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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 2:15pm On Aug 07, 2022

deept:
To what end is this policy? What are they trying to achieve?

Blame Brexit.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 2:13pm On Aug 07, 2022

Lexusgs430:
Kpele o..... We discussed this transit visa matter a few weeks ago .........

The conclusion we arrived at was, transit visa is now a requirement........

KLM's customer base would dwindle ........

No it won’t. Cracking flight prices compared to BA. We got tickets to travel in October 2 adults and a child for less than £1K. BA was asking for over £2K for the same flight. Klm is the way to go, shame new immigrants are being penalised.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 11:40pm On Jul 19, 2022

Walexwal:
Hello everyone, Happy Sunday.

Please all, kindy advise a friend on these issues.

1. Does it make sense to collect a council house given to one by the council? PS: Housing rent is paid/covered by UC.
2. Does it make sense to rent a new or old build council house? PS: New build is in Council tax band E
3. Is it a good decision to buy a council house or rather buy a normal house?

Thanks

At the risk of flogging a dead horse, does your friend have a settled status in the UK? If the person is on a student visa or work permit, Council Housing is public funds and accessing this will jeopardise their future chances of getting ILR.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 10:50am On Jul 12, 2022

Thegamingorca:
So if i decide to go with option 1, Qatar is obliged to give me any seat fot next to nothing as long as I hold a freaking ticket?.

You will have the option to select a seat for free when check-in opens which is usually within 24 hours of departure. The problem with this is that most times, the aisle and window seats will be long gone by this time/ plus you will be left with seats at the very back of the plane so you will be among the last to exit the plane.

Secondly if you are travelling with a family/kids, it is always advisable to pre book seats so that way you are guaranteed to sit together as a family. Whereas if you leave it to check in, your 10 yr old daughter may be sandwiched between two men in 14b while your wife will be seated beside another stranger in number 26c. Most airlines always try to sit families together but this is demand led and not guaranteed.

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Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 8:00pm On Jul 06, 2022*

jesmond3945:
Greetings fam. How do you manage your children not having playmates after school. This is because here parents tend to shield their kids from playing with other kids who are not from their race. Talking about other black kids, they might not be always available to play with your kids. I believe that kids needs to play and bond with other kids of their age for them to grow up normally.

It’s usually very difficult to start with but at the kids progress in primary school, they settle and form their own friendship group with like minded people who have similar interest and this is outside of parental influences and biases. I had similar experience when my daughter started primary school in a remote Scottish Island. To make matters worse, the school had very small class rolls which meant in her year group there were only six pupils and they had all been in nursery together so had formed a very strong bond which my daughter couldn’t break into. The parents were all locals and knew each other very well so were always organising meets up after schools and weekends etc. They would have parties and my daughter will be the only one not invited. This affected the play dynamics in the class as the kids preferred to play with the kids they are familiar with and see all the time.
My daughter was very unhappy in that school and this affected her confidence. I eventually gave up trying to be friends with the mums and moved her to another school where she thrived. The kids in this second school all get on well with each other and had similar interest.

We had to relocate to the mainland last year and I did worry how she would cope in a new school but she made her own friends and through her I have become ‘friends’ with the mums as well. All of the friendship occurred naturally and stem from shared interests, my daughter is a keen gymnast and spends most of her time after school practising gymnastic routines with the other gymnasts in her class. On weekends she does running and drama classes and there are also a few of her classmates in those two classes. We the parents take turns in dropping/picking the kids up from the lessons etc.

I would advise you not to worry too much about it as it would eventually sort itself out.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 10:15pm On Jun 26, 2022

rayralph:
Nairaland isn’t reality.

We had a long discussion with the housing association Staffs about the legality before taking it.

You’re even prioritized if you have a child(ren). Allocation within 2 months after interview.

I live in Scotland and have dealings with a few local authorities. I’m very sure you are not eligible for council housing if you are subject to immigration control. Housing association is different though as anyone can access this.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 8:32am On Jun 22, 2022

Ameryx:
To my main aim of writing, I think I am depressed. I could not find a job in my first 3 months here. The only job available that most students were doing was care, and I wasnt vaccinated, so I could not start. I eventually started in March and the job gives me a mental breakdown each time. I am on my feet for 11 hours, and get sent around by staff who feel they are better than agency workers, I get hit by residents, .

