catfish:
“uni,” you say - I take it you’re in Britain somewhere? Which uni, if I may ask? I spent the fall semester (Michaelmas term, more precisely) at Oxford, with a tutorial in Latin and a tutorial in 17th cent. English lit.
Sorry that you’re life is so stressed. I well understand the feeling, though my own stress is, unfortunately, often self-inflicted. Too many responsibilities, too little responsibility.
Au revoir,
David
Dont worry I love stress.
No not in Britain, in Australia - Tasmania to be exact - how did you deduce my unusual location from the word uni? forgive my ignorance - I don’t know how these things work else where.
Britons, Australians, and New Zealanders say “uni,” while it is usually unheard of in the Americas. Good deduction, bpq.
Ah - Australia! I used to have an unaccountable desire to live there, or at least visit there. I say unaccountable not because I’ve learned better since but rather because at the time I was really too young to know anything about it. I rather think that a kids’ sing-along book (with tape, of course) made Australia the haven of great mystery and romance.
Anyway, I didn’t hear “uni” until I went to Britain. Didn’t realize - until now - that it was also current in Australia/New Zealand. Here in the States, we say “at college,” “in college,” “going to college.” (You can also say “school” with little difference in meaning.) I know that doesn’t make any sense to Brits or, even worse, to French.
-David
gratias tibi, Luci, sed me fefellit!
Tis very strange but thanks for clearing that up. Australia is a nice place to grow up but I wouldn’t suggest coming here for a holiday - its boring.
Try moving out of Tasmania! We’ve just had the Adelaide Festival of Arts, a Fringe Festival, a World Music Festival, 4 days of car racing with assorted music shows & parties that go with this. We were all exhausted! I’m about partied-out for the next few months.
PS - the term “college” here is often used to refer to the TAFE colleges (Technical and Further Education), which are more trade-based educational facilities (tertiary level). When I say “trade based” I mean it in a broad sense - I studied music there as I wanted to do a performance-based course, not all the theory of a university course (where they seem to concentrate on classical music or be-bop jazz), husband learnt recording and live sound production there. But you can study anything from computer programming to plumbing. Do you have a similar system in USA?
True Carola - Tasmania is not a good example but a few festivals that occassionally happen don’t in my opinion make an exciting country.
Yes, we do have a similar system in the US. Usually they start as early as high school, and then a student may go to a Vocational Technology school (VoTech). There are also Technical Institutes, as well as community colleges.