Trinnerheads and why I hate them

Denerick

First of all I am a Trinity student. Who does Arts. Which probably makes me a Trinity thoroughbred. Nevertheless, my experience at Trinity has led me to despise 90% of students in the university.

1) The SU. The students Union is run by a pack of jokes for a joke student population. The emphasis is on terrible jokes and an overly relaxed, 'one-of-the-lads-who-doesn't-like-to-take-things-too-seriously' management style.

2) Trinity fashion. You cannot wear hoodies and tracky bottoms around the college. Well I do, but its a bit of an exception. The Urban outfitters thing is infuriating.

3) Wealthy Dublin female students. Trinity has these in huge abundance. They usually wear colourful hats or do something 'whacky' with their hair. They undoubtedly have solid views on social justice and the aspiration of a better world. Every evening they go back to their comfertable home in the suburbs, sit down to dinner with mammy and daddy and recount the horrific trials and tribulations they see in inner city Dublin every day. The man on the street really gets them down.

4) The not quite D4 types. UCD has a monopoly on the D4 so I can't go too harsh on Trinity here. But its amazing to hear 3rd and 4th year students from all round the country who have developed a wierd hybrid accent which sounds vaguely like its from Donnybrook, but not quite there.

5) The pretensions to being well read. Its in every TCD students interest to claim they've read at least four of five times more than they actually have. And that they are at least three times smarter than the average student in any other institution in Ireland. Its bollox.

6) The fact that loads of people will react to this with scorn or outrage. Trinity students excell in not 'looking bothered' and will undoubtedly react to this post with a curious reaction of condemnation, arrogance and attempts at humour. Ah well.

Arathorn

ye there all spa's

NADA

Yeah. You couldn't be more correct to be honest. I hate Trinnersheads too! Also hate the fact that they look down on every other college. I also study at trinity although not this year. I'm on Erasmus:D:D:D!!!! People at my host Uni are just way more down to earth and normal.

thebossanova

Denerick wrote: »

First of all I am a Trinity student. Who does Arts. Which probably makes me a Trinity thoroughbred. Nevertheless, my experience at Trinity has led me to despise 90% of students in the university.

1) The SU. The students Union is run by a pack of jokes for a joke student population. The emphasis is on terrible jokes and an overly relaxed, 'one-of-the-lads-who-doesn't-like-to-take-things-too-seriously' management style.

2) Trinity fashion. You cannot wear hoodies and tracky bottoms around the college. Well I do, but its a bit of an exception. The Urban outfitters thing is infuriating.

3) Wealthy Dublin female students. Trinity has these in huge abundance. They usually wear colourful hats or do something 'whacky' with their hair. They undoubtedly have solid views on social justice and the aspiration of a better world. Every evening they go back to their comfertable home in the suburbs, sit down to dinner with mammy and daddy and recount the horrific trials and tribulations they see in inner city Dublin every day. The man on the street really gets them down.

4) The not quite D4 types. UCD has a monopoly on the D4 so I can't go too harsh on Trinity here. But its amazing to hear 3rd and 4th year students from all round the country who have developed a wierd hybrid accent which sounds vaguely like its from Donnybrook, but not quite there.

5) The pretensions to being well read. Its in every TCD students interest to claim they've read at least four of five times more than they actually have. And that they are at least three times smarter than the average student in any other institution in Ireland. Its bollox.

6) The fact that loads of people will react to this with scorn or outrage. Trinity students excell in not 'looking bothered' and will undoubtedly react to this post with a curious reaction of condemnation, arrogance and attempts at humour. Ah well.

If it bothers you that much then why go to Trinity? Or maybe just get out of the Arts block a little? Why can't you wear hoodies and tracky bottoms in college? First I've heard of it!

PurpleFistMixer

There's some chip on your shoulder. No matter what anyone does, it will infuriate you. I also second getting out of the Arts Block. I'm not sure if you're saying you SHOULDN'T be wearing hoodies etc. in college, or that you'll get stared down, but tbh wearing a hoody is me trying to look classy when I come to college, and I've never felt bad over it. : p

mardybumbum

All the cool kids are down at the hamilton end.

Denerick

Your damn right there's a chip on my shoulder!

Seriously, I dispise Trinity students. Every day a running commentary is going on in my head, summing up the most recent whackball that walks past me on the college grounds. Am I wrong for thinking like this?

Podge_irl

Also, we smell.

funky penguin

Denerick wrote: »

Your damn right there's a chip on my shoulder!

