As we post more stories from people who have journeyed here from another country to live in the UK, one thing that really stands out is that it takes a lot of resilience to succeed and you need to be open to the world around you. Cristina Mascarreras writes here of how she followed her […]
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Getting fired
A French and Spanish women were comparing the UK to Spain and France with me. They told me that in in their countries, you choose your career and that’s it, this is what you do. But unlike where they come from, you are quite likely to get fired here. Its not such a disaster here, […]
American insights into living in London, UK
Click on this link to find some great insights from an American student on living in the UK and a great interview.
A Mexican view
Many of our stories have been from people who live in the city but here we have a story from someone who started off in the capital but found they were much happier, somewhere quieter and more peaceful. Jose also gives an acute observation on how many more opportunities you have, once you […]
Living in the UK countryside:Farmers Markets
TGIUK welcomes James’s back with his interesting insights about living in the UK countryside, which can, as you will read,can seem a long way from the pressurised lives of UK cities and where Farmers Markets are not what you think they are… Farmers Market My rationale for writing about the farmers market stems from my […]
Back to school
Well, the Christmas holidays are now over and everyone is back to school or work. If you want to see some lovely mementos of the festive season, go to: ” https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tgiuk “. Jack whose parents are from the Congo shares here some lovely insights into life at primary school and gives some good advice. My […]
Happy New Year
TGIUK has been celebrating Christmas in the UK, sharing pictures of Christmas food and Christmas lights on Instagram: See; https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tgiuk/ We are now on to New Year, and our weather is very traditional at the moment, icy cold and foggy. In the UK, we traditionally celebrate New Year’s Eve, its a time to party with […]
Christmas in the UK
TGIUK would like to wish all our readers a very merry Christmas. Every country and indeed every family celebrates Christmas in a different way but please find below a list of some of the UK traditions, some of which we will share with other countries, some will be just UK. We would love to […]
A Turkish/Turkish Cypriot perspective
A Turkish/Turkish Cypriot Perspective A Meeting with Musa, Enver and Ela When Musa arrived in November, 1980 in the UK, he was 21 and had just completed National Service. He was looking for a fast food restaurant anywhere outside London and in a county 70 miles outside London he found the Happy Friar, which […]