The thing that grates is that I am guessing he chose not to seek out the multitude of ways that are offered at university to assimilate "culture" (which, by the

The thing that grates is that I am guessing he chose not to seek out the multitude of ways that are offered at university to assimilate "culture" (which, by the way, is a rather nebulous term. Does going and partying three nights a week count?) There's the university newspaper. Bands. All sorts of sports classes. Charity groups. Activism. In some countries, you can get minors in things of interest, like philosophy of science or something. His view seems blinkered, at best.