Are you getting anything?

Bonavox · 10-06-2009 10:57PM #1

I'm listening to the FM104 Phoneshow, and they're talking about exam candidates getting rewards for good results. I've assumed that I'm getting something, and my parents have said they will give me a couple of hundred euro.

Everyone I've been talking to are getting around the same. On the show, there was a girl who has already got a VW Golf 09 (LC) and one said his parents outright refused to get him anything.

Is anyone here getting anything?

jumpguy · 10-06-2009 11:04PM

Well...for the Junior Cert, the 103 Euro to pay for the exams.
For the leaving cert, if it goes well, I'll be getting a university degree and some living expenses paid for 4 or 5 years.
Parents who try to bribe their children with cars for example into success must be insanely rich and insanely stupid. You'd think sending them to university or college would be enough.

Then again, it's not like I'd complain if I got a car... :P

ILuvGreenDayOx. · 10-06-2009 11:14PM

With what my grades are set to be? I'm not going to get a thing

animalcrazy · 10-06-2009 11:14PM

My parents haven't said anything about giving me anything, then again I don't think I will deserve anything :P

partyatmygaff · 10-06-2009 11:19PM

For my JC parents have told me any C I get means I pay them €20

Thats crazy anyone getting a VW Golf 09 for just doing a damn LC without even getting their results back.

I get nothing except a month of quiet, I get bad grades I get constant complaints from my parents about how my standard has slipped and it doesn't stop until the next exam. My parents expect me to get 600 points in my leaving cert or atleast something over 570 points.

ffs like, Then again my parents did promise me if I did well in my LC I would get a car(Back in 1st year). Doubt it somehow

Bonavox · 10-06-2009 11:24PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Then again my parents did promise me if I did well in my LC I would get a car(Back in 1st year). Doubt it somehow

Maybe a toy car? Who knows, you might get a BMW 5 Series.

Yeah, my teachers told my parents they expect "bright things" but they still ain't budging until mid-September.

I can't see myself getting loads though, but who would be complaining about getting an insured and taxed 09 car for a few weeks of exams? I'd probably feel bad on my parents. It wouldn't even be worth robbing a back, the way the country has gone

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Namlub · 10-06-2009 11:31PM

My mam's taking me to London at the end of June as a kind of end-of-exams holiday thing, i.e. she's going to buy me loads, says she'll see what my results are before she decides on getting me anything. My friend is getting €50 for every A and €25 for an A or a B, her parents will be cleaned out!

Nettie · 10-06-2009 11:37PM

I'm getting Sims 3 tomorrow during lunch so I can play tomorrow night!
Can't wait!
Tomorrow's my last day!

And it's awful that that person got a car for doing her LC.
What kind of parents do that?

I'd be happier with what I'm getting!

Plus I'm getting new clothes!

partyatmygaff · 10-06-2009 11:39PM

Actually found out anything I get a C in Im gonna have to go get 5th year grinds for....

Aswell as that €20 thing. Crap....

animalcrazy · 10-06-2009 11:42PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Actually found out anything I get a C in Im gonna have to go get 5th year grinds for....

Aswell as that €20 thing. Crap....

Wow your parents are strict, will they faint if you got a D?

Halla Basin · 11-06-2009 07:53AM

jumpguy wrote: »

Well...for the Junior Cert, the 103 Euro to pay for the exams.
For the leaving cert, if it goes well, I'll be getting a university degree and some living expenses paid for 4 or 5 years.
Parents who try to bribe their children with cars for example into success must be insanely rich and insanely stupid. You'd think sending them to university or college would be enough.

Then again, it's not like I'd complain if I got a car... :P

wow you're so smart and such a martyr. I think that people who are rich are really stupid too! We should like, go kill all the rich people lol

personally, I prefer the edge!

And for every A that I'm getting, I get half a bicycle

fkt · 11-06-2009 12:18PM

I have one exam left and I got the best present EVER when I came home today. The news Ronaldo has left the mancs. F*cking brilliant reward for doing my exams.

Brilliant

millington · 11-06-2009 01:16PM

A ****ing new Golf?:eek:Don't even like them but JESUS!!!

My father will more than likely get me somethin. Didn't say anything but I don't really expect anything.

Meller · 11-06-2009 01:20PM

Umm, no... They don't hassle me over exams and studying and leave me to do whatever I want, and in return I don't require them to bribe me like a five year old... people will want to do well in their exams themselves if left to it, parents who are basically threatening their kids to well and giving them things for higher marks won't get anywhere and are completely defeating the purpose of these sort of exams.

A celebratory present or something at the end is one thing, but bribing with a car or something for a few As is just ridiculous.

