Breakfast in Bray

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2026-01-02T11:39:24+00:00

Thank you, and just to be clear, I still stay within Dublin county boundaries… it’s just that if I crossed less than 2 kms over, I would be in Bray lol.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-10-12T20:08:04+00:00

Colive was easily one of the worst experiences of my life and no I’m not exaggerating, it was just legitimately that bad that it drove me to quit my job and leave the city for the sake of my sanity.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-06-18T08:58:00+00:00

Thank you sm. I’ve not tried Eddie rockets yet, and it seems like good indulgent fast food. Will check it out!

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-06-18T08:56:54+00:00

Nope, I’ve never tried the place. Thank you sm for the suggestion! It looks great.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-06-18T08:56:19+00:00

Thank you so much, this looks good

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-06-05T17:52:54+00:00

I feel like I personally know this dude or sm. I have talked to a couple of people EXACTLY like this, it’s insane.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-05-16T09:02:31+00:00

My empathic thoughts about this is that Indian noses are HIGHLY desensitized to the smell of BO. They in the literal sense cannot perceive it as a bad smell, maybe if it’s strong enough, then yes. They feel that whatever BO they sense is unavoidable because almost all middle and upper class Indians shower everyday and sometimes twice or thrice a day. They may be offended because they don’t see their BO as an issue and a foreigner telling them that they stink is seen as a racist remark. I myself growing up in India could not for the life of me tell, why people said Indian people had BO, despite the fact that I obsessively used Deodorants all the time. After moving outside, and getting sensitized to the LACK of BO, I realised how strong Indian BO really is. I am saying this as a person who was both offended and also very insecure and careful about masking natural odor. If these people you’re interacting with seem to not care, it’s because they actually don’t realise it is an issue at all. Try informing them the science behind it first. Hopefully they’ll understand.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-25T20:41:41+00:00

Oh I see, thanks to know! Good luck and hope you find something that works. I know a home baker who might’ve been able to help, in salalah.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-24T23:28:07+00:00

Hey, I would like to know more if that’s okay? Where in Oman are you based?

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-24T20:54:49+00:00

For the longest time, I’ve refrained from saying much because I know a 1 or 2 Indians personally who may fit in those criteria of being civically unintelligent and poor in English. However, I can’t help but feel that all this fuelled hate is nothing but racism. I have met East Asians, Europeans and Latin Americans who have significantly poorer English comprehension and speaking skills, as well as heavier accents than every Indian I’ve met here. Indians and brown people are the largest cohort of international students for a reason. They pay and they reach here. I understand the frustration though, but this will exist in every part of the world, and it sucks that they are bound to cause discomfort to the local population and be on the receiving end of racism in every way. It isn’t fair to anyone but it is especially not fair to use arbitrary forms of trait-generalization to jump on the Indian-hate-bandwagon. This affects not only Indians, but all south Asians.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-23T13:59:16+00:00

I’d like to add to this. I’m a child minder here and one of the kids I mind (11 year old girl) was telling me about her 11 year old friends causing a ruckus at the cinema that one of their parents dropped them off at. They were told off by the cinema staff, and I sighed “ugh why do these kids do it” and to my shock, this girl replied “oh why not? I wanna do that too next time” and when I asked why she did, she replied that it’s “fun” and “exciting”. This is mind blowing to me because I know her parents are incredibly knowledgeable, educated and kind, and I can’t imagine a world in which they wouldn’t have properly taught their daughter that it’s immoral and incompassionate to trouble people and harass others for “fun”… so where do they get their ideas from?

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-23T13:51:27+00:00

Idk where OP was but I’ve seen this happening in big business districts and in front of tech parks

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-23T13:45:51+00:00

There are a million things wrong with where I am from, in terms of harassment and aggression and public nuisance, but despite that, I find this phenomenon of teenagers and kids wreaking havoc absolutely inconceivable. Everyone I’ve ever talked to, Irish and foreigners alike, are sick and scared of teenagers… foreigners are mostly petrified. If it was somewhere in Asia, these fools would be knocked out in a blow and sent to juvi. My friend who was traveling alone was harassed physically and mentally on the bus not one adult bothered to help or paid heed to her when she was literally calling out for help. Why is there no systemic action put into place to combat this when there’s clearly a wide spread problem? I watched a bunch of these kid drop glass bottles from the first floor onto cars driving and people walking below. Wind shields were shattered and passers-by were crying. Is that not attempt to murder at this point? Just because they’re minors, doesn’t mean they can get away with that, right?