Seriously, I dispise Trinity students. Every day a running commentary is going on in my head, summing up the most recent whackball that walks past me on the college grounds. Am I wrong for thinking like this?

If afraid that you're coming across as a prejudiced muppet.

Tricity Bendix

Denerick wrote: »

2) Trinity fashion. You cannot wear hoodies and tracky bottoms around the college. Well I do, but its a bit of an exception. The Urban outfitters thing is infuriating.

3) Wealthy Dublin female students. Trinity has these in huge abundance. They usually wear colourful hats or do something 'whacky' with their hair. They undoubtedly have solid views on social justice and the aspiration of a better world. Every evening they go back to their comfertable home in the suburbs, sit down to dinner with mammy and daddy and recount the horrific trials and tribulations they see in inner city Dublin every day. The man on the street really gets them down.

4) The not quite D4 types. UCD has a monopoly on the D4 so I can't go too harsh on Trinity here. But its amazing to hear 3rd and 4th year students from all round the country who have developed a wierd hybrid accent which sounds vaguely like its from Donnybrook, but not quite there.

The funny thing is, you think you will be judged for wearing trackies and a hoodie, but at the moment you are standing in judgement of everyone else. You're the one looking down your nose.

You sound kinda like the sort of guy that will come into college one day with an assault rifle. Get over it.

Denerick

Tricity Bendix wrote: »

The funny thing is, you think you will be judged for wearing trackies and a hoodie, but at the moment you are standing in judgement of everyone else. You're the one looking down your nose.

You sound kinda like the sort of guy that will come into college one day with an assault rifle. Get over it.

There's the reaction I was waiting for... You get over it! Am I not allowed to hate my fellow students? Its a superficial hatred, I have friends in the place for Gods sake. Its like hating D4 people when in reality you might hang around with them. You like the person both for the things you hate and the things you don't. No-one else have this paradoxical relationship thing going on?

Tricity Bendix

Nope. Just you. You're 'special'.

Denerick

Tricity Bendix wrote: »

Nope. Just you. You're 'special'.

Thanks. I personally think that if we don't hate everyone else how could we possibly get on with anyone else. Thats the paradox I'm talking about.

Cantab.

You hand someone all the opportunities that life has to offer on a plate. And what do they do?... Complain.

Perhaps the OP should feck off back under rock they crawled from and apologise for denying someone else a place in this fine institution.

Why is that when university life doesn't work out the way you'd like it, it's someone else's fault?

Denerick

Cantab. wrote: »

You hand someone all the opportunities that life has to offer on a plate. And what do they do?... Complain.

Perhaps the OP should feck off back under rock they crawled from and apologise for denying someone else a place in this fine institution.

Why is that when university life doesn't work out the way you'd like it, it's someone else's fault?

You don't get it.

breand

Denerick wrote: »

You don't get it.

Correct. How can these freaks not see where your coming from?
Probably because theyre sporting a tea cosy on their heads and twirling their "really outragous" hair between their fingertips whilst reading a "to intellectual for you" kinda book

thebossanova

Denerick wrote: »

You don't get it.

Maybe he doesn't exactly, but Tricity Bendix definitely does.

I think your problems are self made. People choose how they interact with others and I think you are just as much in the wrong as the people you 'hate'. If you have friends similar to the people you hate have you talked to them about your feelings on this issue?

My 2 cents, take a fuppin' chill pill and get on with it!

Running Bing

Denerick wrote: »

1) The SU. The students Union is run by a pack of jokes for a joke student population. The emphasis is on terrible jokes and an overly relaxed, 'one-of-the-lads-who-doesn't-like-to-take-things-too-seriously' management style.

Cant really comment on this as after spending 4 years in the college I know little to nothing about the SU and thats fine by me.

2) Trinity fashion. You cannot wear hoodies and tracky bottoms around the college. Well I do, but its a bit of an exception. The Urban outfitters thing is infuriating.

You cant wear Hoodies and tracksuit bottoms? **** I better go back and apologise for wearing them for four years through college...Dont know where you got this from. Loads of people dress like that.

3) Wealthy Dublin female students. Trinity has these in huge abundance. They usually wear colourful hats or do something 'whacky' with their hair. They undoubtedly have solid views on social justice and the aspiration of a better world. Every evening they go back to their comfertable home in the suburbs, sit down to dinner with mammy and daddy and recount the horrific trials and tribulations they see in inner city Dublin every day. The man on the street really gets them down.

Lol, that is funny......at least their nice to look at;)

5) The pretensions to being well read. Its in every TCD students interest to claim they've read at least four of five times more than they actually have. And that they are at least three times smarter than the average student in any other institution in Ireland. Its bollox.