I’m sorry to hear you are feeling this way. Moving abroad and starting life afresh is not always easy. Some people are very fortunate to be recruited into professional jobs directly from Nigeria so they have an entirely different experience from yours, and may not understand where you are coming from. However that does not mean they are going to be more successful in the long run. A lot of opportunities abound here and it’s just a question of time before you find your own niche.

In the meantime, hang in there and focus on your studies. I also came to UK as a student and did all sorts of menial jobs but I never attempted care work because it just didn’t float my boat. Instead I did a lot of events management/waitressing, worked in super markets and also food factories. So you don’t have to work in care if you don’t like it, I imagine there will be a lot of other options available these days.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 10:38pm On Jun 05, 2022

mintyx:
Hello house, good morning.

Thanks all for the useful information here. While going through the page, I used someone's link to apply for Amex credit card and got approved for £4k and I'm just 3months in the UK.

I have a question though concerning pension. I came in via tier 2 sponsored visa and work with the NHS.
From the information I gathered here, it seems pension won't really be beneficial to me since I'm above 30 (and one needs to put in like 35 years to able to get full pension benefits)

Based on the info above, can I opt out of pension and invest the money myself? Also, if I opt out, are there "side effects" to opting out?

I will always advise people to pay into their workplace pension especially if it’s a defined benefit scheme like the Nhs pension as those are the best around. It’s based on your career average and for each year you work for NHS, you accrue 1/54th of your average salary. Even if you are above 30 and you end up working for the NHS for 35 years, you will accrue 35/54th of your salary by the time you retire adjusted yearly for inflation. So for example if your average salary at retirement is £40,000, you will have accrued an annual pension of nearly £26,000 by the time you retire and it’s guaranteed till you pass away. It’s not like the private sector pensions where your pension income is determined by the performance of the plan.
The side effect to opting out is that you will lose your NHS employer pension contribution. Also there are other benefits attached to the NHS pension like death in service grant etc which are quite substantial.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 10:49pm On Jun 03, 2022

Viruses:
Is there something that can be done to make this detergent foam. Sometimes is like the washing machine does not wash the clothes clean because the detergent does not foam.

It’s probably to do with hard water content in your area. Some areas in South East are notorious for hard water. We don’t have that problem in Scotland.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 6:00pm On May 30, 2022

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 1:24pm On May 21, 2022

lightest:
Hello house, pls someone shared a site where u can check vehicle MOT details sometimes ago. Can it be share again please. Thank u

https://www.gov.uk/get-vehicle-information-from-dvla

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Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 8:31am On Mar 11, 2022

veleta:
I have interacted with some of these trades people and I realised that occupational risk that comes with these their jobs are very high. Imagine being a painter/interior decorator you will be inhaling paint virtually everyday, imagine the damage it does to your lungs, or is it tilers? The tiler that did our kitchen splashback had one of his eardrums damaged due to constant using of machine cutting the tiles. Groundsmen, same thing. Before they clock 50,arthritis hits u.The money might be there but it takes a huge toll on one's health. If its your thing, you can go into it but don't just go because of the money.

Also, blacks rarely thrive in such businesses because of bad perception. Nothing beats sound education and it's our duty as parents to guide our kids to study courses that are always in demand especially IT, healthcare and other transferable skills so that even if UK doesn't favour you one can easily migrate to another country.

You are missing the entire point of my post. It was to advise people that there are other alternative routes to achieving success in UK, if a child is not doing well academically, don’t stress it as the child can still have a successful career through the apprenticeship route be it in industry or in trades.

Every profession has occupational hazards! During Covid we saw how doctors and nurses put their lives at risk to help people and some of them even died from Covid infections due to lack of PPE. Will it stop you from encouraging your children to go into the medical profession?

This is typical pushy mom/dad’s mentality that has put us in the situation we are in Nigeria. If the child has no interest in any of these courses that you have listed or even refuses to go to Uni, what are you going to do about it? Disown them? May God help us all.

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Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 8:26am On Mar 10, 2022*

kaylov12:
So many topics to discuss on this thread but please can we discuss the PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Most Naija parents feel they get quality education cheaply here which mostly is not the case.
I am a secondary school maths teacher and I weep for these children. Lack of motivation, apathy, to mention a few.

Asides creating a safe and enabling environment for students to learn, PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN UK AREN'T ANY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN NIGERIA.

Parents need to be more involved in their children's education.

