The attitude adopted by many of those either working or studying at the University of Cambridge, or by those who have worked or studied there in the past.
Defining characteristics of the “Cambridge attitude" include:
- total failure to acknowledge even the existence of co-workers considered to be of a lower status;
- feeling of complete superiority over everybody, particularly anybody judged to be non-“Cambridge”;
- utter inability to relate socially to those considered to be of a lower class;
- astonishment, confusion and nausea when somebody judged to be of a lower status turns out to be better than them at something;
- refusal to accept the value of degree courses at other institutions (apart from Oxford, known as The Other Place).
Defining characteristics of the “Cambridge attitude" include:
- total failure to acknowledge even the existence of co-workers considered to be of a lower status;
- feeling of complete superiority over everybody, particularly anybody judged to be non-“Cambridge”;
- utter inability to relate socially to those considered to be of a lower class;
- astonishment, confusion and nausea when somebody judged to be of a lower status turns out to be better than them at something;
- refusal to accept the value of degree courses at other institutions (apart from Oxford, known as The Other Place).
Janine: “Would you believe I have shared an office with Hermione for 14 years and yet she only said ‘Hello’ to me for the first time last Tuesday?”
Dave: “I did try to tell you that she has a bit of a Cambridge attitude, didn’t I? Only this morning she shut the lift door in my face, and yesterday she pushed in front of me at the photocopier.”
Janine: “Yes, but even so, I am the managing director…”
Dave: “I did try to tell you that she has a bit of a Cambridge attitude, didn’t I? Only this morning she shut the lift door in my face, and yesterday she pushed in front of me at the photocopier.”
Janine: “Yes, but even so, I am the managing director…”
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I went to Cambridge University of Neutron Technology and I still remember the day I graduated from CUNT University.
by Andrew June 18, 2006
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Normally called it by Bob Fossil, king of the Zooniverse!
Normally called it by Bob Fossil, king of the Zooniverse!
'M'Bainbridge, its Bobbybobbob!'
by M'Bainbridge March 8, 2008
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cambridge posh twats "I can't go to my cambridge reunion because I haven't achieved anything and no, a husband, children, successful career and my own home do not count as any palpable success, please don't call me a cambridge posh twat you chav".
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"Hi, I'm from Cambridge Inter-collegiate Christian Union. I support the clergy's prolific choir-boy molestation."
"You're going to hell. I should know, I'm from CICCU."
"I don't even believe in Jesus. I'm in it for the free lunches at CICCU."
"The revised 10 commandments of CICCU:
1) Thou shalt have thine cake and eat it.
2) Thou shalt have the cake of others and eat it even if you are full from aforementioned cake.
3) Thou shalt increase the greenhouse effect through fly-posting and leafleting.
4) Thou shalt be racist and homophobic.
5) Thou shalt slap thine wife about a bit for she hath remarkable regenerative powers.
6) Thou shalt steal from the poor and give to the rich.
7) Thou shalt get them out for the lads.
8) Thou shalt evicerate the proletariate.
9) Thou shalt kill members of all other faths.
10) Thou shalt play cricket."
"You're going to hell. I should know, I'm from CICCU."
"I don't even believe in Jesus. I'm in it for the free lunches at CICCU."
"The revised 10 commandments of CICCU:
1) Thou shalt have thine cake and eat it.
2) Thou shalt have the cake of others and eat it even if you are full from aforementioned cake.
3) Thou shalt increase the greenhouse effect through fly-posting and leafleting.
4) Thou shalt be racist and homophobic.
5) Thou shalt slap thine wife about a bit for she hath remarkable regenerative powers.
6) Thou shalt steal from the poor and give to the rich.
7) Thou shalt get them out for the lads.
8) Thou shalt evicerate the proletariate.
9) Thou shalt kill members of all other faths.
10) Thou shalt play cricket."
by Rowan Williams October 30, 2007
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