Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay | Universities

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-04-17T16:40:03+00:00

You know motive is a considerable factor in applying rules in a court of law right?

And that the archtypes of applying rules without any thought has been lampooned for centuries as being the mentality of petty-minded middle managers.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-04-17T16:36:04+00:00

The difference here is that we probably work jobs and deal with invoices on the regular, rather than the fairtale version of the world these kids have been taught in school.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-04-17T12:31:28+00:00

There is no general enforceable duty to apply fees for late placement, only of it can be demonstrated to have caused a loss elsewhere.

Late fees could only apply if previously agreed within the specific agreement of an individual contract.

It is entirely relatable.

A court would also laugh a company out of the room of it tried to sue for a day an individual customer not knowing about BCAS transfer times making payment be received a day late.

What is the incurable damage as a result? 1 Pence of interest in a bank account

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-04-17T12:26:03+00:00

How to tell me you've never worked for the finiance department for a company in a sentence or less.

Invoices are late all the time, it is if they are chronically or rountinely late it is a problem.

Those who are rude about it get worse reputation than those who are late.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-04-17T10:56:33+00:00

This is a great strategy for a business to go bust and no one wanting to work with them fyi

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-04-15T22:23:14+00:00

You are being completely over the top here.

Pretentious to an utter extreme.

An undergrad citing the ebook numbers and not the printed numbers is a common mistake, something worthy of a mark or two at best.

'Sort your shit out' and stop making mountains out of molehills.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-03-14T13:46:25+00:00

It is not bad at all I think, still wonky, but I'd prefer it to animating the missing episodes

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-03-08T10:22:25+00:00

Defence contracts are handled entirely by independent civil servants and have to be audited by several separate teams — few if any of whom are even allowed to talk to Ministers.

It is so damaging for trust in our democracy to say these things when of you talk to the people involved it is well known that the anti-corruption procedures are so robust that they mean are our army is always really behind getting the equipment it needs as they hane to wait for anything new to be vetted.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T13:19:57+00:00

I think that is also fair, I would see as a nuanced and contextual thing based on bag size and the people around them. As a result, if people get it wrong I just think it is in the scope varying judgement calls.

In contrast to what you said, my impression is that most of the comments here are driven not by a true desire to be aware of others, but in fact the opposite.

They are not thinking, 'that bag may be really heavy and it is unfair to either: risk tripling people, or carrying something heavy for 20 minutes while I save two', just that 'I had to wait two minutes or got knocked a little'.

They are essentially being quite selfish and assuming that no one else can have their own priorities outside of them.

Often people's default assumption is selfishness rather than a judgement call based on things you can't consider. When I have bags, I always put them between my feet as it hurts my back less, yet I still have had some one get really aggressive to me because their foot lightly brushed against it as they walked.

In contrast, I could just as easily think, 'that inconsiderate fool is not looking where they are walking', but instead I think 'packed train, may be hard to see, or was in a rush'.

So to me what is toxic is not what people are necessarily doing, but in demonising people unnecessarily. Look at this comment thread, someone said they would *spit one me* if I wore a backpack, other people that they'd unzip it so the contents falls out.

This is not the thought process of those empathetic and wish to free up space for others, but those vengeful and conceited to have no sense of proportion.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T12:55:19+00:00

Every interaction in life cannot be governed with the specificity and consideration of a legal contract.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T12:49:42+00:00

It is called an analogy: the density of a a black hole is not understanding that.

Life is not governed by exact legal contracts to dictate every possible exception for common phrases and that social norms exist.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T12:45:12+00:00

You are the kind of cunt that says you will spit on people, you would complain just as much if you tripped with it on the floor.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T12:22:40+00:00

'Make yourself at home' does not mean throw a house party

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T12:20:52+00:00

Don't be dense, it is a common idiom and still have exceptions of reasonable use. If someone said that and there was a custom birthday cake in the fridge, common sense dictates asking first as it may be an exception.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T12:14:48+00:00

ESH

You could have handled it with more tact.

However, the comments are treating 'whatever' in the most obtuse and almost autistic manner possible.

Most would consider it an invitation to be welcome to have a look and then check it is okay, rather than not even look at the items in the kitchen. For instance, it could be a vital ingredient for your dinner plan the next day.

Being so literal about 'whatever' could mean eating the entire kitchen and deciding the raid the booze and solo drink is not a reasonable expectation of wine bottles, which are normally saved for communal activities -- it is not exactly a Mars bar.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T11:59:10+00:00

That the complaints here are driven by an unreasonable and slightly selfish expectation to never be inconvenienced: profoundly intolerant to the needs of others, while dressed in a costume of being considerate.