I have lived in this country for over 15 years and during that time I have learnt that education is not the be it all and end it all in this country. Yes it is good for children to learn the basics in the school but the career path they eventually choose does not matter as long as they are successful in their field. I stayed in one of the Scottish Isles for a good number of years and I can tell you that most of the men on the island didn’t go to University nor did they pay attention in their maths class but majority of them are now earning over £150k per annum as plumbers, fishermen, electricians, sea farers, and even farmers. This is not hearsay, I used to complete their tax return so knew how much they were earning.
We have to realise that this is not Nigeria where there are no jobs and no opportunities. There are heaps of opportunities in this country and we should not stifle our children by moulding them into Nigerian’s idea of success.

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Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 4:21pm On Mar 09, 2022

Joydan95:
Thanks for the response. The 800 -1k is it for a term or what duration?

It’s per month.

Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 1:28pm On Mar 09, 2022

hassinho707:
what is SEN please?

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

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Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 8:14am On Mar 09, 2022*

Akorkor:
Thank you all for this thread. Mother of 2 kids under 6 here. We have registered with a GP but council is yet to verify me. How do I go about this? When can I register them for school? Thinking of bringing the little one back in September. Also what is the fate of a child with speech delay? Is there free therapy or is the therapy expensive?

Also for Council verification, I registered into an application called Yoti as I saw that it aids quick verification process but my Nigeria address is being rejected. Don’t know what to do.

I stay in Scotland and I just moved in a month ago. Still trying to find my feet. Thank you mothers and Happy international Women’s Day

I don’t understand what you mean by council verification. All you need to register at a GP surgery is proof of address. Also while you are at it register with an NHS dentist as well. Kids under 16 are eligible for free dental care. Good to get kids into proper dental hygiene and regular checkups from a young age.

Have you researched the schools in your catchment area? Find out which school you are zoned for and then approach them for registration. Also check out the feeder secondary schools as the primary school might be ok but the secondary could be a problematic school. Details can be found at https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/catchment-arrangements.

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Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 7:57am On Mar 09, 2022

mumzt:
Awesome. We'll done mamatukwas, long overdue thread.

Here alone with 3 kids all under 8. husband is in Nigeria and just shuffles. Schooling and working without breaking a single rule. I hope to contribute as much as possible

How do you manage to study and work with 3 underage children? Did you come with a nanny from Naija?

Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 10:54pm On Mar 08, 2022*

veleta:
My little contribution with school aged children here in England. Black kids are usually stereotyped with SEN. If offered help especially speech therapy don't resist, we should try to limit phone/ipad usage. It affects their speech and communication especially with first kids and boys. Read storybooks every night, I know it's tough but it really helps. If you can't read, get one from YouTube Biff, Chip and Kipper and so on then play and stay with them. It increases their vocabulary a lot.

Register them for swimming as soon as possible, dance, drama, football, music, rugby,etc. It helps boost their confidence as well as their social circle.

Always ask them what they did in school, who they are sitting with in class, who they played with. Schools here group kids according to their ability. A child in Year 3 for instance can be doing Year 1 curriculum meanwhile in the same class, another child in that same class might be doing Year 4 or 5 curriculum or syllabus.

As a parent, you need to reinforce what they are doing in school at home for your child to be in top table in their class. The class size which is 30 is usually difficult so it's basically survival of the fittest except you are rich, you can opt for private.

With time, I might write more if time permits.

Totally agree with you. One other thing that I find that affects speech development is the dummy/pacifier and also the time a child spends on bottles. This is why the health visitors try to encourage new moms to move the infants to cups from 12 months. A child that still drinks milk from a bottle at 3 years old will struggle to speak.

As important as school work is, extra curricular activities like swimming, gymnastics, horse riding. drama, cycling, playing musical instruments, brownies, scouts etc are also very important and equip the kids with life skills that will come in handy in the future.

This is not Nigeria where there is so much emphasis on book with little knowledge of life skills. We need to raise children who will become well rounded adults in future. I live in a predominantly white environment and all the men in my extended family and social circle are very hands on. They fix their cars themselves, paint their houses themselves, build fences and tile bathrooms by themselves. Even the women too are hands on except moi.

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Travel › Re: Parenting In The UK As A Nigerian Migrant. by Peerielass: 10:21pm On Mar 08, 2022

mex551:
Good topic.

Let me book my space now. Can't wait to explore this topic. My first question is , can a 13 year old boy stay with the younger ones at home after school while the parents go on to hustle? Is it an offence?

