I'm glad I'm coming solo, no complications. I'll be on a student visa, so I guess once I graduate, if I am not married to a Brit or hired to work there, I'll ...
What is the average size of a livingroom (lounge) in the UK. I saw bedrooms are 10x12, and those are considered "double bedrooms", yikes. If I have an...
I had a lounge that was 12x12 and a family room that was 18x12. I am back in the States now... back to my Texas-size 22x26 living room. ... From: Anita McRory...
FYI - If your wife is looking to make friends with American women there are several American Women's Clubs in London. Drop me a line if you would like more...
Welcome. It's good that you're familiar with your area. You might want to post your resume (or CV, as they call all resumes here) on monster.co.uk. That's a...
... Hi Brad: I'll be moving to London hopefully later this year. It's one of my favorite cities in the world, but I find it terribly expensive. I've spent a...
You are absolutely right about Kate Fox's book, Zina! I bought it when I first moved here to the Isle of Man and it was a fascinating read. Not only did it...
Thank you for the advice. I have a Monster account back home. I can probably just port it over to the UK branch. I doctored my resume to make it look more...
I'm pretty sure my wife could use some good old fashioned US friends here. Any info would be fantastic. Thank you so much. :-) -Brad ... answer. Try it...
I'm definitely going to agree with you about the night bus aspect. My wife and I aren't quite as midnight oriented as some, but coming from New York, it's...
So which banks are recommended? How much hassle goes into transferring US funds over? I'll get a student loan and grant every year in US dollars; how long...
... We had an account with Lloyd's and setup automatic draws to pay rent and utilities. We also used the HSBC ATM("cash machine" in British) around the corner...
Does anyone know what it takes to be a licensed real estate agent over there? That's what I do in So. Cal. and I would like to do the same over there. The...
A bit of a different job in the UK. Have you looked into it there already? I THINK the only thing it takes is setting yourself up as an estate agent and ...
Im relocating to London in the next few days to week and it would be good to have initial contacts with people looking to become good friends there as I...
Lucky you! I love London, it's one of my favorite cities in the whole world. I'd willingly move there like a shot if it was possible right now! Do you know...
Know it from researching it for yrs but never been there. Its been my dream for a long time. I plan to work as I have dual citizenship and maybe go to school...
Apologies if you've already planned for any of this or heard it from anyone! I've no idea how old you are, or whether you're male or female (I've known both ...
Zina, that is the most fantastic brief welcome to England guide that I have seen or read anywhere. Bravo! I wish I had subscribed to this group before I left...
No worries, Roz. Whenever you have the time, it's cool. We're in that weird Billy NoMates phase and it's a bit harder on my wife than I. Fortunately, she's...
hi victoreous, You've had lots of good advice. I moved to England from NYC in 1980 (I was very young at the time.lol)and it's been a great journey. I live in...
... Oh, how I wish I hadn't learned some of this the hard way, Brad. :) I'd definitely say it's best to know where you're staying ahead of time, Chase. Taking...
Thousands of woman all over the world have left their countries to follow their hearts to their loved ones in his country. I did the same many years ago after...
Hi Brad, This is my prvt email and much easier to talk then a general msg board. adric7@... is my msn msgr, and adric7 is my yahoo msgr and we can always...
Hey Chase. I wrote you back via e-mail, but didn't hear back from you (maybe check you junk mail filter). Hope everything is going well. I don't remember if...
So, I'm looking at the used trucks for sale in the Uk, and they don't seem to have pickup trucks over there. What they have looks like a sad version of a VW...
RE: travel out of UK We had a three year visa glued into our passport when we were there. We would exit to Berlin, Pisa, whatever, then on return go thru the...
john wilkerson
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Jun 6, 2007 1:40 am
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If you decide to get a van, don't get a white one. :D (If you don't know, "white van drivers" are notorious in the UK for being bad tempered, bad mannered,...
