S and D differences at move in - stuff

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@ordinarylives

Hard to imagine anybody calling those things bourgeois, though. Think 1972 orange velvet or that lovely green and yellow floral design, you know the kind of thing people put out by the curb with a “free” sign on it.

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<p>The calling things bourgeois is mainly unique to the LAC I attended when I was there. Compared to more mainstream campuses, most Obies IME had less stuff during move-in day than what I saw at NYU and Columbia as a NYC resident before college and afterwards. And the quantity has only increased since the '90s. </p>

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@Pizzagirl

I actually was one of those rare kids 25 years ago with a small black and white TV (we watched MASH and Letterman on it – Letterman was so cutting edge then!) but I like the idea of having my kids watch TV communally with other students in a lounge.

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<p>Funny. Actually had a heated argument with one aunt because she insisted I “needed” a TV when I was adamant about not having one. Didn’t want something I wasn’t going to use taking up space in the dorm, wasn’t really going to have the time to use, and figured I can always watch TV in the dorm lounge or more so…at home if needed. Also didn’t want my room to become party central after seeing what happened to some older cousins who turned their dorm rooms into such. Academic suspensions/near-expulsions are not exactly things to aspire to…after all.</p>