Uni Thread: New Semester Edition

You sound like a normie

oreganissisism

Just got back and I want to be anywhere else in the world. I hate it here. I like the uni probably better than I would like any other uni but I just really hate educational institutions now.

Semi-/x/ tier but I also believe that there really is a "program" or something going on that indocrinates students into being "normal" (as defined by the USA) citizens. You just have to go outside the US to know how different everyone is. Everyone here just seems... dead inside. Empty. As much as they pretend they're not (most are really good at faking a personality) when you get to know them you realize it's really all fake.

And I've been to highschools both inside and outside the US, and colleges inside and outside US. I'm not American (gladly).

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>>34067310
I agree anon, I notice in other countries the people seem more alive functional and socially healthy. I think the United States suffers for a couple of reasons:
>many broken families
>too many cultures that don't mix well
>emphasis on individualism
>poor diet (hormones/high fructose corn syrup in everything/sugar/salt)
>too many kids who were raised by television and computer screens (me, for example)
>many who were put on amphetamines from a young age
>lack of any strong cultural identity
>infrastructure is built in a way that encourages anti-social/asocial behavior

To elaborate on that last point, I notice in other countries things are closer together, and people generally walk or use public transit to get places. This may seem minor, but the impact is significant. When you walk around, you feel like you're in a living, breathing community.

In stark contrast, Americans drive everywhere because of the massive distances and poor (or nonexistent) public transit in many places. As a result, everyone sort of lives in their own isolated bubble. I grew up in apartments my entire life and they felt more like 'living units' than 'homes'.

The nature of cities is that everyone is constantly moving away, and there never feels like you're truly involved with society. It's very alienating, I could go back to one of my old apartment complexes or high schools just 2 years later and not see a single person I know. Even the shopping centers feel sterile and inhuman. Everything is plastic and inauthentic, intrusive adverts everywhere and the same buildings copied make the cities feel more like people factories than a massive community. Instead of a restaurant, you have "McDonald's #271726". See one and you've seen them all.

I lived in Korea for 3yrs. The difference is astounding. It's got problems too, they still seem more human. As they westernize more, I notice more family and local owned stores replaced by mega corporations, and that's unfortunate.

>>34067126
>go to uni
>never leave dorm room except for food and class
>try to get As
>kinda suceed, but not really
>never make any friends

The good: 3/4 classes are online so I can sleep in often and work from my room
The bad: three 10 page papers plus an internship where i have to wear a tie

Overall will probably be a decent semester

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>>34067207
I would be if it weren't for a couple of major factors:
>severe anxiety disorder (not the meme kind)
>I'm extremely unattractive
>very poor social skills
>extreme social awkwardness
>weird mannerisms
>weird voice
>very funny walk
>inability to conform to pop culture or subculture
I'd say I manage in spite of these only because some people are more open-minded, but I'll never be a true normie. It gets me down a lot of the times, but I try to just look at it as a challenge and as a way to filter out shallow and superficial people immediately.

Also I think I'm as ugly on the inside as the outside. Probably got it from my parents. I try to suppress it but it is visible in my body language and facial expressions, I can't hide it without seeming either fake or like a creepy sociopath who makes no facial expressions.

>>34067126
>tfw only taking 9 credit hours this semester
>tfw only 3 days worth of classes, one a day (one of them's online)
>tfw have been in bed all day today

I thought I would feel fucking great, but no. Still living at my mom's and commuting. Work's gonna fucking slaughter me though, so at least I can do that.