A Danes experiences in the UK
Posted in Work on Jan 31st, 2009
The last couple of days have seen a lot of media attention over strikes around the country. People are complaining about foreigners working in the UK. Being a foreigner myself it is obviously a subject that I have a vested interest in. Though, to be honest, it isn’t something I’m giving much thought. I have [...]
Posted in Quality Of Life on Jan 9th, 2009
If you live near a large town or city in the UK, you have to add “… depending on the traffic” when you tell someone when you will be arriving, and that is irrespective of whether you use car or public transportation. This morning I had to go from our village into Wokingham, a short [...]
Posted in Culture on Jan 6th, 2009
you are not supposed to find it difficult to return to your native country, are you?
Posted in Quality Of Life, Weather on Jan 5th, 2009
Friends back in Denmark frequently ask me how I can stand all the rain here in the UK. They never quite seem like they believe me when I tell them that in my experience it doesn’t rain a whole lot more here compared to Denmark. So I decided to find the official truth. That wasn’t [...]
Posted in Quality Of Life on Jan 4th, 2009
This is old news, but my blog on living in the UK is new, and I wanted to boast tell friends and family about the cool place we live in the UK. So back in 2007, Wokingham (the borough where we live) was found to be the number one place in the UK to live [...]
Posted in London on Jan 3rd, 2009
January 1st used to be a day when we did nothing much at all. The last three years however we have gone into London on New Years day to shop. As consumers we have been told that “in the current economic climate” it is important that we all do our bit to keep the economy [...]
Posted in London on Jan 2nd, 2009
Having watched the fireworks display at the London Eye on TV two years in a row, this year we decided to watch in person. We weren’t quite sure what to expect with regards to ease of getting close to the action, the number of people present etc. I did find an excellent and official website [...]
