Why do so many people from these groups at this school feel comfortable saying the n-word? I’m black and numerous times I’ve sat in the Hub or Thode and hear another guy saying it? I’d turn to look at them, and they pretend they didn’t see me and miraculously stop. So clearly they’re scared and know it’s wrong, but still say it regardless? I’m not so offended by it that I’m going to cry or anything, but damn, you’re literally saying a slur and any surface level research would show how offensive it is to say if you’re not black. They say the word more than ME and they just spam it in conversations when they could say “dude” etc. And for many of them, this literally goes against their religion? You can say it’s “just a word”, but if that were the case, then people wouldn’t be mad at you saying it. You’d also think that someone smart enough to attend McMaster is smart enough not to say slurs, but I guess not. At first, I thought it was meaningless. I’m here to learn, not argue with people over saying slurs yk? But at this point, I'll have to start confronting these people and becoming the change I want to see. Anyways, that's my little rant.

I'm a fourth-year student here and I'm going to say that with a lot of the group projects/in-class assignments, you first-years and second-years are actual chuds. I'm specifically talking about the guys, really. And I haven't had this problem in my first two years at McMaster, and certainly not with the third-years and fourth-years in my upper classes. You have zero manners. You don't make small talk. You don't ask questions. You don't crack jokes. You don't smile. You sit on your ass with this mean mug all sullen and you react to any social outreach whatsoever like it's a fly buzzing in your face. You can't even fake enthusiasm. You're actual chuds. Learn some manners. I can tell none of you get laid ever. It's not cute. It makes me want to work individually for all the group projects. Also, I'm not going to 100% endorse physiognomy but the chuds usually look like chuds too

I would like to apologize to the female student I approached today under Togo Salmon Hall right next to the TWELVEIGHTY BAR & GRILL around 5:50 PM. If someone asked for your contact information at that time, that was me.

First and foremost, I am sincerely sorry if I caused you any distress. This was my first time asking someone out, and I realize now it may have been awkward. I barely mustered the courage to do so, and I apologize if it made the situation uncomfortable.

I felt really guilty afterward, so I felt the need to write this out. Once again, if you see this, I am very sorry.

Might get attacked but like everyone I meet has a bible cross in their bio or wtv like I just want to meet more like-minded individuals 😣

I am the first one in my family to go to McMaster, so no one in my family knew what to expect on move in day. They were shocked that so many older students that came out today to cheer us in and bring all of our equipment up to our dorm room. U all volunteered to stand in the hot sun cheering and dancing all day, hauling our bags and boxes. We all left our families today, but I think many of us now realize we joined a new great big family. ❤️ Thx you welcome team!

If you wanted to see how we built it

Too many posts asking for friends, need some opps to shake things up every once in a while. Maybe we could delete each others assignments when not looking or something idk.

why was there like zero security and we literally almost got crowd crushed MULTIPLE times. ppl around us were literally screaming because of how tightly packed it was. if we were pushed any closer we genuinely would’ve started suffocating. i understand ppl are going to push and shove but genuinely everyone around me my friends had the nastiest attitudes, and almost trampling over ppl if it meant getting a better view

Hey

I’m 22F from Tennessee just moved to Canada and looking to make some new friends. I’m into The movies, drawing and painting getting into gaming.I’d love to meet people with similar interests or maybe just show me around. I’m down for talking here first and seeing where it goes :)

Hello everyone! I’m a current first year here at McMaster and have made some awesome connections but am looking for anyone who is interested in making a close friend! I have social anxiety so sometimes it’s hard for me to make friends but I’ve rly tried to be more outgoing and am usually outgoing once I start talking to someone! I’m in socsci! I love to read and write, check out new coffee spots, work out, etc! Pls lmk!!! Tysm!

Stop making me listen to you sniffle repetitively!!!! Carry Kleenex or go to the washroom!!!! I'm begging you!!!!

Saw a bunch of ppl on the reddit asking for pics and vids so here r some of the ones my friends took !!

Shoutout to the organizers @sandbox.socials on ig!!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOqrn-eEcyu/?igsh=Ynllc2JvdG5qc3Bi

On this sub and many other ontario uni subreddits you'll see many posts about people struggling to make friends, keep friends, etc. And i get it, it can be hard to do so in uni, especially if a lot of people are busy with their courses, or already have an established network of high school friends and don't feel the need to make more, etc.

But i've been seeing way too many of these "i have no friends" posts here on this subreddit. So my question is, like why don't you just join a club and try to find like-minded people? No hate, just wondering. I think it's better than being in a state of self pity. I also don't want responses like "cuz redditors are antisocial" or anything like that. I'm genuinely just wondering why. Clubs are great ways to meet people but people just don't join them then they complain about their lack of friends imo

Please don't be rude i'm not trying to ragebait (i might delete this anyways) but like me and my friends noticed that vast majority of people who go to Hoco are white. I know Mac is majority white (but it's like 50-55%) but Hoco seemed like 80% white lol, 10% brown 10% Asian. This was just our thoughts lmao i'm just wondering why it be like that. Again no judgement. I love anyone white black asian brown idc. I'm Asian myself and our households can be a bit more conservative when it comes to these things but like i'm wondering if that's the reason or nah

As the title says i need a place on campus to cry and i don't wanna bother my roommates. yeah uhhh thanks lol

And btw this is a genuine question, plus it helps me find quiet spots on campus anyways :)

GOOD MARAUDERS, I COME WITH BAD NEWS.

I AM GRADUATING. IT IS POSSIBLE I MAY NEVER RETURN.

