So, within the month I’ll be working largely with 18-20 year olds on my Uni course.

It’s going to be quite the contrast to my current work, where I’m the youngest in my department.

As a result, I’m a little concerned that I might be a little Hall And Oates (i.e. Out of Touch… HA HA HA! CONTEMPORARY REFERENCE, KIDS! HA HA HA!) with my coursemates.

To prevent myself feeling like the granddad of the team, I need to get down wid da kids.

How? Well, I think the list below will help me seem like One Of The Yoof:

• Saying “Dude”, “Rad”, “Cool” and “Hip”
• Playing Gameboy games
• Swearing using “Bloody” and “Ruddy”
• Blaming Thatcher for most things
• Knowledge of the Radio 4 schedule
• Regular assertions that a good night in is far better (and much more cost effective) than a good night out
• Wearing heat-sensitive T-Shirts. And Neon. Lots of neon.

That should help, I think. Any other ideas?

Pat