Getting by in the UK

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Getting by in the UKTips and Tricks


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Loss of luggage

Take a photo of your check-in luggage before yoin

If you realise that your luggage is lost at the airpreport it immediately to the lost luggage desk at

Glasgow Airport

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Car rental requirement and advice

'ingapore license is $alid for ( months in the UK, no need to apply for international l

)ou can book your car rental online, sometimes you can get a good deal when you b

car together

Go with reputable $endors

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+udget www"budget"co"uk

nterprise http!!www"enterprise"com!carrental!home"do

.ert/ www"hert/"co"uk

0atch for 12cess3 charges, which is the amount you are willing to pay before you c

damage 4 ie" Look out for hidden charges

+efore you dri$e o5, make sure you go o$er the car for pre-e2isting damage and scra

should be gi$en a sheet that shows e2isting damage, note any that are not recorded

the $endor"
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6ri$ing in the UK

&lashing headlights 7 please go ahead

+e polite, e$eryone is polite

'ignal

Undertaking is illegal

8 kinds of roads 4 be careful, lots of speed cameras .ighway 4 9:mph

A ;oad 4 (: mph

+ ;oad 4 8: mph

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Cooking, Grocery shopping on a bu

'upermarkets are best place to buy groceries 'upermarkets ha$e a hierarchy like 'ingapore

Marks and Spencers 4 +est for ready-meals microwbest uality $egetables and fruit

Waitrose / Sainsburys7


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Cooking, Grocery shopping on a bu

+rits hate meat with bones 7 rawmeat with bones are cheaper, likechicken wings

1Malue3 meat is the same thing as1'tandard3 meat, only that portionsare inconsistent

'ome Nsh is cheap, like 'almon

Oilk is $ery, $ery cheap &ro/en is cheaper than fresh, but isHust as good

;eady-meals are microwa$e mealsthat can be $ery con$ienient and topuality OP', 'ainsburysJ


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General Li$ing Tips

)ou can get anything you need and more in Glasgowsupermarkets" +ut certain 1e2otic3 things tend to be m

e2pensi$e like soya sauce, rice, etc +uying in bulk then sharing sa$es money bring some e

bottles I dunnoJ

0ashing-up liuid &airy goes a longer wayJ


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Should we bring a laptop?

%ot absolutely necessary, but can be useful G'A work is group work, and some computers a$

at ;eid +uilding, a lot of your seniors did analogu

'treaming TM when youre bored wiN in


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General


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General 'afety!


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Cther General Tips from 'eniors Oobile +uy from = 4 =: uid unlimited data and roaming

data in urope http!!www"three"co"uk!

'a$e your @:p coins for washing machines ! dryers

6ont confuse laundry detergent with fabric softener

Thick Hackets are not necessary, but windbreakers! parkasare 4 can also buy from Drimark

Layer instead

+ed sheets, pillowcases, thin blanket supplied" @ bathtowels supplied as well

'ome #ats may ha$e E rooms only, meaning that you may

be mo$ed around by the


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Tips for Li$ing with Cthers

+e respectful of your classmates dietary and religio +e #e2ible, its only = weeks and understand that di

people li$e di5erently

That said, Hust wash the dishes lah

General +ritish Drotocol

1.ow are you3 1)ou alright3 1%ice to meet you3 Long winded 7 polite, being too direct 7 rude

'ay 1please3 and 1thank you3 for e$erything, including O

$eryone says sorry for e$erything e2cept maybe in Lon

If all else fails, Hust smile"


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&inal ;andom Tips I dont knowwhere to put

Ladies 4 sanitary pads are di5erent ! larger in UKmay want to bring some spares

0ater is 1hard3 4 use shower gel ;ado2 for the and moisturi/e afterwards to pre$ent dry skin" Acream is good for cheap and intensi$e moisturi/

GDs reuire appointments to be made in genera 6ont bother bringing cereal, biscuits and choco

ones are so much better"

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