Awaiting answers to this as I do no not want the Social workers remembering me

There’s no one size fit all answer to this question but official guidance can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/law-on-leaving-your-child-home-alone

Interpretation of the law will vary depending on individual circumstances. For instance, leaving a 10 year old for an extended period to attend work is far riskier than leaving the same child for 10 mins to enable you pick up milk from the corner shop down the road.

Wisdom is the key word.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 6:21pm On Mar 08, 2022

Lexusgs430:
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We are not always financially buoyant. ........ But the mortgage, still gets paid ........

If you can pay rent continuously, you can also pay a mortgage. ...... If things turn, sell the property........ (to sleep under the bridge).......

Sell a house with negative equity….haba Oga Lexus cheesy

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 1:28pm On Mar 08, 2022

Lexusgs430:
This might encourage or discourage you .........

Like Ticha already said, it’s not always the case that the house appreciates in value. Some people that bought just before the 2008 housing crash have been in negative equity and are just beginning to emerge out of the deficit. For such people, it will probably be cheaper to rent than to pay the mortgage. They are referred to as mortgage prisoners and some of them are not able to switch to cheaper deals due to stricter lending rules after 2008.

In summary, people shouldn’t be in a hurry to get mortgages. Check affordability and ensure that you have enough money to cover your mortgage should things change tomorrow.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 2:31pm On Mar 06, 2022

sweetoma:
Hello all, Mamatukwas, Justwise and other gurus. I really appreciate all the advise on this thread. My son is about to start school this week, anyone with advice, lunch pack ideas, after school care advise etc. I wish we had a thread for parenting immigrant kids in the UK. I’m a bit nervous LOL

Are you in Scotland? Most local authorities in Scotland use the parentpay website for processing school dinner payments. You can also view the menu to see what meals are available weekly and plan around it. My daughter uses a combination of school dinners and packed lunch. Packed lunch is usually home made sandwiches with yoghurt and some fruits plus a bag of crisps. Sometimes she likes sausage rolls in her packed lunch.

The school may have a breakfast and after school club which you might be able to access for a fee. You could also ask other working moms at the school what after school options are available.

Nots sure about transport options to school as our home is very close to our local school and my daughter walks to school by herself.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 8:32am On Mar 03, 2022

bluebella:
Good Morning Special people here.
Many thanks to everyone here for the quality of information shared on this platform. I have learnt alot here.

Please I need sound advice and the way forward.

I and my wife(student) arrived in the UK last December, stayed with a family friend for 10 days, got temporary accommodation (1 room) in a three-bedroom flat till the end of February and moved into a one-bedroom. We have already made an arrangement/commitment for a 3-bedroom which will be ready in the middle of May since we plan that the children will join us here in the UK by end of May.

The one-bedroom (fully furnished) we are staying in currently belongs to a Nigerian who stays and works in London and said that it's a council house and he pays 400pounds monthly and council tax 120pounds monthly (he didnt tell us this initially). Before we rented the place he told us verbally that it is 500pounds for the first month and subsequent months rent will be 400pounds and we agreed (we pay electricity ourselves and I have a virgin media broadband, so no bills inclusive). Since its a council house, his name is on the property and he cannot give us any tenancy agreement, moreover is just for three months, we agreed verbally.
Now fast-forward, the rent for March to April is due by 8th of March but called me on the 28th of Feb and pleaded if the rent can come early because he wants to travel back to Nigeria for a few days. I credited his account the next day with 400pounds. He called back and said the rent is supposed to be 500pounds and not 400pounds, we argued for a few days and i told him that please let's concentrate on solutions because its now my words against his. He called again that I should add 60pounds to the rent, I told him I don't have that money but I can make provision for the upgraded rent(460 pounds from April). He is insisting that I must give him 60pounds now or tell him when I can give him the 60pounds. I told him I don't have that kind of money and I don't want to owe or give empty promises.
Yesterday while I was at work he sent my wife a voice message that we should move out by the 7th of April, that he has told the council that he is moving out by that time (he will move his furniture out) and he will come with the police to make sure we move out(lol) by April 7th.

The challenge now is that the 3-bedroom we have made a commitment for won't be ready till the middle of May.
I don't have the energy of looking for short-stay accommodation now.

Please, elders and wise ones, what should I do?

