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John 23’s college can be seen as the “jock” college in ANU. Its reputation has proceeded itself as a conglomerate of sports man and Alpha males. With its independent status from the other colleges, it can be seen as a unique culture whereby a sense of identity is foster among the residents. The culture is specific until the term “john’s kids” are used to describe a certain stereotype within the school. It seems that they are always associate themselves as wild party goers and heavy drinkers. With rumors of outrageous party and people getting wasted happening on a weekly basis, it is no wonder that there seems to be a negative connotation when one is compared to be like a “john’s kid”.
As a catered residential hall, our interest has gone into the dining habits of the residential college as a whole. Due to the fact that the majority of the college being domestic students or of Caucasian descent, we can see a form of segregation between the local students and international students. Even though such problems are not officially acknowledge, the problem exist and can be best seen during meal times as students from different countries will not mix. Due to the fact that the sense of national identity is amplified as foreign students are away from their country. Due to the fact that they are relatively unfamiliar with the culture in Australia and that there is a language barrier, they more often than not will keep to their own group as they will be speaking in the language that they are comfortable with and not being awkward trying to fit in into another culture.