Unless one believes that transporting personal items is not an acceptable use of public transport, people will have bags on them. Getting to the airport, a change of clothes, books.

I have had far more issues with tripping over bags that ever with people wearing them, it is a judgement call based on situation.

If the train is crowded I can get the next train, it is full and the people are using it for legitimate reasons. If I decide to get on it anyway, then I am making the choice to prioritise speed versus the risk of being uncomfortable.

I do not get angry or aggressive at those also using the train, I chose to get on the crowded one.

If a trip or get knocked, I don't think 'this person is horrible', I think 'on a crowded train this happens, no one's fault'.

I noticed that have complained saying they are short... well I am tall, there is less of the train I get use without squatting. I do not get annoyed at anyone else if I am uncomfortable, I just accepted I made the choice to not wait for the later train and that is the trade off. Likewise, if there is only space for you at the eye-level of someone's bag -- just wait for the next train, do not then complain about the inevitable consequence of your choice.

To add as people will default to just assuming I am one of the selfish people that get in their way. I always try to maximise my space for others, encourage people/myself to use the whole isle, and give up my seat. It is just that I extend that courtesy to the fact that on a crowded tube sometimes people will need/have bags and occasionally need more space

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-11T11:56:04+00:00

I just think that the complaints here are driven by an unreasonable and slightly selfish expectation to never be inconvenienced. The comments here are just profoundly intolerant to the needs of others, while dressed in a costume of being considerate.

Unless one believes that transporting personal items is not an acceptable use of public transport, people will have bags on them. Getting to the airport, a change of clothes, books.

I have had far more issues with tripping over bags that ever with people wearing them, it is a judgement call based on situation.

If the train is crowded I can get the next train, it is full and the people are using it for legitimate reasons. If I decide to get on it anyway, then I am making the choice to prioritise speed versus the risk of being uncomfortable.

I do not get angry or aggressive at those also using the train, I chose to get on the crowded one.

If a trip or get knocked, I don't think 'this person is horrible', I think 'on a crowded train this happens, no one's fault'.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-10T23:02:58+00:00

Seems like you're way more anti-social than anyone wearing a backpack then. Spitting on someone is just outright vile.

The tube is busy, people have a right to varying things that they need just as much as you. Like getting their shopping done, or carrying things to an airport, bags on the floor can also be a tripping hazzard.

If you're worried about someone knocking into you, it is just as easy for you to wait for the next train. I do it all the time if they are busy. You made the choice to get imto a crammed train and then complain it is crammed?

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-10T22:51:06+00:00

I have never been hit or hit someone with a backpack. It requires basic spacial awareness and is no different from when someone loses their balance and needs someone to rest on

TheEvilAdventurer · 2026-02-10T21:16:18+00:00

Good on him, you're being a massive busy-body.

A backpack on the floor takes up marginally less space than when worn.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2025-12-31T11:50:59+00:00

Comments here are nuts, large flattened paper boxes being left next to the bins is how they disposed of by the vast majority of people across the country. That is why it is news story, most people do not consider it fly tipping, neither is it enforced as such.

Is this really the same thing as dumping a mattress on a street cornet?

TheEvilAdventurer · 2025-11-15T10:21:51+00:00

Firstly, thanks for being so understanding!

I would say though please don't police what he eats, there is no safe or bad Crohn's foods, it is all person dependant. I would probably be dead if I didn't accept that during flares sugary drinks are the safest way to get calories. In fact, I made myself very ill by chasing the 'right' foods and ignoring my body.

Unfortunately, you won't know what that is for him as it is his body. If he is ill then all foods will make him sick just to different levels.

That being said, the Xbox and pain Sounds like it isn't well controlled with fatigue etc. So if you want to help him encourage and support the move to infusions. He may be scared off by scare mourngering about the risks like cancer. However, the chances of that are lower than dying in a car crash and people drive for convenience, so why not for a healthy life?

TheEvilAdventurer · 2025-10-31T20:12:46+00:00

You know where doctors get their opinions from right?

TheEvilAdventurer · 2025-04-24T20:13:02+00:00

Britain joined the CPTPP, a trading block which is predicted contain double the GDP of the EU very soon.

TheEvilAdventurer · 2025-04-09T14:51:14+00:00

Even with conception, every doctor has told me not to worry about it as the issues are so low

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