During the St. John’s orientation I met an international student, a junior, who lived in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. They him call Evo (the first three letters of his really long first name). I was just making small talk and at the end of my sentence I said “Ya dig?” Then he goes on and asks me if I met with the school disciplinarian and suggests I might have multiple meetings with him during the semester. Before I was going to snap at him, someone told me that in his country everyone is blunt and he really isn’t racist or stereotypical, just an observer. So I let that one slide. Then he goes on and says some stuff like black people always wear brown clothes (I happened to be wearing a brown shirt that day) and white people do not. To that I just started laughing because it really didn’t make sense. Then he says something like black people love Sprite. He said, and I quote, “If you were to put a bucket of all types of sodas, a black person would furiously look through the bucket for the Sprite and would complain if it is depleted.” It also so happened I was having a can of spite at the time too, while eating Chinese food (sesame chicken). He also said black people love chicken (can’t really argue here). Then we started talking about different stuff like his country and what they eat and he said something like Moussaka (sp?) and it has potatoes and other stuff in it. Then we started talking about Harlem and he said he tried to get to Columbia University (116th and Broadway) and took the wrong train and ended up in Harlem (116th and Lennox). It was funny because he ended his sentence with “Ya dig me?” I definitely lol’d and then we decided he would take me to Bulgaria and I would show him around Harlem. He’s a cool dude although sometimes he comes off a little outlandish. I guess that’s how people assimilate to different cultures.
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">During the St. John’s orientation I met an international student, a junior, who lived in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. They him call Evo (the first three letters of his really long first name). I was just making small talk and at the end of my sentence I said “Ya dig?” Then he goes on and asks me if I met with the school disciplinarian and suggests I might have multiple meetings with him during the semester. Before I was going to snap at him, someone told me that in his country everyone is blunt and he really isn’t racist or stereotypical, just an observer. So I let that one slide. Then he goes on and says some stuff like black people always wear brown clothes (I happened to be wearing a brown shirt that day) and white people do not. To that I just started laughing because it really didn’t make sense. Then he says something like black people love Sprite. He said, and I quote, “If you were to put a bucket of all types of sodas, a black person would furiously look through the bucket for the Sprite and would complain if it is depleted.” It also so happened I was having a can of spite at the time too, while eating Chinese food (sesame chicken). He also said black people love chicken (can’t really argue here). Then we started talking about different stuff like his country and what they eat and he said something like Moussaka (sp?) and it has potatoes and other stuff in it. Then we started talking about Harlem and he said he tried to get to Columbia University (116th and Broadway) and took the wrong train and ended up in Harlem (116th and Lennox). It was funny because he ended his sentence with “Ya dig me?” I definitely lol’d and then we decided he would take me to Bulgaria and I would show him around Harlem. He’s a cool dude although sometimes he comes off a little outlandish. I guess that’s how people assimilate to different cultures.</div> I guess he just comes from a culture with few black citizens, and it was probably a culture shock to him, so he internalized it and instead masked it with racism/bluntness. It's cool that you're meeting people from different cultures though. That's one of the coolest things about college, along with the newfound freedom.
<div class="quote_poster">Skillz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Yo MrJ, You got accepted to St.Johns?</div> When'd you get back? Cool avatar. Reminds me of something just can't put my finger on it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">“If you were to put a bucket of all types of sodas, a black person would furiously look through the bucket for the Sprite and would complain if it is depleted.”</div> LOL....actually a more stereotypical comment would be that blacks like "grape soda"....or kool-aid Me and my friend were actually talking about how certain individuals display their racist/stereotypical feelings about another group of people....not to say one group of people is more racist than another, but I've noticed that minorities are more blunt with their racism when confronting other minorities.
For those of you that know: about how much would you say a normal college, in perhaps California or Florida, costs in the US per year, expenses for living (food, rent etc) included? Big difference living on campus or not?
