/lit/ - Literature

>>17892586
Interesting, I got exactly the OPPOSITE experience during my time studying in the UK. I found the days leading up to exam day in England to be EXTREMELY dour, as students seemed mostly to rely on their exam scores, which I assume (wrongly, maybe) they learned from secondary school. I experienced a very rigid social culture over there, albeit what culture ISN'T when compared to the party school I went to in the States (Texas State). Not too many views were allowed to be expressed over there.
In the US, on the other hand, I found a bit more emphasis on truly understanding the material. Study groups were a lot less wooden (as were some of the people in them lol) and professors seemed a bit more down-to-earth and emphasized creative thought over the "banking method". I also appreciated the smaller class sizes at American universities, which is why I wonder how you found British schools to be more "intimate" (besides the fact that you're British).
Overall, the UK was a nice place, and I love the different experiences two people can have when traveling to each other's countries for study. Absolutely love the drinking age over there, if we Americans obeyed the law, our first two years of Uni would be EXTREMELY boring.