If I were you I will stay put and not give him any more money. It is illegal to sublet a council property. If the council finds out he is subletting the accommodation, they will take him off the tenancy. Also when you realised it was a council house, why did you agree to rent it in the first place? Probably because it was cheap?. If a deal is too good to be true, there’s probably a reason why.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 2:21pm On Mar 02, 2022

TheGuyFromHR:
No Nigerian would leave an 18 month old baby alone in Nigeria and go to work, let alone in the UK.
Ultimately it boils down to planning for the OP, someone works days and someone works nights, those are the only options.

Maybe not at 18months but they do leave young kids alone and go to work especially those in the Care sector/Night Shifters. I know of one personally. Also there was a Nigerian woman in Salford that left her kids and traveled to Nigeria for a wedding . This made the news in 2015 and most recently four young black kids were burnt to death in a house fire because their Mom was away at work.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 8:18am On Mar 02, 2022*

whitley:
Hello everyone, please can anyone help with cheap nurseries as my income and what I am seeing online for my 18months old son isnt adding up. How are people meeting up? Please I need suggestions. Thanks

It is what it is but it will pass soon. Now you will understand why oyibo no dey born too much pickin unless of course they are on benefits.

Do you have a partner? If yes, one of you has to stay home and look after your son or you can both work alternate shifts so there’s always someone at home. If you are by yourself, then you just have to pay the nursery fees and get on with it. You could also try bringing a relative from Nigeria but that itself is fraught with problems.

Whatever you do, please do not leave your young son by himself. I know some Africans do this but it is very dangerous and could land you in big trouble with the police and social services.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 6:27pm On Mar 01, 2022

smileforme15:
Ps do I need a schengen visa as a Nigerian passport holder

Yes you need a visa.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 6:16pm On Mar 01, 2022

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 2:03pm On Mar 01, 2022

Viruses:
Yes you heard me.
My rent is 650 monthly, my cousin that bought a house is paying 300 monthly. It's like it is cheaper to buy seff

It’s not always the case, there are other variables to be considered like the age of the person buying the house, the deposit and the repayment period. For instance if you are a 50 year old male buying a first house, you will only get a 15 year mortgage with a higher monthly repayment compared to a 30 yr old man who has over 35 years of working life remaining and can afford to spread the repayments over 35 years.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 10:30pm On Feb 28, 2022

justwise:
I don't think that is entirely true, the UK took a lot of Syrians and Afghans refuges

I agree. Also is Ukraine not in Europe even if they are not part of the Union as of yet. Hardly in the same position as Afghanistan and Syria.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 8:19pm On Feb 28, 2022

enesty:
Hello all
Please I need answers. Are primary school free for kids in Wales? I seem not to be able to get a straight answer off the net. I just got admitted into a Welsh university and I have a 2year kid. Thanks

Most Primary schools are run by the councils and are free. However your 2 year old is too young to attend primary school so will need to be enrolled in a nursery or looked after by a childminder. Are you coming with your partner or are you single? Nursery places start from £800 per month so need to factor in the cost. General advice is to leave the child behind if you are single.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 9:53am On Feb 28, 2022

Osoderi:
Thank you.

Pls did u go the same day and come bk the same day?

Did u get go on tourist?

Where can I enter Eurostar. Pls kindly explain, I don't know London well, staying outside London.

How much is returned ticket with Eurostar.

Will it take u direct to Paris where one can see tourist attractions?

Many thanks for your responses.

Why do you want to go and return the same day? There’s so much to do and see in Paris. Check the Eurostar website for ticket prices and train times. Prices start from a £37.50 for one way.

There’s also Eurolines which is coach travel and might work out cheaper for you if you don’t want to pay for a hotel.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 9:42am On Feb 27, 2022

Joyousgem:
I will recommend J&W carpets, they are cheaper than the standard carpet retailer. Take measurements of each room and have an idea of what colour you're after. They have stores in Glasgow and all across Scotland.

I would suggest Dunelm for curtains, their curtains are good quality at reasonable price. Remember to get thermal curtains.

@Temi231, I’m assuming you are in a rented apartment. Don’t you need to check with your landlord before you change the flooring in the house?
Secondly I won’t advise you to measure the carpets yourself, the way they lay carpets here is different from what we do in Nigeria. Carpets are laid as one piece and it flows through the entire house and under the doors and right through the stairs without any cut and join. Based on that, I will recommend getting a professional carpet fitter to measure and lay the carpet for you. There are many people on Facebook who specialise in carpet fitting. Just check your local Facebook page. You’ll also need an underlay for the carpet.

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