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Giving it your best shot- learning from others
Here are some wonderful observations from Tudor from Romania, another story...
Putting together the traditional and the contemporary combining a UK and African perspective
Please see below some wonderful art from Robert Bakama, an artist from Uganda...
Surprised?
I thought I might add something today about the different ways the English...
Remainer or Brexiteer?
I am amazed at the new way of categorising people by their political belief...
Celebrating being TogetherintheUK
This blog is all about celebrating the UK's multiculturalism and finding out...
Reasons to be cheerful -post referendum
Many of us are still coming to terms with the breakup of our relationship with...
The shock of the referendum
The shock of the referendum I used to hear a joke which I liked about the...
The cost of cost cutting
In the UK, we have a very flexible labour market. Economists think this is a...
6 curious facts about the UK
I have asked some friends for some unusual facts about the UK and come up with...
The Art of Feedback
The Art of Understanding and giving feedback. I have come across feedback that...
First impressions
Santho's story Santho writes here...
Helpfulness and applying for jobs
Gianni's story here comments on our helpfulness as well as the opportunities...
Jokes, greetings, space and the internet
I love Kina's observations here. We have seen before that when you start to...
British Mean Time
One of the things that we are hot on in the UK is people keeping to...
You need to know how money works
Selassi's story Immigration is a tough business, leaving everything you know...
But you’re rich now!
This whole blog is about the experience of immigration to the UK and what its...
Interesting – a view from lebanon
My Lebanese neighbour tells me that when she first arrived here, she was...
A West African view
Well, what might you be surprised by when you arrive in the UK from West...
CL Murray’s insights into cleaning in the UK
This blog is all about the small details when you come to the UK that no one...
More observations
Here are a few quick observations from people from around the world: Pakistani...
Insights from Canada
Please find below the insight and advice from someone from Canada. There are...
Customer service in the UK
The UK does not do customer service in the same way as say Canada and the USA...
Challenges when you come to the UK
Asking people who have immigrated here about the challenges when you move...
The Weather
When I ask people who have immigrated here, what has most surprised them or...
How are you?
In the UK, we say hello and then we say how are you? The response is fine...
Getting fired
Discussing the difference between careers in France and Spain, I learnt that...
Keep calm and carry on
A Frenchman described the British sense of humour to me today as keep calm and...
Help and support
Thanks very much to Ibrahim for alerting me to the link not working. I...
Halloween
Going out into London today, there were some wonderful creepy decorated...
Learning from recent conversations
We have been going out and asking people who have immigrated to the UK what...
Everyday misunderstandings
James's story reminded me of an incident I had about a couple of years ago and...
Advice on when to send a x
I recently heard this item on the radio: A German did not understand that when...
Living in the UK
What might you not know when you arrive in a new country and in the UK? You...