<div class="quote_poster">Bahir Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">For those of you that know: about how much would you say a normal college, in perhaps California or Florida, costs in the US per year, expenses for living (food, rent etc) included? Big difference living on campus or not?</div> I'd recommend living on campus as not only a cheaper alternative but as a more fulfilling one as well. I coulnd't imagine living off campus; there's so much going on around it. As for tuition, Tulane, for example, is $28,900, but room and board is $7,925, the required fees are $2,310, and the books cost $800 on average, so you're looking at around $40,000 a year. Most prestigious private schools will be the same, although public schools (ie: the UC's) run cheaper, because they're state-funded, but that only applies to in-state students, otherwise, they're generally just as expensive as private schools and generally not as good educationally.
<div class="quote_poster">Bahir Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">For those of you that know: about how much would you say a normal college, in perhaps California or Florida, costs in the US per year, expenses for living (food, rent etc) included? Big difference living on campus or not?</div> Well I don't know jack about colleges outside of California but in California the price range is pretty vast. It all kind of depends on where you want to go or what type of school you want to go to, how much financial aid you can get, etc. Heres some examples pertaining specifically to certain colleges for the 05-06 year (I can get this info for you on any college so just ask and I'll post the info for you): USD- Tuition: $30,480 Room and board: $10,960 Required fees: $224 Santa Clara- Tuition: $28,899 Room and board: $10,032 Required fees: No data available UC Santa Barbara (Out-of-State)- Tuition: $17,820 Room and board: $10,577 Required fees: $6,993 UC Santa Cruz (Out-of-State)- Tuition: $17,820 Room and board: $11,571 Required fees: $7,603 UC Davis (Out-of-State)- Tuition: $18,168 Room and board: $11,239 Required fees: $7,593 SDSU (Out-of-State)- Tuition: $10,170 Room and board: $9,849 Required fees: $3,155 CSU Long Beach (Out-of-State)- Tuition: $10,170 Room and board: $6,648 Required fees: $2,864 You can make some generalizations from these examples. Big private schools are very expensive. CSU's are pretty cheap (in comparison). UC's are fairly expensive though I believe theres a lot of financial aid for California residents.
The college I wanted to go to (Central Washington) was like 4,000 dollars a year in-state. I don't remember out of state though.
Yeah, cost wise it would be best to stay in Sweden, since studying at universites is very cheap. You only have to pay for living costs, litterature and a few other minor things, but since we pay the highest taxes in the world, the rest is taken care of by the government. The thing is though, I want to see the world, and get away from the winters. I'll definetly be checking for places to study at in Europe, but I need for the education to be in english. The costs of going to college in the US seems to be very high (not a suprise for me), but I'll be looking around for opportunities. Austraila seems to be a very good option though, much cheaper than the US, and still warm and english-speaking. I'll be looking around for scholarships too, and for schools that offer divided education (studying for a period of time in one country, and the rest in another). I still haven't made up my mind about what I want to study, but I have close to a year to make up my mind about what and where.
You'll get some sort of financial aid, and probably some scholarship money as an international student. Nobody pays the full 40+K a year.
If you have to choose betwen the Simpsons Movie and Rush Hour 3, what would you watch? Me and my friends are leaning toward Rush Hour 3.
Why don't you watch both. Pick one to watch first, maybe the Simpsons. After that, instead of exiting, walk to the Rush Hour 3 theater to watch that. You can watch 2 movies for the price of 1!
This new Superbad movie looks hilarious, or the cop characters look it at least. Simpsons was a disappointment. It was still good, better than most comedies, but I just think it had more potential.
<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">You'll get some sort of financial aid, and probably some scholarship money as an international student. Nobody pays the full 40+K a year.</div> True. The numbers I gave are definitely higher than what pretty much everyone pays. Those should come down with financial aid and scholarships and whatnot. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If you have to choose betwen the Simpsons Movie and Rush Hour 3, what would you watch? Me and my friends are leaning toward Rush Hour 3.</div> I'd go for Rush Hour 3, though I haven't see neither movie. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">This new Superbad movie looks hilarious, or the cop characters look it at least. </div> Agree.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't know whether or not God exists, but if he does, I believe he invented basketball. It's really food for my soul.</div> I don't see myself quitting basketball ever. I might be a 90 year old man still playing pick up games.
