Student Accommodation Guide 2

1st Oct 2003

Student Flatmates


By now those who have been searching frantically for accommodation have probably found some hovel to rest their bones for a few hours every night. They will have discovered the pros and cons of renting the place they must now stick out for the rest of the year: taps that don't work; a cooker that only has one working ring; kettle lead needs to be held at a specific angle to boil; taxi radios effect the television reception; mice traps in every cupboard; shower only dribbles luke warm water etc.

At least you'll save some grade on refuse

However if you live in a flat the person or people you share the burden of your sub-standard accommodation with could make or break your college year. Deciding how well you're going to get on with your flat mates is hard to call right now but here's what to expect in the coming year:

Kerrymen
The price of everything is the natural topic of conversation of every Kerryman and woman. They'll moan about how coming from a farming background is tough and that they're poverty stricken all year long: a convenient excuse to avoid chipping in for luxuries like video players, playstations and toilet paper but they'll still manage to "borrow" the use of them every day without shame.

Then after four months of complaining you'll discover a letter uncovering the fact that his old pair actually own the house!'