Yo Old People (>21 years is old, for the purposes of this)

[Ovisterra]

I'll always remember what my father told me a few years ago: "The frog sits on the lillypad, but the chicken sinks like a stone."

[Horsefish]

In other words: Never throw a house party. Ever. Don't do it. Seriously, don't. It's a bad idea.

However, if invited to a house party definatly go.

[Ovisterra]

In other words: Never throw a house party. Ever. Don't do it. Seriously, don't. It's a bad idea.

However, if invited to a house party definatly go.

Obviously. House parties usually suck because you have to clear up. But if someone else has them, you don't!

[Tagmatium]

However, if invited to a house party definatly go.

Obviously. House parties usually suck because you have to clear up. But if someone else has them, you don't!

This is definitely it.

Also, if having people around, but not to the same scale as a house party, don't let a coked-up friend barricade himself in the under-stairs cupboard.

[AiliailiA]

I'll always remember what my father told me a few years ago: "The frog sits on the lillypad, but the chicken sinks like a stone."

That's completely insane. Firstly, frogs don't spend all their time sitting on lily pads and can paddle quite well. Secondly, chickens are birds so they'd float as well as a duck does.

My advice: birds are descended from dinosaurs. Don't fuck with them.
Also, "fight like a cornered rat" isn't just a figure of speech. If you give a rat no way out, it WILL go for your face.

[Ovisterra]

I'll always remember what my father told me a few years ago: "The frog sits on the lillypad, but the chicken sinks like a stone."

That's completely insane. Firstly, frogs don't spend all their time sitting on lily pads and can paddle quite well. Secondly, chickens are birds so they'd float as well as a duck does.

Since when do proverbs make sense?

[AiliailiA]

Obviously. House parties usually suck because you have to clear up. But if someone else has them, you don't!

This is definitely it.

Also, if having people around, but not to the same scale as a house party, don't let a coked-up friend barricade himself in the under-stairs cupboard.

If you're having an outdoor fire at your party and you run out of wood, let the fire go out and all go inside. Putting a rubber inner-tube on there is NOT better than nothing.

[AiliailiA]

That's completely insane. Firstly, frogs don't spend all their time sitting on lily pads and can paddle quite well. Secondly, chickens are birds so they'd float as well as a duck does.

Since when do proverbs make sense?

They all made sense once.

"A stitch in time saves nine" made a lot of sense, back when people repaired damaged clothing instead of just buying a replacement.

[Ethel mermania]

Big expenditures, life later on. Work hard when your young and you can enjoy your older years. Once you are older there are expenditures that you might not expect, and having a large cushion to fall on is something you want.

Why not spend your money when you're young and enjoy doing things rather than saving it and then not being able to do some things because it turns out you've ended up with too many commitments, or that your health doesn't permit you to do those things, or that there's a worldwide financial crash that means that you can't afford to do it anyway?

I'd much rather enjoy myself while I'm young and have the energy/ability/freedom from commitments to do so than get to 65 and realise that I can't.

Look at it this way, seeing coldplay is at age 20 is nice, picking the medic who is going to do your prostrate surgery at 55, is priceless.

[Partybus]

Don't kick a fresh turd on a hot day?

[Yewhohohopia]

Why not spend your money when you're young and enjoy doing things rather than saving it and then not being able to do some things because it turns out you've ended up with too many commitments, or that your health doesn't permit you to do those things, or that there's a worldwide financial crash that means that you can't afford to do it anyway?

I'd much rather enjoy myself while I'm young and have the energy/ability/freedom from commitments to do so than get to 65 and realise that I can't.

Look at it this way, seeing coldplay is at age 20 is nice, picking the medic who is going to do your prostrate surgery at 55, is priceless.

Thankfully Nadkor and I live in an awesome country where healthcare is (largely) free at point of service, so yeah, Coldplay it is.

[Nadkor]

Look at it this way, seeing coldplay is at age 20 is nice, picking the medic who is going to do your prostrate surgery at 55, is priceless.

Thankfully Nadkor and I live in an awesome country where healthcare is (largely) free at point of service, so yeah, Coldplay it is.

That, and the fact that prostate cancer isn't a major concern for me...

[Ethel mermania]

Look at it this way, seeing coldplay is at age 20 is nice, picking the medic who is going to do your prostrate surgery at 55, is priceless.

Thankfully Nadkor and I live in an awesome country where healthcare is (largely) free at point of service, so yeah, Coldplay it is.

I wouldn't let a british public doctor near my prostrate, strangely i would go to a swedish doctor. (and i have been to both countries).

The point is, it is better to have the financial freedom to make decisions, rather than rely on others to make these decisions for you.

