What are "Rah" Girls like at uni?

In what way have I attached them to be an evil menance in a university? And yes, I am ignorant on the whole subject, that's why i asked. Coming from a state school, privately educated students have always been stereotyped, and not once have I actually stereotyped anybody, I've actually come to be quite open minded about it. I may have been wrong in classing them as 'Rahs' so sorry for that, it would probably have been better if I just said rich students. Stereotypes are a very powerful thing, so I was just asking whether they were true or not, otherwise i wouldn't have asked. Sorry If i have offended you, but you'd understand if you weren't coming from a privilleged background (like myself), where most of your friends are either locked up in prison or doing some form of crime.

I really didn't mean to get on anyones nerves

Wow. A lot of people are diving all over me at the moment.

Let me explain: I'm just a little sick of people slagging off every 'half-popular' stereotype, be it 'rahs' or any other social group. It just pisses me off and seeing this thread just kind of annoyed me a little. I'm aware now that the OP didn't intend it to be malicious, therefore I apologise for being rude. However the fact that most people that slag off 'rahs' are people that quite frankly aren't open minded enough to just consider maybe it's them, maybe they're the dickheads? I don't know whether it's because they feel intimidated or otherwise, but if you just go up and talk to one.. you'll find out that they actually don't bite. From my experience, they're very easy people to talk to and the fact you aren't even putting in any effort just shows how sociable you are.



Sorry.. I do realise I'm not directly replying to you, I just wanted you to read my response above. I'm not having a go at people who have justifiable reasons why they don't like them. That's none of my business, obviously.

Wow. A lot of people are diving all over me at the moment.

Let me explain: I'm just a little sick of people slagging off every 'half-popular' stereotype, be it 'rahs' or any other social group.

I thought rah stood for "rich arse-hole", so in essence when people talk negatively about rahs it's not rich people, it is the rich people who consider those that are less well off to be peasants. Rah is by definition a negative term and not one labelling all rich people, only the ones that are *********.

I've met a fair few rich girls at uni who are very nice people and do not come across as condescending etc, however the ones i'd consider as rahs are okish people but they generally seem to live in somewhat of a vaccuum and whether whittingly or not, belittle those with little money by making comments that display a complete lack of understanding of some people's situation. For example, in trying to comfort a friend who had very little money one rah says to her poorer friend, "i understand what you mean, my mum had to quit work and now we have to survive on the 100k a year my dad earns".

Having gone to a school full of them heres what I can tell you. Some are nice, some are not. Some live in a dream world where money is easy to come by others don't. They aren't really all that different to other girls, just a little more on the expensive side to please at times.

For example, in trying to comfort a friend who had very little money one rah says to her poorer friend, "i understand what you mean, my mum had to quit work and now we have to survive on the 100k a year my dad earns".

Jeez. From what I have experienced at Durham the ones with the most financially backed parents are ones who aren't easy with the idea that they are, in their own words (not mine), at an unfair advantage compared to others. Being from a state school with low earning parents, I said it's not that much different to myself to a poor family in Africa, or elsewhere for that matter. The ones who dress most 'Rah' that I experienced tended to go to an all-girls school and/or grammar, rather than private.

For example, in trying to comfort a friend who had very little money one rah says to her poorer friend, "i understand what you mean, my mum had to quit work and now we have to survive on the 100k a year my dad earns".

Get a life. You seem to spot rahs as some kind of evil menace in a university... How would all the poor people like it if the Rahs classed anyone who isn't from private school to be a commoner or chav?
Some people are just ridiculously ignorant.

I don't really hold somebodies wealth against them, it's good for them really, but i can understand people getting annoyed at comments which just show a complete ignorance of the real world. Overall many rich people are nice, i think the materialistic braggers give the rest a bad name.

Get a life. You seem to spot rahs as some kind of evil menace in a university... How would all the poor people like it if the Rahs classed anyone who isn't from private school to be a commoner or chav?
Some people are just ridiculously ignorant.