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York
is undoubtedly a beautiful city. The Minster, the city walls, the
ingrained history of thousands of years; it all makes for a wonderful
place for your parents to have to come and pick you up from.
However
as far as being a student goes, what you get out of York will depend
very much on where you were brought up.
To
those raised away from the threat of the motor car and arguments
over city-centre pedestrianisation, York always seems rather exciting.
Not
overbearing like its Northern neighbours Leeds or Newcastle, but
large enough to encompass a variety of entertainments and provide
a cosmopolitan feel.
If
however, like me, you have previously led an urbanised existence,
prepare to be shocked. Until recently it was tough to get a decent
pair of shoes in York, clothes shopping is limited, clubbing takes
on a whole new meaning, and getting food any time after midnight
is more difficult than the essay you had to miss dinner to complete.
Having
said that, York is a lovely place and you will learn to love much
about it. The proliferation of drinking establishments is to be
applauded, and you can buy wonderful roast meat sandwiches in a
number of places.
Added
to that its supreme position within day trip distance of London,
Edinburgh and Manchester (not to mention everywhere in between),
then I think that many of the cons York can be tarred with are easily
fixable.
You'll
have to be pretty demanding to not be happy spending 30 weeks of
the year here.
Back
to the Freshers' Week Survival Pack
If
you've been inspired by Robbie's
words of wisdom and think you could hack it as a student diarist,
find out more
here.
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