SiblingsBrothers and sisters - can't live with 'em, can't stove 'em to death with the coal scuttle and bury 'em behind the local industrial estate. Tell us about yours.
Thanks to suboftheday for the suggestion -we're keeping the question open for another week for the New Year
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 17:20)
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Your brother sounds like a decent sortJust because he didn't do well academically: not everyone is cut out for scholastic achievement.
Some people are perfectly happy to do a straightforward job and lead an honest life - and good luck to them. There is no shame in that.
What I do think is disgusting, however, is the government's misguided thought that higher university attendance is somehow a good thing. Like, in order to say you've achieved anything in life, you have to be able to say you went to university.
I'm glad you're proud of your brother: I would be too.
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IndeedSeveral people I was at university with who did other degrees (e.g. Art, Geography) are doing jobs you could do straight from school (answering phones, filling shelves).
I spent 4 years at university and I'm not convinced it was worth it academically, for starters the interest on my student loan is more than I pay back every month.
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