United Kingdom chat thread V4: lamb rogan josh, £3 meal deals, and brexit - General

[QUOTE=Chris Morris;52844254]At Tesco?[/QUOTE] yeah. I turned down the job offer though once I saw how shit the working conditions were, so I can't vouch for if they actually kept their word or not. all I know is, they told me during my interview that I would be eligible for random drug tests.

[QUOTE=BeAR!);52841338]I feel like my course is geared towards the foreign contingent, I've genuinely been asked questions like "have you ever read a journal article" have you heard of the word "plagiarism" At the end of the day I guess I'm thankful as without them my course wouldn't run, and I'll still end up with all the knowledge to get a job in my intended field /sounding like a closet racist[/QUOTE] I study at the open uni and always wondered this. They're literally explaining what CPU stands for to people who have 240 credits in Computer Science, not to mention the plagarism b/s is on literally every single page. My mum once told me a story about a foreign colleague asking her to look through her dissertation - most of the pages still had the hotlinked citation numbers from the wikipedia page she copied it from along with someone else's name in the footer :V

what I really dislike about my uni is how piss poor a job they do of integrating international students in with home students. so stuff like labs / group projects, they tend to get royally fucked cause all their last names start with the same letter, so you'll have a group of 5 international students with a shaky grasp on the english language trying to understand a really indepth and wordy lab assignment. like they're paying £16 grand a year, whoever is in charge of managing groups needs a kick up the arse. and then lecturers who can't speak english and are just retardedly difficult to understand. I ain't paying money to have someone try and stumble their way through a really confusing lecture cause they can't talk properly.

[QUOTE=Sylvie;52844420]i've noticed kids doing that to random people every year sheerly because they're cunts lol[/QUOTE] For Sale / Sold sign outside your house on halloween works wonders around here at least. [editline]1st November 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=loopoo;52844807] and then lecturers who can't speak english and are just retardedly difficult to understand. I ain't paying money to have someone try and stumble their way through a really confusing lecture cause they can't talk properly.[/QUOTE] And lecturers who've done nothing but teach for 30 years so are teaching you 30 year old content...

Well that was an interesting halloween, forgot to post it last night but no trick or treaters, the local gang of kids decided to just share their bottle of tesco value cider and set some fields on fire :v:

I had a few trick or treaters in my area but mostly everybody was out on the piss.

Literally no one did anything for Halloween here.

There were some trick or treaters I ignored like an arsehole. Some people at work dressed up but so few of them that I was glad I didn't because I'd have looked a twonk. Beyond that I sat in a chair drinking scrumpy from the bottle and listening to HEALTH until I woke up needing a piss at 12pm.

My friend on facebook sent me a video, where a strange man is asking (my friend) if he knows me - and he calls me by name. My friend and I do not know this man, but it looks like some kind of scam. Anyone have any experience with something like this? Also I found out today that I failed a module in my post-grad. Long day.

The people next door were assholes on Halloween, they carved pumpkins and had them lit up in front of the house and had all their lights on but ignored every single kid that knocked on the door. Why go through the effort of decorating if you're not even gonna bother on the day?

I listened to Monster Mash like I do every Halloween and that's it.

[QUOTE=SuperLoz;52845347]My friend on facebook sent me a video, where a strange man is asking (my friend) if he knows me - and he calls me by name. My friend and I do not know this man, but it looks like some kind of scam. Anyone have any experience with something like this? Also I found out today that I failed a module in my post-grad. Long day.[/QUOTE] Lock your doors man, he could be trying to sell you insurance or something.

No idea how I still have a job.

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;52844529]i was in half a mind to turn around and run the promising young footballers down but it's not worth the hassle[/QUOTE] i just use hot water and vinegar to clean my windows and i'm flat footed and running is painful for me i think the youngsters find it funny to watch me hobble around trying to clean things iunno

[video=youtube;_u4Md_aXVJE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u4Md_aXVJE[/video] brings a tear to my eye

Last Halloween, [B]120 trick or treaters[/B] knocked on my door so I decided to give it a miss this year and put up a "No Trick Or Treating" sign. I was about to start the dinner after I turned the kitchen light on, and I heard a small voice outside shouting "OH! MUMMY, LOOK!" He must have seen the light go on, and the small footsteps raced to the door, and when he spotted the sign; "Awwwww... :cry: " I felt so bad :v:

[QUOTE=Steam-Pixie;52855245]Last Halloween, [B]120 trick or treaters[/B] knocked on my door[/QUOTE] where the fuck do you live, i dont think ive even had my door knocked 120 times in total in the last 2 years

Daylight Saving time ending always makes me think of when I was at uni, set off in the morning when it's pitch black, spend most sunlight hours inside, and return home in pitch black. I'm not really a sun worshiper or anything, but that usually depressed the fuck out of me.

