What we can learn from films about American college

So we’re hitting the middle of the first semester, the humpweek, the time when you’re too far in to turn back, but Christmas cheer is yet to rear it’s festive head. Hopefully you’ve learnt some things in class, and lots outside. The View From The Afternoon, wants to expand your minds even more though. We want to make you that little bit more multi-cultural, and so we’re opening your eyes to what it would have been like if you’d have gone to an American school. And instead of just recommending films (though we are doing that) we’re being even kinder-giving you the cliff notes of what you can learn from each film.

Revenges of the nerds

Don’t fuck with Nerds. You may be able to kick their asses but they will steal your girlfriends and confuse the hell out of you, and walk away braying like donkeys.

National Lampoon’s Animal House

Boys are gross. But man, can they throw a toga party.

Van Wilder

Eclairs will never be the same for you again.

Old School

Streaking alone is uncool unless you’re Will Ferrell-then it’s hilarious.

Black Christmas

Do not stay in a sorority house by yourself. Duh.

Road Trip

It's never cheating when you're in a different area code, not to mention a different state.

Legally Blonde

The first cardinal rule of perm maintenance is that you are forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the ammonium thioglycolate.