Uni Freshers!

[Eoin247]

That is a typical response I would expect from someone with your intellectual ability, that is to say none. Your living in Dublin is irrelevant and does not disprove what I have said at all. It is not surprising that a Dubliner could find cheaper rents because they might be prepared to live further outside the city centre and commute in, live at home or share with friends - all these things could decrease one's rent (although not to 60 euros :rolleyes but none of these options are available to international students, at least not in the first year!

Your assumption that an international student can arrive in Dublin and immediately find friends to share a house with is ridiculous.

Yup because I haven't loved in Dublin for the last 20 years! I don't have friends who rent with other students and pay such a low amount!! I'm totally wrong!

Oh wait, it's you who's wrong

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I think living in Ireland, specifically Dublin would give me a better understanding than you. Your family members probably told you it was so high so they wouldn't have to put up with you if you decided to come and study here

This is literally the most boring conversation I have ever ever ever seen.

You got your wish Rozi :rolleyes:

[sex]

Finding friends is probably difficult for you okenos, or even the concept of a friend is probably strange to you. But there are these magical things call rent websites where people put up rooms for rent for very cheap prices! I took one look and found a room in the city for 200 euro a month! That's less than 60 a week... Are you ever going to admit you're wrong?

[Okeanos]

Finding friends is probably difficult for you okenos, or even the concept of a friend is probably strange to you. But there are these magical things call rent websites where people put up rooms for rent for very cheap prices! I took one look and found a room in the city for 200 euro a month! That's less than 60 a week... Are you ever going to admit you're wrong?

It is very clear to me that you know nothing about studying abroad or international students living and spending habits so there is little point continuing this discussion. Students coming from abroad would not in general use a website to find strangers to rent with, actually I would be surprised if any fresher did that - international or domestic. In the second and third year a student might choose to rent a house with friends, but it's still going to cost more than 60 euros. I bet the place you've found is a small bedroom miles away from the city centre, no student is going to live there.

[sex]

It is very clear to me that you know nothing about studying abroad or international students living and spending habits so there is little point continuing this discussion. Students coming from abroad would not in general use a website to find strangers to rent with, actually I would be surprised if any fresher did that - international or domestic. In the second and third year a student might choose to rent a house with friends, but it's still going to cost more than 60 euros. I bet the place you've found is a small bedroom miles away from the city centre, no student is going to live there.

I just said the bedroom s in the city center, you obviously don't understand students are poor and aren't going to be exactly picky when it comes to looking for somewhere once its cheep and central. My friend came from the UK not knowing anyone here and got a room to rent no problem with other students. Clearly you are some social recluse and all this is strange to you but the matter of the fact is lots of international students do it!! Hell you have no first class experience at this, I doubt you even have friends let alone friends who rent so please stop thinking you know everything FOR ONCE

[Okeanos]

I just said the bedroom s in the city center, you obviously don't understand students are poor and aren't going to be exactly picky when it comes to looking for somewhere once its cheep and central. My friend came from the UK not knowing anyone here and got a room to rent no problem with other students. Clearly you are some social recluse and all this is strange to you but the matter of the fact is lots of international students do it!! Hell you have no first class experience at this, I doubt you even have friends let alone friends who rent so please stop thinking you know everything FOR ONCE

You said in the city, not the centre. :rolleyes: Minus rep me as much as you like, it is not going to make your assertions the slightest bit more believable.

Your determination to make this disagreement personal shows me that you have little to support your original statement. You are trying to be deliberately provocative no doubt because you have nothing else to do. I think you are one of those people who can't bear to be corrected and so tries to undermine anyone who tells you you're wrong - holding grudges and trying to cause arguments is not very becoming at all and it certainly isn't going to work with me. In fact international students are rather picky about where they live and for good reason, nobody wants to move to a new country and find they live miles and miles away from their university, away from social and support networks, especially if the transport links are unfamiliar. Your friend, if this person exists at all, is just one friend - stop making such broad generalisations based on your own limited experiences, if all you have is anecdotal evidence then you might as well stop posting now.

[Rozi]

It is very clear to me that you know nothing about studying abroad or international students living and spending habits so there is little point continuing this discussion. Students coming from abroad would not in general use a website to find strangers to rent with, actually I would be surprised if any fresher did that - international or domestic. In the second and third year a student might choose to rent a house with friends, but it's still going to cost more than 60 euros. I bet the place you've found is a small bedroom miles away from the city centre, no student is going to live there.

Literally thousands of freshers do this every year when they don't get halls... like me.

[Okeanos]

Literally thousands of freshers do this every year when they don't get halls... like me.

When they're studying abroad? No they don't. :S I'm not going to get into a discussion about what domestic students do and don't do, I wouldn't rent a room with a stranger in my first year of university and I have never heard of anyone doing that either.

[AgnesIO]

That is a typical response I would expect from someone with your intellectual ability, that is to say none. Your living in Dublin is irrelevant and does not disprove what I have said at all. It is not surprising that a Dubliner could find cheaper rents because they might be prepared to live further outside the city centre and commute in, live at home or share with friends - all these things could decrease one's rent (although not to 60 euros :rolleyes but none of these options are available to international students, at least not in the first year!

Your assumption that an international student can arrive in Dublin and immediately find friends to share a house with is ridiculous.

Erm, at least we can clarify you haven't changed at all. Still a total....

I should now proceed to point out that in the first year you could almost certainly stay in halls, so that concern is out the window. |-)

[Phil]

When they're studying abroad? No they don't. :S I'm not going to get into a discussion about what domestic students do and don't do, I wouldn't rent a room with a stranger in my first year of university and I have never heard of anyone doing that either.

I have never heard of a first year student NOT doing this except for two friends of mine who happened to get put in the same apartment on campus. Especially if someone is hoping to study abroad, I can imagine it would be quite difficult to find accommodation with someone they'd know?

[Yupt]

When they're studying abroad? No they don't. :S I'm not going to get into a discussion about what domestic students do and don't do, I wouldn't rent a room with a stranger in my first year of university and I have never heard of anyone doing that either.

Are you talking about an actual room, as in two people sleeping in the same room. Like you might with your brother at home when you were younger (Example). Or are you talking about sharing living facilities (kitchen, living room etc) but having separate bedrooms.

If the latter then I can only name one or two people who are NOT in this situation as it is very common.