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I used to work in Cambridge, a tech job of sorts. It was swell, the quality of life is great, London really close as well. There were only two downsides. One,
by drej 8y ago
I used to work in Cambridge, a tech job of sorts. It was swell, the quality of life is great, London really close as well.
There were only two downsides. One, pretty bad public transport and driving was often not an option. Two, very few flats, so you’d mostly share with others in houses.
Last but not least, there is a great divide between the students, the so-called professionals (meaning tech, medical research, aeronautics etc.) and town people. The frictions were commonplace.
- vilhelm_s 8y agoWhat kind of frictions did you see?
- jingleheimer 8y agoIt's town vs gown. You have separate areas and generally don't mingle. There is an age difference as well as a cultural and class difference. Much of Cambridge is gated off into colleges that a town person can't go unless escorted by someone connected to the university. I was in the gown group, but even within this group there are additional degrees of stratification.
- vilhelm_s 8y agoI went to Cambridge as an undergrad, and indeed I interacted basically exclusively with other undergrads. Now as an adult I'm living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and there are tons of undergrad students on the street, and I basically never interact with them at all (nor go into the the various university buildings that are scattered throughout the town). But I wouldn't describe that as friction? If anything, it seems the opposite of friction, there are separate groups of people who are smoothly gliding past each other... I guess what I'm wondering is, do you feel there are any concrete problems or inconveniences caused by the town/gown distinction?
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoIt's much the same in Oxford, add in the hordes of tourists and I would say it's not a good place to live unless you are an academic.
- selimthegrim 8y agoIs Mill Road considered a town or gown area?