Health Issues Around Aberdeen

[Becca-Sarah]

To be fair, there is quite a difference though and the use of the word 'apparently' doesn't really detract from this.

When looking at prevalence, 4% is massively differently from 2%. Even Glasgow is under 4%.

I thought this thread was 'Health Issues in ABERDEEN'. Who mentioned Glasgow?
The numbers bandied about actually in Aberdeen City are 3-4%. And 3 isn't far off 2.

[iBlue]

I thought this thread was 'Health Issues in ABERDEEN'. Who mentioned Glasgow?
The numbers bandied about actually in Aberdeen City are 3-4%. And 3 isn't far off 2.

Mature comment.

As I said before, the prevalence rate in Aberdeen City is 2%, not 3% and not 4%. I brought Glasgow into things as a comparison, that is all.

The bottom line is your figures were wrong, and I was simply preventing the flow of misinformation.

Thanks.

[Tess_Tickles]

Mature comment.

As I said before, the prevalence rate in Aberdeen City is 2%, not 3% and not 4%. I brought Glasgow into things as a comparison, that is all.

The bottom line is your figures were wrong, and I was simply preventing the flow of misinformation.

Thanks.

Haha, mate, seriously. It's not a huge deal for god sake. If you're going to be coming to Aberdeen, for the good of everyone else, chill out.

Becca-Sarah, who are you? You say you're 1st year, so i'm presuming you're in my class!

[iBlue]

Haha, mate, seriously. It's not a huge deal for god sake. If you're going to be coming to Aberdeen, for the good of everyone else, chill out.

Becca-Sarah, who are you? You say you're 1st year, so i'm presuming you're in my class!

It is a big deal actually, mate.

I've been in Aberdeen for quite a while already, thanks.

[Becca-Sarah]

Haha, mate, seriously. It's not a huge deal for god sake. If you're going to be coming to Aberdeen, for the good of everyone else, chill out.

Becca-Sarah, who are you? You say you're 1st year, so i'm presuming you're in my class!

Hey! I have absolutely no idea who you are... I'm Becky . And seriously, if I get that iBlue thing as my kid next year, I'll disown it. Unfortunately, it's not the only newbie coming to Deen with that attitude - should have been in Polwarth when the interviewee's were hanging around. Not that it would be possible to recognise any, since their heads were quite some way inside their arseholes....

[iBlue]

Hey! I have absolutely no idea who you are... I'm Becky . And seriously, if I get that iBlue thing as my kid next year, I'll disown it. Unfortunately, it's not the only newbie coming to Deen with that attitude - should have been in Polwarth when the interviewee's were hanging around. Not that it would be possible to recognise any, since their heads were quite some way inside their arseholes....

'that iBlue thing' - nice. How exactly did you manage to slip through the net with an attitude like that?

As I said before, I ain't no 'newbie' to Aberdeen. I've been here for quite some time, and as a graduate I've been at Aberdeen Uni longer than either of you so lets put an end to the immature insults.

The whole point of this was to point out an error in a statistic posted on a public forum. Obviously, completely skewing the scale of the drug problem in Aberdeen is not an issue for you guys, but it is to me (and many others).

Tell me, if you can't handle someone correcting your mistake on a public forum - how on earth do you think you will make it as a Doctor? Is it just not possible for you to be wrong?

Thanks.

[Clarkey]

Please play nicely people.

[Becca-Sarah]

'that iBlue thing' - nice.

Didn't want to offend with getting he/she wrong...

How exactly did you manage to slip through the net with an attitude like that?

There are plenty of people, as I'm sure you will find out in September, that don't seem to deserve to be at medical school.

Tell me, if you can't handle someone correcting your mistake on a public forum - how on earth do you think you will make it as a Doctor? Is it just not possible for you to be wrong?

You don't know me, therefore please stop judging me. I admit that my comments on here can be immature, but commenting on my ability to be a medical student/doctor is nasty. My attitude in an fairly anonymous public forum is never going to be the same as how I act towards patients. I have never argued that my figure was more accurate than yours, simply the futility of the argument. It was never anything to do with being wrong, it was how you went about telling me I was wrong. I may have misread your tone entirely on this thread, but the impression I got was that you feel that you're better than me.