I WILL NOT GO OUT WITH A BANG. THERE WILL BE NO FESTIVITIES, NO GRAND CELEBRATION ^{BUT I WILL BRING SOME CHOCOLATE WHAT WHO SAID THAT}. I WILL GO OUT DOING WHAT I WAS BORN TO DO. I WILL THROW BASEBALL. PURE AND SIMPLE. AND I WILL DO IT UNTIL I CAN'T WRITE MY EXAMS.

NO GIMMICKS. ONE BALL. ONE LAST THROW. ONE LAST POST.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT. AND THANK YOU ESPECIALLY TO ALL WHO HAVE JOINED ME. THESE PAST 2 YEARS HAVE BEEN MY FREEDOM.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 AT 11:30 ON JHE FIELD.

I'm prob gonna be taking this girl out soon for a date, but I lowk don't know any good date spots around campus. It can be literally anything, a restaurant, an activity, whatever I just need suggestions for something casual. I was thinking of doing Saigon but idk how good of a choice it is.

i’m not even asking for anything intimate i just want to make friends that i can fully relate to 🫩 for context i grew up in a very islamic conservative household and am at a point in my life where i want to embrace myself. i don’t intend to fully come out because I still live with my parents but i need to expose myself more to people like me

Hello,
Anyone spending thanksgiving on campus and wants to hang out tomorrow? I wanna go to the Hamilton pet services and donate some things in spirit of thanksgiving, and also spend sometime with the animals there. If anyone is spending thanksgiving on campus and wants to come along for fun dm me 🤗

We can also explore thrifting stores afterwards :)

Not a lot of lesbians in my home town. entering mac next year. I want to know if there is a lot of lesbians at mac. Im also below average in terms of physical attractiveness so I was hoping to know some of your experiences

I ended up reaching out to people in the comments of this post I made years ago (which was right as school was returning to in person). I ended up meeting up on campus with the user who's comment is included in this post. We are both not the greatest at socialization, and at that time neither of us had any friends at uni, even after 2 years of classes.

Now: we have lived together for 2 years, we've been in a band together for a couple of years, and she is my absolute best friend.

I still have yet to make a real friend from meeting people in classes, on campus, etc. (I literally have no idea how to do this), but it doesn't matter because I have friends and a social network otherwise. Even people I knew already that I became friends with, with the support of another I was able to socialize much better (talking to people in a group of 3 is much better than 1 on 1).

Even further, from said band we are in that's how I know the vast majority of friends in my life now and even how I met my bf (of 2.5 years now).

We were talking about it yesterday how drastically different things would've been for both of us if we never met. We both genuinely considered that without each other's support we possibly would've gone through 5 years of uni without making a single friend.

It's a funny thing we like to tell people now lol, like guess how we met? .... Reddit.

((Okay maybe quick disclaimer when I posted this and left details about who I am in the comments I did get a LOT of creeps messaging me, but I spoke to this friend over Instagram for maybe a week or two before meeting up in person))

heyy, so i’ve noticed a lot of people have put up posts about needing friends (i was one of them) and i was wondering if anyone would be interested in making a lil group chat to meet new people and maybe go out for halloween together? i’m alr planning on going to one of the house parties and the club, so hmu if u wanna plan smth together!

im an international student, and before moving here i was super excited for a new identity and making new friends and stuff. esp at welcome week cuz i heard its supposed to be super fun. well, ive tried but to no avail. everyone seems to have their own friend group, and even people in my res and floor seem to be besties without me. ive tried to strike convos but it seems like no one wants to continue talking to me. plus no one comes up to me either. so far ive not had fun at any of the events, instead, felt like an outsider. what should i do? will i ever make friends? does it get better?

Hey I'm trying to find some girlies my age range 19-23ish. My 19th birthday is coming up and I want some friends to go out with. Unfortunately my other friends are all spread out far from eachother now due to us not being at the same college so I'm at mac alone for the most part. I'm just wanting to get some friends and maybe we could go to a bar or something. I would say things I like so even if you read this and found something similar we both like.

I like Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae, I do like country music as well I just don't listen as often anymore. I like living in my own fantasy world that all wild animals are my friends and I will try to pet them. I really like stereotypical girl nights like doing face masks and watching movies. I do like brunch as well and going to Starbucks. I have a bad case of RBF and apparently sound sarcastic even when I'm being completely serious, so please don't let that scare you off. Don't be shy to send me a message, I'm not on here enough so feel free to grab my socials I use them a bit more

This genuinely happened to me 3 times, 3 WHOLE TIMES where I sit next to someone in lecture, they happen to sit next to me in lecture the next day and they immediately forget who I was and reintroduce themselves. Like bro, ik ur name, ik ur program, ik that one embarrassing thing u did in hs, U TOLD ME THIS LIKE YESTERDAY

it's crazy cuz today, literally it happened for the third time. Someone sat next to me in the last lecture and I helped them with a few of the questions and then literally today they sit next to me again and forget completely who I was.

I genuinely try so hard to go up to ppl and form a connection but clearly ppl just dgaf about u. Like i understand forgetting someone after not seeing them for like a month, maybe even a week. But a day??! Come on do better. Ppl act like theyre so interested in making friends and they love to be social, but i find that the worst ppl are the ppl that dont bother to have the common decency of remembering who you are or at least ur appearance (bare minimum). Like when ppl ask about you, they dont care abt you. They're just talking just to talk and its honestly gotten to a point that socializing at uni is literally not worth the effort.

Or maybe im just that forgettable and this a me problem. But I still find it weird how I seem to remember ppl and they just dont rmemeber me.

Anyways I give up on tryna make new friends