Experiences

I've been intending to post stuff about my "experiences" at York, but somehow I haven't been able to get down to any serious writing in the past few days. So I've decided to randomly jot down pieces of information.

Today I had my first house meeting. It was, well, ok, I guess. It did send me off into the so-called second phase of culture shock, the one in which I start wondering why people here do things the way that they do.

Classes so far have been ok, I think the standard is pretty much the same as my home uni. Which means that I need to start studying soon if I don't want to fall too far behind.

People here do 3-4 courses a semester. They repeat courses like it's no big deal. If you repeat a course in NUS, everyone hears about it! Many people here are like in their 5th year, and it's perfectly fine. They can even conceive the thought of changing majors in their 5th year. I guess education systems here really are much more flexible.

And then there is the fact that sports is a big thing here.

And I haven't seen as many Punjabis here as I expected.

I love the pizzas here, mainly the fact that one slice is enough for one meal. I remember wanting to see pizzas that size in real life, instead of just reel-life, and now I have :D

And people here fill water from the washroom taps. How yuck is that. I mean why can't they have normal water dispensers like other normal places? Of course I know that the water in taps in washrooms in Singapore is also clean enough to drink, but that is like an I'm-gonna-die-of-thirst emergency option.

Question: What is it about men in uniform that makes women weak in the knees?