expatinuk
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« on: November 08, 2011, 02:37:52 AM » |
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Hi, welcome to the Academic in the UK forum...
We WANT you to post... but we also WANT you to avoid repeating questions that you can answer with a tad of research.
I'm going to list questions that are frequently asked and drive me nuts... and I hope that my fellow UK Forumites will chime in with the ones that make them roll their eyes.
1. Don't ask about house prices in the UK...
2. Don't ask 'What's the RAE or the REF'
3. Don't ask 'Which University is better in Research in X Subject'
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Expatinuk seems to be a Soviet Satellite in stationary orbit over the UK
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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2011, 07:28:54 AM » |
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4. What's the weather like in the UK?
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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2011, 02:09:39 PM » |
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5. Do talk about the weather ad nauseam.
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expatinuk
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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2011, 04:07:23 PM » |
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5. Do talk about the weather ad nauseam.
No no no... to fit in as a Brit in the UK you can only talk about two subjects... the weather and the amount of time/route you took to drive from point A to point D... or if you actually DID take public transportation the route you ended up taking because the stated route didn't run because of leaves on the line.... |
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 04:07:59 AM » |
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5. Do talk about the weather ad nauseam.
No no no... to fit in as a Brit in the UK you can only talk about two subjects... the weather and the amount of time/route you took to drive from point A to point D... or if you actually DID take public transportation the route you ended up taking because the stated route didn't run because of leaves on the line.... I believe you are allowed three topics: you must discuss the Royal Family, if only to say that you never talk about them at all. |
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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2011, 09:12:24 AM » |
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6. Where can I get good food at X?
You're in the wrong country.
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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2011, 06:14:44 AM » |
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7. Can I bring my gas guzzler over?
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2011, 06:04:35 AM » |
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8. Should I ship all my appliances? I heard you have a five year waiting list for electrical items.
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chaosbydesign
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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2011, 07:24:56 PM » |
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8. Should I ship all my appliances? I heard you have a five year waiting list for electrical items.
Wait, what? People actually ask this? |
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Seriously, I tried to lick my own face. Ah. Typical ivory tower pedanticalness.
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« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2011, 07:54:20 AM » |
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8. Should I ship all my appliances? I heard you have a five year waiting list for electrical items.
Wait, what? People actually ask this? On other fora, people definitely ask about shipping their appliances (I've seen it on here too actually). Some of them also ask whether e.g. kitchen appliances of a specific type are available in the UK (I made up the 5 year waiting list). |
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« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2011, 10:30:15 AM » |
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9. Will I be able to use my credit cards? Why does the UK have all those different denominations of coins?
(And I have heard both of these.)
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2011, 11:00:35 AM » |
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Does anyone ask about the temperature of the beer?
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Your professors were probably afraid of your galactic genius and did everything they could (behind the scenes) to thwart your hedginess. Hedgie loves to read. |
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chaosbydesign
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« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2011, 03:22:23 PM » |
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8. Should I ship all my appliances? I heard you have a five year waiting list for electrical items.
Wait, what? People actually ask this? On other fora, people definitely ask about shipping their appliances (I've seen it on here too actually). Some of them also ask whether e.g. kitchen appliances of a specific type are available in the UK (I made up the 5 year waiting list). That makes sense. It was the 5 year thing that surprised me, actually! |
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Seriously, I tried to lick my own face. Ah. Typical ivory tower pedanticalness.
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expatinuk
Has spent over 1000 pounds but now holds a Brit passport!
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« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2011, 03:53:16 PM » |
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8. Should I ship all my appliances? I heard you have a five year waiting list for electrical items.
Wait, what? People actually ask this? On other fora, people definitely ask about shipping their appliances (I've seen it on here too actually). Some of them also ask whether e.g. kitchen appliances of a specific type are available in the UK (I made up the 5 year waiting list). I remember a long discussion about a waterpik.... LOL |
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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2011, 03:53:47 PM » |
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Does anyone ask about the temperature of the beer?
Only if they don't understand beer. Ale is simply not supposed to be cold. |
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