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10 Problems Only London Students Will Understand

10 Problems Only London Students Will Understand
Harriet Pavey
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Before you arrived at a London university, you knew the streets weren't paved with gold, but you probably thought London was an amazing city, if not a little expensive.

And yes, it is an amazing city, but its problems aren't limited to minor expense. From its layout (London is not a grid) to the nightlife, being a student in the city can be, shall we say, "challenging". In the wise words of Jay-Z - I've got 99 problems, and London is all of them.

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10 Problems Only London Students Will Understand
Travelling by Tube to Uni(01 of10)
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To non-Londoners: a convenient form of transportation allowing fast access to London destinations. To you: having your face squashed into someone's armpit twice a day, every day. (credit:Kimberley Coole via Getty Images)
Student Finance Doesn't Understand(02 of10)
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You get a bigger grant than everyone else, but it still doesn't even cover the cost of your accommodation. Student Finance ensures you're eternally poor. (credit:Alys Tomlinson via Getty Images)
The "London Pace"(03 of10)
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It started off as breaking into a light jog to dodge crowds of tourists clogging up the pavements, but now it's your natural walking pace. (credit:Image Source via Getty Images)
Never Getting Your Haircut(04 of10)
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Haircuts are so expensive in London that you simply let your mop hang limp and dry. Once every six weeks becomes once every six months, which eventually turns to never. (credit:JGI/Jamie Grill via Getty Images)
Google Maps is Your Life(05 of10)
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You use it to get everywhere. Fail to plan your journey in advance and you're lost forever. If you've ever been to the Shoreditch roundabout in an attempt to find XOYO, you'll understand. Still, at least you're not in the good ol' days of the London A-Z. (credit:Louis Debenham via Getty Images)
There's no Such Thing as a £1 shot(06 of10)
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You're secretly envious of Birmingham's ridiculous 3 shots for £3 deals. You were at first outraged when you ventured to Piccadilly Institute and paid £7 for a Jaegerbomb, but that's just a part of life now. (credit:Image Source via Getty Images)
The Perils of Graduation(07 of10)
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Knowing that moving back home after graduation is a very real possibility, as you're more likely to get a job in MI5 than a normal job in London (unless you're a medicine or law student). It's either that or run the risk of being this guy. (credit:Peter Dazeley via Getty Images)
Your Overdraft is Your Savings Account(08 of10)
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You spend most of your time at uni in denial of the fact that your overdraft actually isn't your money, because you never get out of it. You don't see it as a debt, rather a liberation - without it, you'd be on the street. (credit:i love images via Getty Images)
It Snows at All Your Other Friends' Unis(09 of10)
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But not yours. You see your friends building snowmen and having snowball fights but it's a balmy 8 degrees in London. It just rains. (credit:Andrew Lockie via Getty Images)
The Weekend(10 of10)
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Anywhere else, the weekend is a great thing, but not London. Not only are half the tube lines closed due to "planned engineering works", the ones that are open are choc-a-bloc full of tourists. Anywhere you'd consider going on the weekend - a gallery, a museum - is a perilous trip. Best stay at home. (credit:Kimberley Coole via Getty Images)
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