'Cause London is drowning and I - I live by the river

[nekare]

Okay, so this has been everywhere as of lately and I'm starting to worry - just how cold is the UK right now? Like, will I be freezing? Is it snowing? Because while I'm taking warm clothes and stuff, I still don't own anything is built for a really cold winter - we might get some cold here, but you still go down to short-sleeved t-shirts at noon.

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[sarie_gamgee]

I spent New Year in London and it was freezing. Must be snowing up north (but then again, it snowed in Barcelona today, go figure how cold it is in Western Europe these days).

I brought my own bedsheets, but got a duvet and a pillow there. Go to Primark or your local equivalent, they have cheap stuff there (it should be enough for a couple of months, though).

[nekare]

The part of that has only seen snow for two days in my life is going OMG SWEET. The part of me that doesn't like having frozen toes is going OMG NOES. So.

I think I'll do that, on the first day if I can. Mmm, Primark, another store to write down, then.

[sarie_gamgee]

Freezing toes are a pain. Take lots of socks (or buy them there) so you can wear two pairs at a time. And I know lots of people who wear tights under their jeans, so maybe you can do that as well.

Primark is cheap, but so much fun. They have such ugly/bizarre underwear it's funny to go there and rumage through their stocks. My friends and I always end up buying knickers there (they're ridiculously cheap) just for fun xD

(that said, Argos should sell better duvets, so maybe you should go there first)

[sarie_gamgee]

I'm not 100% sure about the UK (I studied in Ireland and didn't live in a dorm), but I'd say all beds should be standard twin beds. Then again, most of my friends there lived in a new dorm and had double beds.

So I'd say pack twin-sized sheets. Hope that helps! :)