1.
Freshers' week in England is basically just a survival test for your liver:
Freshers' week in Scotland is also a survival test for your liver, unless you're one of the many 17-year-old students:
2.
Renting in student areas in England is extortionate:
Renting in Scotland is less so:
3.
Pre-drinks in England can start whenever and go on indefinitely:
Pre-drinks in Scotland are basically just a race to get to the shops before the 10pm curfew on selling alcohol:
4.
Summer breaks in England are mostly just rain:
Summer breaks in Scotland are also mostly just rain...but with really aggressive wind, too:
5.
Lectures in England are as fun as lectures get:
Lectures in Scotland are the same in content but better in presentation:
6.
Balls at English universities are fun, fancy, and unnecessarily expensive:
Balls at Scottish universities are exactly the same, but with kilts and ceilidhs:
7.
Drinking in England is basically what you expect of students:
Drinking in Scotland is what you expect of Scottish students:
8.
Most English degrees are just three years in total:
Whereas Scottish degrees are a gloriously long four years:
9.
Hangover food in England is pretty great:
But hangover food in Scotland is truly special:
10.
Going out in England requires purposefully not wearing a coat, either to prove your hardiness or to avoid the £1 cloakroom fee:
Whereas not wearing a coat in Scotland is only an option for about 12 days of the year:
11.
Fry-ups in England are pretty fantastic:
Fry-ups in Scotland feature some very important additions:
12.
Paying student loans in England is hell:
Paying student loans in Scotland if you're English is also hell:
For Scottish students in Scotland, student debt isn't even a thing:
