Pro/Con lists

Taking a leaf out of Peter's book (though I have much shorter lists):

Things I love about Oxford
1) Studying in buildings older than the United States
2) Plenty of time spent consulting with professors
3) Student clubs/societies for just about everything imaginable
4) Practically no need to buy textbooks (college libraries stock enough copies for everyone)
5) Everything important is within a 20-minute walk.

Not-so-great things about Oxford
1) A lot of the sinks have separate taps for hot and cold water, so I tend to either scald or freeze my hands whenever I wash them.
2) There's a general feeling of disorganization and slow communication (not that I have a perfect right to judge here...)
3) Cost of living - in general, if something costs $x in Bloomington, then it costs £x here, and the exchange rate is not in our favor.
4) British keyboards have a different layout (not different enough to be crippling, but just different enough to be annoying).
5) Long northern nights (sunset is now just about 4:00 PM)

Overheard after class

A conversation between two British students who were leaving the lecture hall behind me:

"Do you want to go and get lunch?"
"Uh, not today. I think I'll just get some Ramen."
"Some what?"
"Ramen. You don't know what that is?"
"No."
"It's sort of a stringy noodle -- you just boil it and pour chicken flavor over it."
"Ah, so kind of an instant soup?"
"Right."

Ramen: feeding thrifty college students worldwide.