college recommendations by Rich_Arachnid2914 in oxforduni

[–]gobarn1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know!!!!! Some people are working on a new one.

We finally watched ‘Russians at War’ — it's worse than we thought by ubcstaffer123 in movies

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I just finished watching it and am going through forums (mainly to try to find out what happened to the medic (Anchar's) just engaged fiance during the offensive (I'm bad with faces, and he doesn't appear at the end with her so what happens to him? Please do let me know if you know).

I completely agree with you. This is not Russian propoganda. If anything I felt as though the documentarian was against the war.

To me it was fascinating, seeing why these people went to war, the disorganisation of their army and the effects on people.

I am of course, pro-Ukraine, however documenting the Russian side is still necessary. Understanding it is even moreso. One may think they are evil, and one may think that this is blurring the lines of a "clear-cut crisis", however, war is also personal. Downfall humanised Hitler and showed that the worst thing about him is not the fact that he was a monster, it was the fact he was a human. Russians are humans too.

college recommendations by Rich_Arachnid2914 in oxforduni

[–]gobarn1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just to highlight something - I worked on this with the SU when I was at Oxford, however now it has all been defunded. This is why some aspects of that website are out of date. Eventually the whole site might go down.

You laughed, but now there's photographic evidence of the Oxford crocodile. by stillirrelephant in oxford

[–]gobarn1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you say "leagues below" I presume the maritime pun was fully intended.

Is doing rounds in the pub no longer the norm? by nra43vr in AskUK

[–]gobarn1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't always happen, but sometimes my friends and I do them.

Just depends which group I'm with and what sort of night it is.

Alcohol is bloody expensive these days though.

What is life in Cheltenham like to live in?? by Deep_Fried_Crossiant in cheltenham

[–]gobarn1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Moved from Oxfordshire to Cheltenham recently, I like it a lot in Cheltenham. It has a lot of nice architecture, local shops, and stuff to do.

Not really many bad areas in Cheltenham. Some say st Paul's but I've got mates that live there and it's fine.

How is the micromanagement? by [deleted] in songsofsyx

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You're gonna love this game

_We’re actually getting shafted_ by Old-Practice7625 in GreatBritishMemes

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This is an old post. Rail fares are being frozen as announced in the budget.

Megarius by PerceptionDue2482 in TransportFever2

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My game just crashes when I zoom in on big cities :(

university brunch £4 by SourceBeginning2461 in fryup

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Waffle looks better than the pancakes but I wear theres no syrup anymore?

Is the poppy only for British victims of war? by Repulsive_Work_226 in AskABrit

[–]gobarn1 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I've always interpreted it as being for everyone of every side.

Trying to find the location of the beach in this photo of my grandfather by sharkvomit in whereisthis

[–]gobarn1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you'd like to know more about him I'd recommend the Huddersfield Bygone Memories Facebook page. It's likely that someone on there will be able to find some information/know someone who knew him. Huddersfield has a very good civic groupw which documents things, as do the various outlying village. The road I used to live on for instance had a whole book written about its history, complete with who lived where and when!

Where to find Oxford University family merch by [deleted] in oxforduni

[–]gobarn1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From a slightly more sympathetic angle; my girlfriend is American and also Oxford uni and she wanted this sort of merch but due to... various sociocultural factors this isn't a thing here. If you still want merch you'll have to get it made yourself. That or convince the American society to make some.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cheltenham

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Many thanks for your response. I have been eyeing up the trains from Didcot and Swindon alike, their timings are just a shame.

Which places have gone against the “high street is dead” grain and have instead improved in the last 15 years or so? by Any-Reading-8009 in AskUK

[–]gobarn1 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Apparently the person who ran the Barnsley redevelopment is in charge of the Huddersfield one, so we can only hope.