As I said before, I ain't no 'newbie' to Aberdeen. I've been here for quite some time, and as a graduate I've been at Aberdeen Uni longer than either of you.

You see how that can be construed? Does length of time as an Aberdeen student have any weighting in any argument? It comes across as simply trying to show your superiority.

No hard feelings, ok? Someday we may get stuck working together...

Becca

[iBlue]

The whole point of this was to point out an error in a statistic posted on a public forum. Obviously, completely skewing the scale of the drug problem in Aberdeen is not an issue for you guys, but it is to me (and many others).

Quoted for emphasis.

You don't know me, therefore please stop judging me. I admit that my comments on here can be immature, but commenting on my ability to be a medical student/doctor is nasty. My attitude in an fairly anonymous public forum is never going to be the same as how I act towards patients. I have never argued that my figure was more accurate than yours, simply the futility of the argument. It was never anything to do with being wrong, it was how you went about telling me I was wrong. I may have misread your tone entirely on this thread, but the impression I got was that you feel that you're better than me. You see how that can be construed? Does length of time as an Aberdeen student have any weighting in any argument? It comes across as simply trying to show your superiority.

No, I don't know you, and you don't know me. However, when reading the following post it is quite clear to see the hypocrisy in your argument regarding 'superiority', and 'judgement'.

Unfortunately, it's not the only newbie coming to Deen with that attitude - should have been in Polwarth when the interviewee's were hanging around. Not that it would be possible to recognise any, since their heads were quite some way inside their arseholes....

No hard feelings, ok? Someday we may get stuck working together...

Fine by me.

[Tess_Tickles]

Oh my Godddddddd.

and as a graduate I've been at Aberdeen Uni longer than either of you

Lovely to know. I've spent all my life living in and around Aberdeen. Presumptions can bite you in the arse sometimes

I would like to get my opinion across on what seems a ridiculous thing to be arguing about.

As far as I know it, there is some controversy over a 2% difference in a statistic. Fair to agree, there's quite a number of more important things to worry about in life but hey ho.

You, iBlue, seemed to immediately get the claws out, and Becca-Sarah was in the firing line. Personally, instead of immediately correcting every minutiae, I would ask 'When were those statistics released?'. Things can change. Never know.

I have to agree in saying that you do come across as arrogant and wanting to show your superiority whether it be with your statistical knowledge, or your vocabulary. But, it's not a good sign.

Tell me, if you can't handle someone correcting your mistake on a public forum - how on earth do you think you will make it as a Doctor? Is it just not possible for you to be wrong?

Interesting. I wouldn't say that she 'couldn't handle' it. While obviously being a big deal to you (fair enough if you want to get so anal) but I know for sure, it won't ever matter to me. If I get a heroin addict in to see me, I get a heroin addict in to see me. I don't really care what the 'chances' are of my next patient being a heroin addict are. That's my view, one obviously shared by Becky...and probably a good number of others.

So for you to come out with that line, for me as a medical student, albeit in first year, is pretty rich.

I don't think you can preach to us about what will make us good doctors without first experiencing 1. Medical School and 2. Some of the people who get in.

We've been tutored by arrogant surgeons who nitpick every detail (something shown to be developing in what was said earlier), and it's horrific. They can't speak to patients, cant speak to med students, hell, I know of surgeons who lack wives...therefore women comes into that area too.

You can see who'll be like this when you spend time with your class, and, if i'm personally honest, from what you've sounded like, you could be one of these. You sound like a clever chap, but what you learn from the short time I've been a med student is to let things go a bit, and concentrate on the important stuff rather than the minutiae.

I may be wrong...totally wrong...but the little 'Thanks' you put at the end of some comments is waving the flag for 'I'm above you and anyone that's not like me surely will make an awful doctor'.

Give me the people skills doctor anyday