, the barbers looked Latino, and they had a black customer so? haha

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Keep it real

Original post by OnionRing

Yeah I totally understand what you mean, especially the hair part. Do you know if there are barbers for black people in norwich? Never been to a white or Asian one before :/

Lol this is my worry too. I'm going to the University of Portsmouth and I'm worried there will be no barbers in the area haha

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Ruffiio

There's already a thread about this on the first page.. :judge:

I'll be going into second year, but once again it's mainly the worry of being not up to scratch so to say compared to everyone else.

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Original post by Keep it real

Lol this is my worry too. I'm going to the University of Portsmouth and I'm worried there will be no barbers in the area haha

Black people problems :tongue:

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Livingaway

Original post by Novascope

Oh Norwich is lovely, I was there for a week 2 weeks ago haha.

I'm not nervous around white people at all, I have a lot of white friends here at home, and I'm attracted to white guys too. But to go to a black where there's hardly any black people I am a little nervous because there are things I can't do and say you know?

-Oh and I don't mean saying anything rude, like I mean I won't be able to joke, have conversations about things only black people know about. I won't have any traditional meals, nobody to style my hair etc haha.

so basically you can't keep saying the n word and joke about chicken? how convenient.
Really though, I know how you feel, in areas where there aren't man black people there could also be racism around but there will also be a lot of respect too :cool:

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Original post by Livingaway

so basically you can't keep saying the n word and joke about chicken? how convenient.
Really though, I know how you feel, in areas where there aren't man black people there could also be racism around but there will also be a lot of respect too :cool:

A lot of respect? Explain this please :smile:

I don't get why black people say the n word I think it's stupid of them tbh.

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Original post by Livingaway

so basically you can't keep saying the n word and joke about chicken? how convenient.
Really though, I know how you feel, in areas where there aren't man black people there could also be racism around but there will also be a lot of respect too :cool:

No haha, I never say the n word thanks, oh and I hardly eat chicken :smile:

I'm a pretty strong minded person so I think I can handle racism, although I was reassured by some of the student ambassadors that it hardly happens at the uni, and if it did there'd be loads of support anyway. Plus apparently most of the people love the black students anyway haha

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Original post by Novascope

No haha, I never say the n word thanks, oh and I hardly eat chicken :smile:

I'm a pretty strong minded person so I think I can handle racism, although I was reassured by some of the student ambassadors that it hardly happens at the uni, and if it did there'd be loads of support anyway. Plus apparently most of the people love the black students anyway haha

Haha may I ask why they love black students instead of white or Asian??

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Original post by OnionRing

Haha may I ask why they love black students instead of white or Asian??

Not saying they love black people more... The ambassadors I spoke to were white themselves and they said I have nothing to worry about because the black students seem to get along very well with everyone.

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ashiajade

Original post by Novascope

- Moving 5/6 hours away from home.
- Not knowing anyone
- Going to a place where there's hardly any black people.

Where are u from?

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