IndigoWings · 11-06-2009 03:44PM

My mum said she's getting me a 15" MacBook Pro because I did so much *ahem* work studying :pac:

My brain is in paaain, but it's fair worth it

Eoin MurMur · 11-06-2009 03:59PM

Halla Basin wrote: »

wow you're so smart and such a martyr. I think that people who are rich are really stupid too! We should like, go kill all the rich people lol

Wouldn't killing all rich people just turn all the middle class into the rich? And the poor to the middle class

It'd be useless...Nice thought though :pac: Getting a car for doing the LC is ridiculous

IndigoWings wrote: »

My mum said she's getting me a 15" MacBook Pro because I did so much *ahem* work studying :pac:

My brain is in paaain, but it's fair worth it

Wow a laptop? :eek: Lucky sod you

I'll probably get a pat on the back :pac:

ash.c · 11-06-2009 05:02PM

Well since the news that Ronaldo is goin to Madrid broke my Dad told me today he'll bring me to Madrid to see him:) and some shoping of course:)

soccymonster · 11-06-2009 05:07PM

My dads paying me 20 quid for every honour I get..:pac:..
He's so stupid because he actually thinks its hard to get an honour..
:pac:

partyatmygaff · 11-06-2009 06:09PM

So no one else has parents like mine

Thought I'd be so happy, one easy exam left tech next wednesday so technically im finished.
Instead of happy im really worried about the results now

Halla Basin · 11-06-2009 06:24PM

Eoin MurMur wrote: »

Wouldn't killing all rich people just turn all the middle class into the rich? And the poor to the middle class It'd be useless...Nice thought though

No. Non sequitur, I'm afraid.

claudtreacy · 11-06-2009 06:32PM

Haha i thought this topic was something different completely..Are you getting any?

jumpguy · 11-06-2009 06:56PM

Eoin MurMur wrote: »

Wouldn't killing all rich people just turn all the middle class into the rich? And the poor to the middle class It'd be useless...Nice thought though :pac: Getting a car for doing the LC is ridiculous

Interesting thought...then I wouldn't get to complain about rich people! I need that.
No, I'm afraid they'll have to live.

:P

soccymonster · 11-06-2009 07:04PM

Eoin MurMur wrote: »

Wouldn't killing all rich people just turn all the middle class into the rich? And the poor to the middle class It'd be useless...Nice thought though :pac: Getting a car for doing the LC is ridiculous

If I were to get a car after the LC, I d probably just get an aul banger of a car.! Or a tractor..

Bobalicious93 · 11-06-2009 07:04PM

ash.c wrote: »

Well since the news that Ronaldo is goin to Madrid broke my Dad told me today he'll bring me to Madrid to see him:) and some shoping of course:)

I've been to Madrid. Beautiful city.

The Bernabèu is something special aswell if you go and do the tour.

jumpguy · 11-06-2009 07:22PM

soccymonster wrote: »

If I were to get a car after the LC, I d probably just get an aul banger of a car.! Or a tractor..

I wouldn't mind getting an aul banger. I'd just be happy to drive something. A tractor would be...well you'd draw attention to yourself on the road like.

soccymonster · 11-06-2009 07:28PM

jumpguy wrote: »

I wouldn't mind getting an aul banger. I'd just be happy to drive something. A tractor would be...well you'd draw attention to yourself on the road like.

Not on the old durty roads i live down..
tractors are quite the fashion where i live..;)..
an aul banger would be great craic to joyride with hahaha.. well not me of course, id obviously get a friend to do it while i'm in da back seat hyped up with adrenalin!:pac:.. a new BMW would be too much of a risk to crash..

Frank3142 · 11-06-2009 07:41PM

soccymonster wrote: »

No not from my parents anyways..
I want to get some though ha..

you sick fcuk

soccymonster · 11-06-2009 07:43PM

Frank3142 wrote: »

you sick fcuk

i didnt mean from my parents eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......
and i said "ha".. but my parents were not part of anything wotsoever!..

elaine93 · 11-06-2009 09:27PM

Everyone seems to be made of money here....
I'm getting the 120 pro palette off ebay. Can't wait actually. Its like a big box of crayola crayon colours, but eyeshadow.:D

millington · 11-06-2009 09:29PM

jumpguy wrote: »

I wouldn't mind getting an aul banger

I want a Mk4 Golf or a Mk1 Leon for the road. Will never get insured on the Escort lol.

animalcrazy · 11-06-2009 11:11PM

elaine93 wrote: »

Everyone seems to be made of money here....
I'm getting the 120 pro palette off ebay. Can't wait actually. Its like a big box of crayola crayon colours, but eyeshadow.:D

Oh I would love to get that!
When I came home today my mam gave me a really nice three quarter length sleeve, light, light luminous green jacket. Seriously sexy, looovve it!

Are you getting anything?

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