I’m very pleased that the first two contributors had not only the funds but also the time available to carry out their no-doubt rewarding summertime jaunts. Alas for many, the reality of most University summers is days and weeks spent working at underpaid and often deeply unchallenging jobs.

Fair enough that you don’t have a requirement to slave away all summer to fund your studies, but those who do could do without returning to york to be greeted by the egotistical boasting of evidently well-connected individuals who seem unable to contain their glee at the “incredible” summers they have just experienced.

Take a reality check, and consider for a moment the answer that the majority of students would give to the question posed as the article’s title.