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Aug 03, 2013 19:50

So my UK visa finally came through! I'll be working on my master's degree in London starting in September ( Read more... )

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velum_cado August 4 2013, 07:35:37 UTC
3. Ok, I tried posting this once, but LJ marked it as spam, so I'll have to take out the links. Google "spareroom" and "easyroommate". Those are both sites I've used in the past to find houseshares in the UK.

4. Really just Buffalo Wild Wings... I miss the Caribbean Jerk sauce. Everything else I don't miss any more, I've learned to make it myself, or I've found a reasonable UK equivalent.

5. I wouldn't have brought so many clothes! It made travelling over a pain in the ass, and I could have replaced most of the basics at somewhere cheap like Primark anyway.

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velum_cado August 4 2013, 19:14:47 UTC
Obviously your mileage may vary. I moved permanenty from the USA to the UK with three suitcases and no money to have anything shipped. I feel that my suitcase space could have been better used by other things.

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velum_cado August 5 2013, 06:14:46 UTC
Oh god yeah, weight. And airlines have tightened down a lot more since 2008 when I moved. I'm not sure how I'd do it now, to be honest.

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tisiphone August 6 2013, 07:28:16 UTC
The clothing situation is totally different in the UK - you can get clothes very cheap here, even cheaper than in the US, particularly if you're OK with fast fashion. (The only caveat is if you have big feet - bigger than size 9-10 US women's shoes can be very tough to find and you'll have a limited selection.)

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eofs August 4 2013, 23:33:58 UTC
I take it the sauce they used was different to the jerk/Caribbean sauces you can get imported in the UK? My local Tesco has a decent seeming range in the World Foods section.

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tisiphone August 6 2013, 16:01:47 UTC
The sauce buffalo wings uses is Jim's red hot sauce, which you can buy in the UK. Restaurants here just do it wrong :)

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