How much to live on per week

Dunroamin

wintersunshine wrote: »

Would that be on the benefits board?:)

Having worked in student guidance has given me quite a reasonable knowledge of benefits. Do you have a problem with that?

Char_pdc

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19786264

I can't work out how to quote to the specific part of your post that I want (so I've quoted to the general thing). Sorry about that.

Anyway, I think a problem with those figures for 16-25 year olds is that between those years, there has been a huge crackdown in the availability and the ease with which underage people can access alcohol. There's "Think 25" and also the routine ID check of everyone as you go into a club.

I did have a quick look back to see the percentage of people that were 16-18 but I couldn't find it.

LauraW10

Dunroamin wrote: »

There were enormous numbers when I was last in HE 10 years ago. It's either changed over that period or perhaps you're not spending time with students in the places where they're allowed to smoke?

Did you go to a Uni frequented by students from lower socioeconomic groups? There is plenty of evidence that lower socioeconomic groups of all ages smoke more, which might explain the different perceptions of young people's smoking habits.

LauraW10

rubytuesday wrote: »

Oh don't be so bloody ridicoulous - it was packed full of veggies so perfectly healthy!

So the veggies negate the effects of the saturated fat?

Dunroamin

LauraW10 wrote: »

Did you go to a Uni frequented by students from lower socioeconomic groups? There is plenty of evidence that lower socioeconomic groups of all ages smoke more, which might explain the different perceptions of young people's smoking habits.

Sorry, I never asked them what socio economic groups they came from.

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

rubytuesday wrote: »

So sorry I have suffered from serious illness over the years too!

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

Anybody who thinks that chilli and shepherds pie are healthy food will be lucky to see their 50th birthday.

rubytuesday wrote: »

Oh and I reached the grand old age of fifty in April - must be because I kept my consumption of shepherds pie and chilli to a minimum!

Just sayin!

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

Dunroamin wrote: »

Sorry, I never asked them what socio economic groups they came from.

It's easy to work out - just look at the University league tables.

Lokolo

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

It's easy to work out - just look at the University league tables.

You are joking right?

So only the poor people go to lower league table universities? And only rich people go to higher league table universities?

Dunroamin

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

It's easy to work out - just look at the University league tables.

You total and utter snob!

rubytuesday

LauraW10 wrote: »

So the veggies negate the effects of the saturated fat?

Have you heard about lean mince?

I would say having plenty of veggies in there is pretty counterbalancing - add some broccoli on the side.

But goodness me I really can't believe that my daughter is basically being castigated for cooking her own food, meal planning and having a go at batch cooking.

Perhaps you'd better get yourself over to old style and the frugal threads and warn them of their potential impending demise thanks to a bowl of chilli here and a portion of shepherds pie there.

Or how about a getting the government to issue a warning to students - Danger Death by Shepherds pie! Please continue to eat takeaways and fast food crap until further notice. Home cooking will be severely punished!

Now cutting her own hair in order to economise was apparently a step too far! That has been a bit of a disaster apparently! :rotfl: