Pros and cons with Galway

Wendero

Haha, okey, if I come to Galway, I'll watch out so I don't end up going to that Biala-place:)

If anyone can help me with the admission requirement thing that I wrote about in the "Translating admission requirement"-thread (Leaving cert-forum), I would be even more thankful to you people than I am now.

/John G

witnessmenow

leninbenjamin wrote: »

best take-away in the world. i seriously miss me half pounder and chips

Is no longer as nice as it was, still pretty good though. Quality of chips has taken a nose dive though.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

Róisín is a girls name. THE Róisín is the best damn pub in the world.

Em.. ok. Wouldn't go that far :P The Róisín Dubh (Irish for Black Roisin(?), pronunced ro-sheen dove) is pub that is well known for being a good live music venue. Its more for the Indie/alternative type crowd. Cant say I ever thought it was amazing, its ok though.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

not in a ha-ha way, unless you enjoy watching other people suffer from food poisoning.

An Bialinn(Irish for Resteraunt, pronounced bia-lynn) is awful. Avoid!

leninbenjamin wrote: »

i think we should have you committed. Seriously, that's not healthy.

Truer words have never been spoken Nothing to do with there ever was healthy!

Wendero

What happened to the chips? Did they begin to buy in those more fat chips, that I've seen on my used-to-be favourite place in Sweden?:(

What kind of food (or whatever we should call it) can you eat in Bialinn?

/John G

Weidii

Wendero wrote: »

I'm more of an elite student,

Trinity.

leninbenjamin

Weidii wrote: »

Trinity.

don't believe the hype.

kevmy

Wendero wrote: »

Oh, so it's a 226 gram hamburger? I get it:) The biggest meal I've ever found in Sweden is 400 gram hamburger with everything on it (salad, onion etc) and then fries - about 5-8times as much as you get on McDonald's Okey that was off topic, I just came to think about it:)

Do you eat a lot at restaurant?:)

/John G

I once had one of those burgers in Sweden. Massive. And they wanted to put a fried egg on it as well. I had to stop them.

Wendero wrote: »

Out of curiosity: Do you call your professors by name, last name, or do you call them "Professor [the professor's last name]"? Or do you call them Mister/Sir? In Sweden, you use their first name - we are not very polite here in northern Europe;). I for myself don't care very much, I'm just curious since I know they are very polite and so in UK.

/John G

You usually call them by their first name if you know them but if you don't know them I'd try Professor ... the first couple of times.

Of course you can just call them a bollix behind their back

Wendero wrote: »

What happened to the chips?

Don't know just kinda seemed to go down in quality slightly. That said if you're going to the Charcoal just get a kebab and fcuk the chips. Brilliant.

Wendero wrote: »

What kind of food (or whatever we should call it) can you eat in Bialinn?

Usual sh1t, sandwiches, burgers, chips, pasta, rice, beans, spuds, "meat", soup. That kinda stuff. It's popular with poor students because it's slightly less expensive than the rest of the places to eat on campus.

Wendero

Hi kevmy

226 gram in Sweden? Are you sure it wasn't 200? Where did you find it, at an airport or something?

Okey, so you don't cook your own food? You always eat at restaurants? Otherwise those poor students might get away even less expensive if they were cooking their own food.

/John G

Fionn MacCool

Wendero wrote: »

Hi kevmy

226 gram in Sweden? Are you sure it wasn't 200? Where did you find it, at an airport or something?

You're getting ripped off mate, I pay 50 a gram tops

Wendero

"50 a gram tops"? Maybe it's because I'm tired, maybe something is terribly wrong with my english... but I don't understand what you mean:(

Seems like I'm going to Galway next year. My math knowledge is sufficient according to the professor at "my" program, so is my knowledge in English. I now know how to pay the application fee, although I'm still unsure about the registration (1500 euros) fee. The student residences seems to be alright - any recommendations there about what place to choose?

/John G

kevmy

Wendero wrote: »

Hi kevmy

226 gram in Sweden? Are you sure it wasn't 200? Where did you find it, at an airport or something?

Okey, so you don't cook your own food? You always eat at restaurants? Otherwise those poor students might get away even less expensive if they were cooking their own food.

/John G

Well I didn't weigh it but it was big. I got it someplace in Lund near the train station.

Most students feed themselves but usually get something to eat in college during the day because it's too much bother to go home, cook something, eat it and be back in time for the next lecture

Wendero wrote: »

"50 a gram tops"? Maybe it's because I'm tired, maybe something is terribly wrong with my english... but I don't understand what you mean:(

Seems like I'm going to Galway next year. My math knowledge is sufficient according to the professor at "my" program, so is my knowledge in English. I now know how to pay the application fee, although I'm still unsure about the registration (1500 euros) fee. The student residences seems to be alright - any recommendations there about what place to choose?

/John G

In my opinion the student residences are a rip off but they can be easier for a foreign student to get.

It would probably be cheaper (and possibly a nicer place) if you waited until you came over and looked for a house here. But of course then there is no guarantee that who will get a place to stay quickly.

happyoutscan

If you're into your hobbits, rumour has it that one can often be seen over the Corrib river either in the Blue Note, Massimos or Bierhaus... He seems to infiltrate all of these premises disguised as a 'cry-babying bad-attituded bouncer-crying' barman ****. A ****ing wanker of the highest order (he is very small although well rounded), prepare to meet this 'attitude bordering on why are you in this pub **** off home anyway cause i can't see you over the bar' twat.

What this moron is doing dealing with the public is beyond anyone's comprehension.

emeraldstar

...and breathe.

Wendero

I don't understand what you mean, happyoutscan.

Galway seems nice. Thinking about starting a thread about which student residence is the best, or is there any thread about it? give me a link in that case

/John

kevmy

Wendero wrote: »

I don't understand what you mean, happyoutscan.

Thats ok no one does

Wendero wrote: »

Galway seems nice. Thinking about starting a thread about which student residence is the best, or is there any thread about it? give me a link in that case

/John

Well there is Corrib Village - which is the on campus student accommodation.

Then there is Gort na Coirbe, Cuirt na Coirbe and Dun na Coirbe which are really all part of the same development.

And thats about it. Only Corrib Village is officially run by the college - althoug I do think they own some of the apartment in Cuirt na Coirbe.

Most of the accomadation in Galway is privately owned and most of the students stay in these. 1st years and foregin students are more likely to stay in Corrib Village while a lot of 2nd years seem to stay in Dun/Cuirt/Gort.

Doctor_Socks

witnessmenow wrote: »

Em.. ok. Wouldn't go that far :P The Róisín Dubh (Irish for Black Roisin(?), pronunced ro-sheen dove) is pub that is well known for being a good live music venue. Its more for the Indie/alternative type crowd. Cant say I ever thought it was amazing, its ok though.

Sorry to go off topic but you must be horrible at Irish witnessmenow, I mean awful. Roisin Dubh stands for black rose, hence the big black rose on the sign on the way in to the pub.

To go back on topic, NUIG is a very good college to attend. From what i've read the engineering department is regarded quite highly, not to sure about the courses you're interested in though. The social experience you'll have in NUIG is definatly worth coming to Galway for.

Everyone is right about the wind and rain though, there is times where it can be awful and you will not want to go in to the college at all!

witnessmenow

Yes Pat, the fact that I didn't know that Rosin ment rose must mean im horrible at Irish. :rolleyes: If i got the black part wrong then I would be :pac:

EDIT: Did you hand in the VHDL yet?