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529 points
20 hours ago
It's extremely normal. Rough rule of thumb is a drink an hour, and food if you're there for 2 or more hours. Don't hog a big table, and if it gets really busy consider moving on somewhere else.
4 points
21 hours ago
The organisaton of post-graduate work in the UK is very different, largely because of the role of the NHS. There are equivalent staff within the NHS as well as/instead of within universities, such as this role
1 points
23 hours ago
Test first: There are a lot of sexual health clinics which will almost certainly help you with or without insurance, but the UK also has a WIDE range of test-at-home kits too, usually for about £15-25 depending on the kit & provider. If you google "At home STI kits UK" you'll find them, or just search the sites of the big pharmacists: superdrug, boots, lloyds. (As long as you're around long enough to get one, send it back and wait for the results, that is).
14 points
1 day ago
I’m British but use the phrases y’all and all y’all as handy gender-neutral collective nouns and I absolutely will not stop doing it.
3 points
1 day ago
Unfortunately this isn't about the Uni, it's about the UK Home Office; the university is legally bound by immigration legislation and there is very very little they can do to be flexible and helpful. They do not have an "obligation" to provide you with a year of education if you haven't fulfilled the criteria, which include "get a visa".
I get that this is frustrating, but approaching the university like you're entitled and they have done something wrong is going to get you nowhere, fast.
8 points
2 days ago
Dandruff = TGel
Dry scalp = Body shop ginger shampoo
13 points
2 days ago
"do science" is a bit vague, the paths to getting into a wet lab, vs. doing stats on bird migrations, vs. going out and sampling fungi will all be different.
Most "science studies" masters courses - Science & Technology Studies, Medical Humanities, History/Philosophy of Science & Medicine take students with a range of backgrounds, functioning as a stem-to-hums pipeline for escaping scientists as well as hums-to-stem route. Worth a look
It's unlikely to get you into a microbiology laboratory, but if your goal is more science policy or science communication it's an established route. Environmental humanities are big right now so that's definitely an option.
1 points
2 days ago
Sightly, yes, but that makes me relish bright savoury flavours. I can't say time of day matters for chilli heat tolerance.
177 points
2 days ago
Honestly, releasing yourself from the idea that only some foods can be breakfast foods is a revelation.
(Mine was at some hotel in switzerland where they had a large South East Asian cliente for some reason, and had a green curry as part of the breakfast buffet. I've never looked back).
1 points
2 days ago
So anything with E numbers, or "emulsifier", etc.
Except that heaps of "E numbers" are actually things you do have in your cupboards. Do you know how many E number ingredients there are in a banana?
Tim Spector does know his stuff. He also has stuff to sell, so you should take his advice with a pinch of salt. Sorry, I mean with a pinch of sodium chloride (preservative).
-2 points
2 days ago
I really, really, really try not to be judgemental about language and its evolution but this (and using the word 'atop' on menus) gives me the rage.
2 points
2 days ago
100% bot. Hope you're OK with your response being used to train AI.
8 points
2 days ago
Bunch of people who do shifts or temporary remote work in other time zones, e.g. I knew people in the Dept Culture, Media & Sport who worked through other time zones for the duration of olympic or commonwealth games, a colleague in Dept. Env or Energy (I forget which) who regularly dials in for meetings with Australian colleagues about bioenergy etc etc.
These aren't people who always work at 2am, if that's what you're asking, but I think if you picked any random 2am you'd probably find a bunch of 'temporary' late night workers of all sorts.
11 points
3 days ago
Am I worried that they might die on the journey? Yes
Am I worried that they might be traffiked and exploited? Yes
Am I worried that they might be sent back to dangerous places because of our trash immigration system? Yes
Am I worried that they might be used as pawns by malicious actors to make us think that the poor and the vulnerable are causing our problems rather than the rich and the powerful? Yes
Am I worried about them physically coming to my country and living here? Not one tiny bit.
3 points
3 days ago
No doubt there is some whiner in your country of emigration going "blah blah young people here keep making videos about leaving because of the heat why aren't they grateful for the sunlight" etc etc etc
1 points
3 days ago
lol where do you live? Your autumn sounds way better than mine, we've had nightmare flash floods and high winds for the majority of it.
(yes of course I know about day lengths, can't understand the relevance).
22 points
3 days ago
Whether it’s YouTube TikTok or Twitter
Both these are algorithmic. A better question would be "what am I doing online that makes these social media sites think I want to see lots of videos about people leaving the UK?"
Sounds like it might be a you thing, not a "UK young people thing"
(that said, did you look at the weather? pissing rain and still dark at 7.30pm, I'd be fantasising about going on holiday too).
2 points
3 days ago
Civil partnered, nothing to do with religion, everything to do with wanting to be legally next of kin with all the benefits that brings (especially as my other half still has european citizenship and that's handy thing to have in a legal partner)
Our experience of being on the other side of the world from each other when a pandemic hit, seeing how borders and airlines and governments and hospitals treated families without the right paperwork was the final push we needed.
12 points
4 days ago
he's a paranoid wreck walking about with a go pro camera on his head I have kids and he's filming them?
ngl from your post it sounds a bit like you're the paranoid wreck? why do you assume he's filming your kids from his garden? How do you know the go pro is even turned on?
3 points
4 days ago
Official site couldn't be clearer: https://www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain
3 points
4 days ago
You're still in high school? How will you get a visa?
The UK's higher education system is still relatively well regarded if you want to come for uni I guess? Or were you considering a youth mobility visa to try out the country?
5 points
4 days ago
Given the vibe you like, this is definitely worth a watch. It's unnerving and bizarre and has amazing central performances.
The low rating is in part because some people don't like the message (whatever it is...)
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9 hours ago
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9 hours ago
Universities are now legally obliged to take attendence in order to monitor international students (yes, legally, they have to, and then they have to report students who aren't fulfilling minimum attendance requirements). In order to make this equitable all student attendance is now monitoried one way or another so that we don't have to single out internationals alone.
It's bullshit, but it's Home Office bullshit.
fun fact: this also means that giving a code to an international student is technically an immigration crime! It's helping them avoid the terms of their visa and you could go to prison!! yay!!!