What are a few things I should know if I'm moving to the UK?

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38dd

learn polish, russian, arabic, and convert to muslim.. then you will fit in just fine ,,

Oliver

We use GBP Â£1.00 = roughly $2.00
most stores are open from around 10:00AM to about 22:00PM (where I come from xD)
entertainment - all over the U.K. you'll find something for you.
try http://www.entsweb.co.uk/
Schools - many of them *we have year 1,2,3,4,5,6 *Move to highschool - year 7,8,9,10,11 *Leave school for college, job....
Housing - not sure but this may help - http://www.housing.org.uk/
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We call center - centre
store- shop
labor - labour etc..... visit this for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences
good luck with everything , hope that helps

boglin

Hi you want to come and live here? Hope you have a job lined up,house/flats are very expensive,fuel even more so many people just want out.As far as words go football not soccer,chips not french fries,petrol not gas,trousers not pants,pants are mens underwear,bum not butt that's the end of a f.a.g. or cigarette.You can drink alcohol at 18 for now but due to the age old habit of binge drinking it may soon be 21 as we try to cut the violence of young men and women with more money than brain cells. You have to be 17 to drive and 167 to afford to insure a car.Most important is the fact that you have the accent not us, we gave you the language.A Friend of mine just returned to the US she was a one off she understood the offside rule in football and was a cricket scorer ..

ootmaheid

Expensive...hope that you have either a good job or plenty of money. It is very diverse and schools and shops differ from area to area.

noname

you will weep at the price of petrol, the Macdonalds meals are smaller and mullet hair went out of fashion here a long time ago.

Maxi Robespierre

Just dont talk too loudly in a public place - Americans do that and we hate it. We think its gross.

London NW3

We drink more,it's often cloudy and we have a sick,cynical sense of humour,we spell humour with an U.We are a bit anti american and like non-american sports,ie football,cricket and snooker.We also enjoy moaning about everything,and pushing bounderies.You'll have a ball!!

moii

currency is pounds stirling.
we're usually quite polite, but stay away from young guys who wear hoods, coz they've got no respect.
we call stores 'shops'.
if you buy a house here it's quite expensive and you don't get much property for your money.

MoMo

WOW!

You buy food from Tesco's, Sainsbury's or Asda's. You buy clothes from Marks and Spencers, Oasis, River Island, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Next. You purchase medications from Boots or Superdrug. Petrol is about Â£1.07 per litre. We drive on the left. Dont say fanny for bum over here, fanny means lady garden.... Cant think of anything else..... what dont you know?

car_man_phil

Watch an episode of something like Eastenders, Hollyoaks or Shameless. They are pretty much realistic sitcoms/soaps about life here in England.

Maybe have a flick through an English newspaper like 'The Sun' or 'The Guardian' to see what is going on over here.

After you have done that all I can say is sorry!
Oh well you can always go back if you want lol!

Kat

Its not a bit like US

AllBrokenUp247

Many words have different meanings over here, but you'll get the hang of it quickly. For example, if someone asks you for a fag, they're not requesting you find them a rent boy. They mean a cigarette.
I think you'll find everyday prices a shock, compared to the US, but if you're earning a UK salary, you'll survive (just!).
Basically, be friendly without being loud and you'll be loved for being yourself.

ukok

Yeah dont play the american thing too much, blend in, we are a more compact version of your country without guns and ghettos. (We have estates which i would imagine you will avoid) You'll enjoy the history, the landscape, the pubs, the intimacy. America is nice country but its too vast for me.

jennie c

some of your words i spelt different eg... colour [color]
english are not so 'in your face' as americans
we have NHS for healthcare.
our entertainment is probably not a lot different to yours except: rodeos, las vegas..............

Cafell

Gas (petrol) is $8 a gallon, 6 year old kids have 2 mobile phones. We drive on the other side of the road, but the traffic is either stationary or 100 MPH. You have to pay a tax to own a television, but healthcare is free. Just about everything is illegal, but nobody seems to notice. I could go on... :-)

Edit: Oh yeah and the wierdest one, 24 hour supermarkets are only 24 hour tus-fri.

NONAME

its not very big

murphywingedspur

Its getting increasingly expensive to live there, and sadly, regarding schools, housing etc, everything seems to point to priority being given to immigrants. Thats why i moved to Live in Cyprus.

David S

The cost of living in the U.K. is very high compared to the U.S
i.e, housing, utilities and food
This is a small country with diverse and beautiful natural landscape from the magisterial Highlands of Scotland to the gentle chalk downs of southern England. History is everywhere and the bigger cities especially London have a strong cultural life - Theatre, art galleries, museums etc.
Most cities have excellent transport systems (though the Brits love to criticize them) with high frequency bus networks, suburban rail and in the case of London, Glasgow and Newcastle Underground (Subway systems). Roads tend to be congested almost anywhere near or in major towns and cities; the rail system is a dense and frequent network covering the entire country and if you are exploring the countryside the quality of rural roads is good. Crime and vandalism is a persistant problem in areas of our towns and cities, so check out places you are intending to live, carefully.

Mich

You should know not to come. The weather's crap, the people are miserable and the country's goin' to Hell in a hand-cart bein' pushed by Big Brother.

Chibi.Jan-x0

to be polite
and England is pretty boring depends where you go really...bigger cities are more fun :D

jetsetter

it is soooooooooooooooo cold frezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing

Mike S

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trixieb

wrap up warm - and always be prepared for rain!

fanny doesnt mean bottom here, it means... ahem... front bum

we spell center as centre, and other various oddities.

People like to get really drunk on a Friday and Saturday night - its like an unofficial sport of the UK.

Dunno much else really - but why oh why would you want to leave USA -I'll swap with you - Id take the sun and style anyday!

brasiedub

Be prepared to be watched everywhere, UK is Big Brother country.

Facile Princeps

The streets are full of illegal immigrants
Our crime figures are at record levels
Our education system is a disgrace
We have a government that doesn't give a shite
But our welfare system is the best in the world

Mingeth

If you have a choice don't bother coming ...it sucks, didn't used to before this lousy Government, but their policies and " spin " have crippled the Country...if you decide to come leave the door open to get out.

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