Nah that one is true;)

mardybumbum

Babybing wrote: »

Lol, that is funny......at least their nice to look at

The men on the street or the girls in the funny hats?

Running Bing

mardybumbum wrote: »

The men on the street or the girls in the funny hats?

Wealthy Dublin female students.....cant say Im overly familiar with the funny hats either. Maybe a lots changed in 10 months

mardybumbum

Babybing wrote: »

Wealthy Dublin female students.....cant say Im overly familiar with the funny hats either. Maybe a lots changed in 10 months

Yep, theres a new craze in the arts block!

GlasnevinRed

mardybumbum wrote: »

All the cool kids are down at the hamilton end.

Couldn't have said it better myself.:cool:

To be honest I do agree with a good bit of what the OP said but not to the extent that I'd hate 90% of Trinity students. Well maybe 90% of the arts block.:p

PurpleFistMixer

OP, I feel a bit sorry for you. Being so negative and hateful all the time must be a drain on you. You're coming across as pretty immature though. Stop caring about how other people dress themselves, stop caring if people live in the suburbs (someone can be middle class and still care for societal change, you're just coming across as bizarrely and pointlessly prejudiced saying that), all in all, stop obsessing over other people and perhaps try to see the good in others. See someone with a colourful hat? Instead of going "ugh one of them again I bet they're x y z ugh so angry", go "Oh, that's a nice hat" and continue on your way. It makes life so much more pleasant.

Denerick

PurpleFistMixer wrote: »

OP, I feel a bit sorry for you. Being so negative and hateful all the time must be a drain on you. You're coming across as pretty immature though. Stop caring about how other people dress themselves, stop caring if people live in the suburbs (someone can be middle class and still care for societal change, you're just coming across as bizarrely and pointlessly prejudiced saying that), all in all, stop obsessing over other people and perhaps try to see the good in others. See someone with a colourful hat? Instead of going "ugh one of them again I bet they're x y z ugh so angry", go "Oh, that's a nice hat" and continue on your way. It makes life so much more pleasant.

Thats another reason why I hate Trinnerheads. Your too accepting. If we don't have hate whats left?

mardybumbum

Am I the only one that assumes this is an april fools thread

"If we dont have hate whats left?"

Gotta be a pisstake

Running Bing

mardybumbum wrote: »

Am I the only one that assumes this is an april fools thread

"If we dont have hate whats left?"

Gotta be a pisstake

The fact that there's technically no arts course in Trinity also raises suspicions.


Love the term Trinnerhead though.:D

Denerick

You know another thing thats wrong with Trinity? The English. There's too many English people there. It grinds my gears.

Unregistered.

Denerick wrote: »

First of all I am a Trinity student. Who does Arts. Which probably makes me a Trinity thoroughbred. Nevertheless, my experience at Trinity has led me to despise 90% of students in the university.

1) The SU. The students Union is run by a pack of jokes for a joke student population. The emphasis is on terrible jokes and an overly relaxed, 'one-of-the-lads-who-doesn't-like-to-take-things-too-seriously' management style.

2) Trinity fashion. You cannot wear hoodies and tracky bottoms around the college. Well I do, but its a bit of an exception. The Urban outfitters thing is infuriating.

3) Wealthy Dublin female students. Trinity has these in huge abundance. They usually wear colourful hats or do something 'whacky' with their hair. They undoubtedly have solid views on social justice and the aspiration of a better world. Every evening they go back to their comfertable home in the suburbs, sit down to dinner with mammy and daddy and recount the horrific trials and tribulations they see in inner city Dublin every day. The man on the street really gets them down.

4) The not quite D4 types. UCD has a monopoly on the D4 so I can't go too harsh on Trinity here. But its amazing to hear 3rd and 4th year students from all round the country who have developed a wierd hybrid accent which sounds vaguely like its from Donnybrook, but not quite there.

5) The pretensions to being well read. Its in every TCD students interest to claim they've read at least four of five times more than they actually have. And that they are at least three times smarter than the average student in any other institution in Ireland. Its bollox.

6) The fact that loads of people will react to this with scorn or outrage. Trinity students excell in not 'looking bothered' and will undoubtedly react to this post with a curious reaction of condemnation, arrogance and attempts at humour. Ah well.

Maybe you should leave the Orts Block sometime and you'll see far more "normal" people about!