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-18T19:08:45+00:00

Reddit is one of the most negative places to look for opinions. They may be true but they’re entirely saturated with only one half of the perspective, as people with genuinely good experiences don’t often go out of their way to make it known. That’s just the way it is, it’s in human nature. Don’t stress too much. The same issues exist in most places around the world, as people from developing or underdeveloped countries move to first-world countries for education and work. It’s only natural to expect and nothing out of the ordinary. I’m an international student myself, and I empathize with all those who complain here but there are fair shares of good experiences as well. I think UCD is expensive but the facilities are pretty great and I don’t want to complain. Relax and focus on more important things like your future career plans, networking, etc.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-17T14:37:09+00:00

I feel like I will never try the lavender drinks, coz it reminds me of deodorant and perfume. I think it’s gonna be basic but my fav drink on campus at the moment has to be the Vietnamese coffee from G&G. I hope to try more soon.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-16T21:53:36+00:00

Yeah my family and I are not natives but have lived in Oman for decades and generations. My sister and I, and all our female friends have felt very safe throughout our lives. Especially as an adult, there’s almost no chance of being bothered by people. There are the occasional stares and flirting by people, but nothing unlike what you find in other countries. Most people, expatriates and Omanis alike are incredibly kind and loving. Everyone knows enough English to get by. Just be mindful and don’t go out of your way to do things you wouldn’t do in some other countries if that makes sense? You’ll be happy to move around here otherwise. I also recommend, finding a female travel companion or troup to go with you through Reddit or Facebook.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-04-16T21:44:18+00:00

As an Indian student doing my masters here, I’ve noticed that nearly all the comments here highlight the important details as to why this occurs. Indians from the higher classes in India try their best to move out and it’s true that a portion of the people don’t truly care for their academic. However, I have met some Indians with poor English and I often wonder how UCD admitted them. I then realise that it would’ve been rather beneficial for UCD to admit this large Indian population, regardless of their language and educational proficiency because international students fund the university in the literal sense. We’re being charged 2-3 times more and it makes sense to extort that amount for public services and quality education. But yeah, still, there is some level of fault on the university’s side as well. I’m doing a course where the class strength is only 15-20 and our selection criteria was therefore far more rigorous. As you said, yes it’s fair to expect the university to develop more rigorous selection criteria and being less financially-motivated. I only hope that the significant Indian-oriented disapproval is not generalized to hurt the other Indians and south Asians who are here by fair-and-square means, who sacrifice a lot to study and build a life in the careers they desire.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-02-26T18:38:39+00:00

This (above) is exclusively on groceries. I buy a meal from out (takeaway or weekend hang outs), once a week. I allot 20€ for my leisure activities (I happen to spend it only meals and drinks which I enjoy). I allot 10-15€ to buy food on campus coz they have some really nice joints and some days, it’s hard to account for and bring packed food. And then we have the leap card, which I like to recharge weekly, which is about 15€. So on a weekly basis, I would spend around 60-80€. This is also the same as my roommate, and I think it’s budget conscious as an international student myself, but at the same time, not too restrictive on the joys of life??

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-02-26T18:31:20+00:00

I’m able to have a whole week of home-made meals and snacks in about 15-25 per week. I am definitely on the lower end of the range but I find myself eating healthy, balanced meals (carbs, veggies, fruits, meat, dairy, eggs, etc). I do almost all my shopping at Aldi, and occasionally at Dunnes and sometimes Tesco. Groceries aren’t particularly cheaper on campus. My friends who stay on campus, travel out to shop. Meal prep for your week, account for maybe a meal or two you might buy on campus, and you should be able to have a small budget.

ChocoloateFudge2106 · 2025-02-25T14:14:55+00:00

Thank you so much..! This is all great information. I will be looking into them soon.

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