speeeeeed dating
As far as you probably know, Imperial College is considered to be an engineering school. As it is everywhere, engineering is mostly for man, thats why we have mostly guys here. It is ranked in the ten of the best universities in the world, but somehow it doesnot attract girls to come visiting here. The problem is really felt on the graduate level. For the undergraduate, as I see it, the problem is not so hardly expressed. Thats why the graduate student union are trying to make different social events to bring people together, but it isnot make any sense, it is still the ratio of girls to guys of 1 to 7.
Couple of days ago one of this social events was organised here. This time it was a speed dating. Maybe not everybody is familiar, it was introduced couple of years ago and comes to solve the social meeting problem. The idea is to bring girls and guys together for a short talk, if they like each other they can make it further. It is a sitting and timed event, the talks times are measured for 3 minutes exactly and then you have to change. It is usually the girls sitting and the guys swapping.
In our lab, we are six guys, the talks discussing the idea going this event started long before the actual event. There were a huge amount of jokes about it.
On the evening of the event, suddenly all our lab team had something urgent to do and couldnot make it. One of the guys, my friend here insisted and asked me a favour to join him. I couldn’t make it on time, because of the ball dancing lessons which I am trying to go, so I have promised to go afterwards. Apparently my dance partner, she is not from Imperial, after the lesson decided to join us and check it out.
As we have arrived there, it was an 1£ entrance fee and you got a free glass of wine. There were four tables with four girls and our friend made it five, on the men side, it were something like ten guys.
I was tired by the long day and did not feel like talking so I was enjoying the cheap wine.
My friends enjoyed it but found nobody interesting.
After the event, the reality was discovered. Surprisingly as we were told it by the organisers, it was actually one girl and seven guys which came there by themselves (remember the ratio ?) so to save the situation, a last minute solution was found and thee more girls from the local pub were convinced to join.
By the way, on the way home, my friend started laughing, apparently guys were told that the dating results will be sent my the email, but no emails were taken on the first place.
Couple of days ago one of this social events was organised here. This time it was a speed dating. Maybe not everybody is familiar, it was introduced couple of years ago and comes to solve the social meeting problem. The idea is to bring girls and guys together for a short talk, if they like each other they can make it further. It is a sitting and timed event, the talks times are measured for 3 minutes exactly and then you have to change. It is usually the girls sitting and the guys swapping.
In our lab, we are six guys, the talks discussing the idea going this event started long before the actual event. There were a huge amount of jokes about it.
On the evening of the event, suddenly all our lab team had something urgent to do and couldnot make it. One of the guys, my friend here insisted and asked me a favour to join him. I couldn’t make it on time, because of the ball dancing lessons which I am trying to go, so I have promised to go afterwards. Apparently my dance partner, she is not from Imperial, after the lesson decided to join us and check it out.
As we have arrived there, it was an 1£ entrance fee and you got a free glass of wine. There were four tables with four girls and our friend made it five, on the men side, it were something like ten guys.
I was tired by the long day and did not feel like talking so I was enjoying the cheap wine.
My friends enjoyed it but found nobody interesting.
After the event, the reality was discovered. Surprisingly as we were told it by the organisers, it was actually one girl and seven guys which came there by themselves (remember the ratio ?) so to save the situation, a last minute solution was found and thee more girls from the local pub were convinced to join.
By the way, on the way home, my friend started laughing, apparently guys were told that the dating results will be sent my the email, but no emails were taken on the first place.
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