Random Rants XLIV: I Can't Find The Answer

[JohannaK]

My public, high quality university costs $7000/semester, and it was $16,000/semester before I got local residency. That's certainly rant-worthy.

As I said, the joys of a welfare state. A TRUE welfare state

 

[azzaman333]

My public, high quality university costs $7000/semester, and it was $16,000/semester before I got local residency. That's certainly rant-worthy.

So glad I live somewhere that has affordable education.

 

[Synobun]

So glad I live somewhere that has affordable education.

There are schools in America where tuition is over $40k. There's also the "Freshmen must live on campus" ordeal, where at the University of Denver, the amount you pay ends up being over $50k.

USA #1.

 

[Borachio]

What are the yearly fees at Eton? £50,000? And not even a college-level education to be had there.

UK #14

 

[JohannaK]

Eton is Eton. Don't compare.

 

[Borachio]

Oh? Isn't it a school? Or is it just an institution for child abuse?

 

[Peck of Arabia]

it's a pretty steep admission, but with a place like Eton you're paying for more than the education aren't you? How the other half live.

 

[Borachio]

It's the elite perpetuating itself. And it seems to work. In a way.

I think it costs them quite high in psychological terms, though.

 

[Leoreth]

As I said, the joys of a welfare state. A TRUE welfare state

That's not even welfare, but plain self interest (on part of the state).

 

[JohannaK]

Indeed. Although I may emigrate somewhere else once I'm done... most people do it these days.

 

[Takhisis]

Eton is Eton. Don't compare.

No? Why not?

Oh? Isn't it a school? Or is it just an institution for child abuse?

I thought we Catholics were the only acceptable targets for such a thing.

I may emigrate somewhere else once I'm done... most people do it these days.

I thought that all the Catalans were going to migrate out of Spain in less thatn two years and start pretending they're not Spaniards?

 

[JohannaK]

I want to see the outside world too.

 

[Takhisis]

But you'll be outside Spain anyway!

Otherwise, come to Argentina, if you're that desperate.

 

[JohannaK]

Yeah, jump out of a fire to get into a bigger one.

 

[Takhisis]

Nah, independence will be here again, Cretina cannot be reelected.

 

[The_J]

I meant you should tell us more .

My oldest cat, aged about 18.5, is gonna pass away soon.

Ouch, that's hard .


I'd like to post in the raves thread that I don't have to do that massive amount of baking anymore, but I still have to cook on Tuesday for a growing number of people (when it was decided we were 5, now we're 9), and that's also a challenge .

 

[Supr49er]

My oldest cat, aged about 18.5, is gonna pass away soon.

I am sorry. Losing a pet is awful.

 

[Takhisis]

I'd like to post in the raves thread that I don't have to do that massive amount of baking anymore, but I still have to cook on Tuesday for a growing number of people (when it was decided we were 5, now we're 9), and that's also a challenge .

The problem is that you're a German and, to quote Gaiman and Pratchett, you engage things with 'Teutonic thoroughness', maybe you should lower your standards.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Nah, independence will be here again, Cretina cannot be reelected.

I think they said that about Chavez at some point.

 

[Takhisis]

Well, yes, he is being crowned sworn in right now, in absentia, and I personalyl believe he is already dead, or kept alive but unconscious like the human pods in the Matrix.