The Walsho

PurpleFistMixer wrote: »

OP, I feel a bit sorry for you. Being so negative and hateful all the time must be a drain on you. You're coming across as pretty immature though. Stop caring about how other people dress themselves, stop caring if people live in the suburbs (someone can be middle class and still care for societal change, you're just coming across as bizarrely and pointlessly prejudiced saying that), all in all, stop obsessing over other people and perhaps try to see the good in others. See someone with a colourful hat? Instead of going "ugh one of them again I bet they're x y z ugh so angry", go "Oh, that's a nice hat" and continue on your way. It makes life so much more pleasant.

This is very true.

The last few posts make me think this guy is on a windup, and he's done a good job. When it descended into farce ("if we don't have hate what's left?" and "The English") it was pretty hilarious. Well played.

mardybumbum

Denerick wrote: »

You know another thing thats wrong with Trinity? The English. There's too many English people there. It grinds my gears.

+1. Do you know what really gets up my nose too. People that wear shoes in the college. Theres far too many of them like. Who they think they are walking around all high and mighty in their apparel. Its about time something was done!!! :mad:

Tricity Bendix

Unregistered. wrote: »

Maybe you should leave the Orts Block sometime and you'll see far more "normal" people about!

Scientists and engineers are wierd.

Denerick

Glad someone cracked it :pac:

I stand by the SU remark. Now there is one institution I can't stand.

Scarinae

You started the thread after 12 noon, doesn't that make you the April Fool?

(I am now going to smile smugly in the way that only a Trinity student can)

mardybumbum

According to the ever trustworthy wikipedia, April Fools is considered to last all day in Ireland.

Unregistered.

http://www.bmweducation.co.uk/coFacts/view.asp?docID=49&topicID=5

mardybumbum

Anyone who wastes there money on a BMW is a fool whether they fall for those adverts or not! :pac:

Scarinae

mardybumbum wrote: »

According to the ever trustworthy wikipedia, April Fools is considered to last all day in Ireland.

Ah, but wikipedia also says that it only lasts until noon in the UK - and everybody knows that Trinity is for West Brits, meaning that April Fools ends at noon for any Trinity student such as the OP

mardybumbum

Dang! :mad:
You'll have to get up earlier next year OP!

Scarinae

mardybumbum wrote: »

Dang! :mad:
You'll have to get up earlier next year OP!

I think you're forgetting something...

Denerick wrote: »

First of all I am a Trinity student. Who does Arts.

Loike he'd be up before noon - his weekly lecture is probably at 3pm!
(oh how I am enjoying this thread - thank you OP!)

ArmCandyBaby

Comfort yourself with the Sartre quote, "Hell is other people". This is just cross that you super-smart people have to bear.

Karlusss

Read through this thread and didn't cop it till the admission. Does that say more about me, or what I expect from troll threads on this forum?

mardybumbum

Fishie wrote: »

Loike he'd be up before noon - his weekly lecture is probably at 3pm!
(oh how I am enjoying this thread - thank you OP!)

Now now, be nice fishie. They may spit in your McFlurry in years to come.

Denerick

mardybumbum wrote: »

Now now, be nice fishie. They may spit in your McFlurry in years to come.

The way things are going its going to be engineers who end up in Mc Donalds, not us useless arts block students!

I must also add that this thread was inspired somewhat from my recent finishing of Catch 22. Thought I better mention that. Because I'm a Trinity student who loves broadcasting what they've just finished reading.

Denerick

mardybumbum wrote: »

Dang! :mad:
You'll have to get up earlier next year OP!

Time is irrelevant to us in the arts block.

Brian

5/10
Half raged.. then sort of half agreed anyway.

Scarinae

mardybumbum wrote: »

Now now, be nice fishie. They may spit in your McFlurry in years to come.

I am a female student from Dublin, which means that I am probably too rich to eat in McDonalds with all the povs.

However, I suppose there is always the danger that they might spit in my iced quad venti with whip skinny caramel macchiato. I'll try to be nicer in future.

EGaffney

April Fool's jokes are meant to be funny, not just things that aren't true or interesting.

Boston

Tricity Bendix wrote: »

Scientists and engineers are wierd.

0_o

captainspeckle

Denerick wrote: »

You know another thing thats wrong with Trinity? The English. There's too many English people there. It grinds my gears.

wanting to get a bit of reaction and controversy is one thing
this is too far dude. too far.

bordering on racist now!

Boston

Its not female genital mutilation, they're just a different colour silly.

Karlusss

captainspeckle wrote: »

wanting to get a bit of reaction and controversy is one thing
this is too far dude. too far.

bordering on racist now!

Don't make me mention the number of years...