18 Problems Only History Students Will Understand

by Chris Waugh

1. Trying To Explain To A Non-History Student What Your Niche Essay Is About

Whydoeseverythinghavetobesocomplicated Gif There's nothing quite comparable to the experience of trying to explain to your chemical-engineer-studying flatmate what your "To what extent was Chartism simply 'a knife and fork question'?" essay is actually about. Excruciating does not even begin to explain how quickly they lose interest, and how quickly you come to look like an idiot...
 
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NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.