[QUOTE=Scattergun;52855440]Daylight Saving time ending always makes me think of when I was at uni, set off in the morning when it's pitch black, spend most sunlight hours inside, and return home in pitch black. I'm not really a sun worshiper or anything, but that usually depressed the fuck out of me.[/QUOTE] I fucking love this time of year, everything just feels cosier. Like the weather turns to shit, it rains most days, it's biting cold, but I live for that. Legit the best mornings are the ones where you're toasty af in your apartment, drinking hot coffee and looking out the window whilst it pisses down. It's therapeutic. But by the time January rolls around, I'm usually done with it and want light to come back. [editline]4th November 2017[/editline] Also you probs have SAD if it legitimately affects you mentally.

[QUOTE=DatHarry;52855366]where the fuck do you live, i dont think ive even had my door knocked 120 times in total in the last 2 years[/QUOTE] I used to live on the Isle Of Wight (or Isle Of Shite, as I like to call it), in like the quietest town :v: then again, last year there were a load of kids who went into their parents cars and they drove all over the island that night, the cheeky buggers.

I have a different route to/from uni when it's dark because the other one is nice in the light but as soon as it gets dark it can be a bit more dodgy, so I end up walking through town instead which isn't anywhere near as pretty. Also it just makes it harder to get out of bed when the sun isn't up yet.

[QUOTE=loopoo;52855585]Also you probs have SAD if it legitimately affects you mentally.[/QUOTE] I think it might have been more my uni situation, as I don't really feel as much that way now, I luckily don't have to wake up as early in the morning for a commute to work, which was probably the worst part previously. I like being outside when it's raining in places that would otherwise be mobbed like a town centre. If it isn't freezing and you're fairly waterproof, it's just a nice change of pace. People seem to avoid the rain like the plague even in warmer weather.

[IMG]https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/23232187_10208264105000336_271361827_n.jpg?oh=87d6c04a262b0649fd7287fd6c1ca1b7&oe=5A007266[/IMG] my facebook wall is turning into the UK thread

[QUOTE=Scattergun;52856312]I like being outside when it's raining in places that would otherwise be mobbed like a town centre. If it isn't freezing and you're fairly waterproof, it's just a nice change of pace. People seem to avoid the rain like the plague even in warmer weather.[/QUOTE] I thought I was the only one, since whenever I tell people about this particular feeling, they look at me like I'm weird. [editline]4th November 2017[/editline] you should unfriend that person for writing it as "soul purpose" and "procrastinated", how can he be a brit if he fucks up that bad

I barely know what day it is due to working shifts. Halloween passed without any kind of fanfare for me, other than the fact that a bunch of people were wearing costumes for a week prior. Same with Bonfire night, didn't realise it is tomorrow. People have been setting fireworks off for a week. Are we, as a society, that bored and / or spoilt that we can't wait until the actual day to do the relevant celebration?

[QUOTE=Hezzy;52856612]I barely know what day it is due to working shifts. Halloween passed without any kind of fanfare for me, other than the fact that a bunch of people were wearing costumes for a week prior. Same with Bonfire night, didn't realise it is tomorrow. People have been setting fireworks off for a week. Are we, as a society, that bored and / or spoilt that we can't wait until the actual day to do the relevant celebration?[/QUOTE] I think it's mainly to do with weekends. When events fall on a weekday people celebrate them when they're free Friday-Sunday. I guess you're right though, people like an excuse to celebrate.

I looked at the date last night after the first firework went off in my neighborhood, and realised it was Bonfire Night/Weekend. At first I thought that the Germans have decided to come back for Round 3 :v:

Best part of Halloween is the 3 hours of identical bonfire footage on people's snapchat stories, and then they zoom out or pan to the side and you see every other cunt doing the same thing [editline]5th November 2017[/editline] Love knowing my very old dog is pure stressed so that Becky can have a boring snapchat story

i'm going to bonfire night tonight and i'm hoping to enjoy the moment without needing to snapchat / instagram everything. that being said, i might two cheeky instagram pics: one of the bonfire and one of the fireworks

I went out in London last night and what the fuck is with these bathroom attendant people I come out of the cubicle and he's already soaping my hand for me, then running the tap, then getting me a paper towel.. I tell him I have no change so he's wasting his time, and he whips out a FUCKING CARD READER ???? like, fuck off mate I'm not paying for something I've been doing myself since I was two