[Serrland]

Filling out applications for Graduate schools. Is Aberdeen really as dark, dingy, and depressing as it is made out to be?

Also - shot in the dark here - but does anyone know anything about the QUB post-grad Political Philosophy program that the uni website doesn't say?

[Yewhohohopia]

Thankfully Nadkor and I live in an awesome country where healthcare is (largely) free at point of service, so yeah, Coldplay it is.

That, and the fact that prostate cancer isn't a major concern for me...

Yeah well I don't fear uterine cancer, so that's one-all, I suppose.

[Yewhohohopia]

Filling out applications for Graduate schools. Is Aberdeen really as dark, dingy, and depressing as it is made out to be?

Yes, especially in winter. New money and junkies living in perfect disharmony.

[Nadkor]

Filling out applications for Graduate schools. Is Aberdeen really as dark, dingy, and depressing as it is made out to be?

Also - shot in the dark here - but does anyone know anything about the QUB post-grad Political Philosophy program that the uni website doesn't say?

Aberdeen is grey. Very grey. And I don't mean figuratively or anything, it's got a huge number of granite buildings, and in winter it's really quite grim.

I don't know anything about the QUB course, but QUB is a good university, very friendly and a lovely main campus, and Belfast is a great city, so if that helps then go for it.

Although I say that as a graduate of QUB and as a native of Belfast, so I might be somewhat biased.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

I spent a depressing time in Aberdeen at the start of this year Serrland and it's truly awful. Don't do that to yourself. Belfast on the other hand is great as a city and is only getting better. Every time I'm back there its jumped massively in looks and that.

[Serrland]

Filling out applications for Graduate schools. Is Aberdeen really as dark, dingy, and depressing as it is made out to be?

Also - shot in the dark here - but does anyone know anything about the QUB post-grad Political Philosophy program that the uni website doesn't say?

Aberdeen is grey. Very grey. And I don't mean figuratively or anything, it's got a huge number of granite buildings, and in winter it's really quite grim.

I don't know anything about the QUB course, but QUB is a good university, very friendly and a lovely main campus, and Belfast is a great city, so if that helps then go for it.

Although I say that as a graduate of QUB and as a native of Belfast, so I might be somewhat biased.

Yes, especially in winter. New money and junkies living in perfect disharmony.

I spent a depressing time in Aberdeen at the start of this year Serrland and it's truly awful. Don't do that to yourself. Belfast on the other hand is great as a city and is only getting better. Every time I'm back there its jumped massively in looks and that.

Duly noted about Aberdeen.

I've actually heard really good things about Belfast from quite a few people now. I have heard the cost of living there is really favorable compared to the rest of the UK, too.

Although, I will note with embarrassment, sometimes I struggle really real thick Norn Irish accents. Is there an accent specific to Belfast itself?

[Yewhohohopia]

Is there an accent specific to Belfast itself?

Several.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

Is there an accent specific to Belfast itself?

Several.

All of them grating.

Sorry Nadkor

The BBC has an accents archive thing you can listen to that has various recordins from different areas in Belfast. I'd look it up for you but on the phone so it's a pain

[Nadkor]

I've actually heard really good things about Belfast from quite a few people now. I have heard the cost of living there is really favorable compared to the rest of the UK, too.

If you want an idea of what the city looks like, this thread is a pretty good indication.

Although, I will note with embarrassment, sometimes I struggle really real thick Norn Irish accents. Is there an accent specific to Belfast itself?

There are accents specific to different streets/areas of Belfast, but even if it seems a bit impenetrable at first most people get used to it quickly and it's no bother.

[Yewhohohopia]

All of them grating.

Hoy dare you

[Nadkor]

Several.

All of them grating.

Sorry Nadkor

Says the girl from Derry

[Serrland]

Several.

All of them grating.

Sorry Nadkor

The BBC has an accents archive thing you can listen to that has various recordins from different areas in Belfast. I'd look it up for you but on the phone so it's a pain

Yeah I am on my phone too. I'll definitely have a go at it once I get off work.

If everyone there has that positively dreamy James Nesbitt accent though I'll be overjoyed.

I've actually heard really good things about Belfast from quite a few people now. I have heard the cost of living there is really favorable compared to the rest of the UK, too.

If you want an idea of what the city looks like, this thread is a pretty good indication.

Although, I will note with embarrassment, sometimes I struggle really real thick Norn Irish accents. Is there an accent specific to Belfast itself?

There are accents specific to different streets/areas of Belfast, but even if it seems a bit impenetrable at first most people get used to it quickly and it's no bother.

It really does look lovely. I had this preconceived notion of it as an industrial, grimy, dockside type city, but everything I have seen of it seems to shatter that.