London Day 3

Lost my pair of gloves today... The new ones! I had never used them... Now I'll have to try to find new ones, but I don't think I'll be able to find the same...

Well, today we had a session on Youth Speech with Jack Graham. He told us that now students can call their teachers by their first names rather than calling them Mr. or Mrs. + last name; this is because teachers want to close the gap between teachers and students. He showed us some of the slangs that are being used now and it was interesting and surprising to know that teenagers have been referring to old language and dialects (especially from New Castle) and using some expressions and words from that time.
Some examples are:

Aye = Yes (this one I have seen a lot in the book series 'Song of Ice and Fire')
Vexed = confused; upset (also seen it in the series)

Are ye alreet = Are you alright (phonetic language - you right the way you speak)

There's also influence from other languages, such as french. For exapme, Fauxpology = false apology. Or Gnarly (from the Australian surfers) meaning something really good.

The word Rents being used for Parents.

The main changes are happening due to technology (text messages, internet...).

It's also ok to be called Pet, Duck, Lad or Love in some places.

The speaker also talked a little about youth behaviour and attitude towards the government cuts for education, making them protest by occupying public buildings (e.g. St. Paul`s Cathedral). A college student spends about 10 thousand pounds a year between education fees, acommodation and personal expenses. In four years it would be about 40 thousand pounds. They don't need to pay it throughout the course. They can get a loan and pay it when they start making money after graduating, but many times they work while studying to pay for those expenses.
Universities are suposed to be public (for free), but he said that they are not only paying for their studies but also that the fees are rising.

He also talked about drugs and says that the government pictures the scenario worse than it really is.

C U L8R M8 (= See you later mate!)