Renting able, to deal with the British locals in virtually expand the circle of life beyond the campus, indeed, exercise interpersonal skills, but inevitably alienated the campus; school dormitory gave people a sense of belonging, a sense of loneliness sweep, but relatively isolated. If the stress is placed on experience, and can not have both fish and why not?
Before going to the UK, coupled with procrastination choose phobia so I missed the best time to book the hostel until you receive school ResidentialService and Supoort (residential services and support center) sent me "quarters full" message, I I began to recognize this harsh reality - I have to be myself on the outside looking for an apartment to live.
For this approach, it is not recommended for everyone to follow. Has now been admitted to the nest two months, compared to living in school friends, I did more than a bitter history, emotion while also like to sum up experience, to share the little fellows coming to study in or about to rent.
Chapter1 renting VS school dormitory - you will not get the same skills
Renting able, to deal with the British locals will be virtually in your life to expand the circle outside the campus, and getting used to and accept their lifestyle.
In the British way of life, I must mention is the appointment system. In the UK, if you want to get the services are generally by appointment, such as banks, medical centers, service industries (cleaning, repair) and other fields, without reservation, even if the moment no one line up, you will be politely rejected.
English For reservations rigor not only in the accuracy of the time, as well as the rigor of the appointment operating range. Two months, I do not know is not God deliberately test, many of the problems spate of house, the bathroom walls moldy paint chips, carpet cleaning a year is not in need of renovation, hot water boiler water leakage, etc., which need to communicate with the agency and make an appointment workers to deal with. I have to play with different types of local painters, plumbers, electricians, cleaners and other dealings, they are friendly and professional and meticulous work, a small bathroom, paint the whole day, they do not look so serious attitude towards work, but it will not do any more than my thing, agreement if the appointment is to paint the toilet on the third floor, you do not expect that they will easily help you put a small piece kitchen wall peeling also disposed of, no matter how you re Zuitian are is in vain, they will think you lack of respect for their profession.
District where many locals, I also developed a neighbors meeting "weak as water" "SayHi" friendship would, of course, do not underestimate this layer of friendship, if encountered electricity, water and property management and other issues, or you can be patient and experienced answer them. Residential property are friendly and lovely uncle, they will see the face, speaking less skilled Chinese say "Hello, thank you!" Of course, if the young man lived next door to a group of dynamic, do not expect them will become law-abiding neighbors, plus the UK house more poor sound insulation, Gesanchaiwu Party will let you sleep in a noisy music and sound.
Over time, I found myself more and more like a lifestyle Native, I got used to the reservation system, begin with the locals did not have a ride a ride to chat, feel their humor, their attitude to life to learn, adapt their rigorous and stubborn, but also to understand the interaction between them dull logic of alienation but also cordial and mutual assistance, but also a very wonderful thing.
These experiences, live in the school dormitory may be difficult to feel, if you have any questions dormitory, school dormitory direct contact service center can be easily solved. But one of the benefits is that you do not live in the dorm feel lonely and can countries and small partners do Party, chat, cook together, etc., culture and young minds countries resulting collision, is to stay out of very difficult to understand that.
Chapter2 renting VS school dormitory - you will not encounter the same difficulties
Live in two months, I often think outside of yourself from the campus, the school is uniquely associated with one week two to three courses. Have to admit that he lived outside, loneliness is often the case, always wanted to move to school.
In fact, outside the school house household status is more complex, living with people you probably are not students, age, identity span are large, then, is a living thing is the test of communicative competence. You may need to put up a pair of Couple downstairs piled in a mess of things in common areas, must live with the aunt not speak English in the limits of its resources go to the doctor.
If you live outside the school, is an important transportation expenses, transportation costs London's surprisingly expensive, take a bus to go to school every swipe feel liver pain.
But living in the school will have trouble. Although under normal circumstances, the school will live in a Flat evenly distributed in person by nationality, try not to get together the situation of different nationalities appear, however, in a large number of Chinese students studying in the UK, there will inevitably be roommates are situation of Chinese students. Also their circle of life can easily be confined within the school area, we might lose a lot of interesting things wrong.
In fact, fish and bear's paw can not have both, school dormitories makes you a sense of belonging, a sense of loneliness sweep, you have to adapt to its relatively isolated. However, if you are a "play cafe 'how can we block the tiny campus to explore the unknown world of pace!
Chaper3 live in school dormitories renting VS - you will see a different view
Different area of the city of London has a different style, the white area, the black area, the India-Pakistan area is completely different customs.
Since I live near London's famous financial district whites, and our school is in London's most famous India-Pakistan region - East region. Shuttle to and from school every day in the middle of these two areas, "Spring Snow" and "low class" appear alternately. India-Pakistan area, you can find black rotten bananas, may also find a 5 pounds of clothes, you can also find cheaper to a certain state of Fried Chicken - these services in India and Pakistan people's business, in principle, only one, that is cheap. In the financial area, it is the various "tall on the" white-collar circle of life.
These two areas, but the difference is only ten minutes walking distance. After class, I often walk back to the residence, shuttle whispered in a residential area between India and Pakistan was short, is holding a bottle, dirty dress from head to toe Indian man child looked over and over, it will be open-air market near the India-Pakistan school attracted by cheap and noisy, also because they can not clean roads passable sigh municipal construction area of India and Pakistan. However, through a tunnel, suddenly in front of skyscrapers, world five hundred who filled his eyes, and dressed fashionable men and women, major fashion brands and high-end daily necessities supermarket. This is ten minutes' walk the journey really is wonderful.
In fact, two of accommodation each have their own good, also each have their own limitations, outside reading, no matter where you live, are focusing on experience, focusing on experience.
UK rent Tips
1. The agency charged issue.
If you are looking for an intermediary company, it costs require special attention, except for intermediary fees, agency customers have no right to ask for registration fees, costs and other showings. In general, the agency fee equivalent to the cost of one week's rent, do not be overcharged.
2. Before agreeing to sign the lease agreement, a request to the intermediary complete list of fees .
Check the entry fee contracts, involving a deposit, book fees, brokerage fees, cleaning fees. In the process of actual payment, the fee is scheduled to pay attention needs to be returned to us, or reduced the rent.
3. Clear the rental contract both parties responsibilities and obligations (including responsibility for maintenance items, Bill cases).
When carefully read the terms of contract, housing facilities if there is damage or the need to replace old, tenants have the right to request the replacement or repair of the agent or landlord under normal circumstances, and do not need to pay any fees.
4. Eye identify the principal tenant (ie non-landlord but as a landlord of rental housing in order to defraud costs).
If you search for the very low price of the house on the Internet, do not be gullible. Requires the agency to provide proof of their identity and qualifications of the material, if the other party is the landlord, then you can ask him to produce proof of home ownership, otherwise, it is best not to muddy water when renting.
5. Google Maps search location of the house, inquiries, confirm that the specific circumstances of their jurisdictions.
House to ask ZIP code landlord and intermediaries, enter zip code directly on Google Maps, there will be a precise geographic location, you can tell your landlord or intermediary in accordance with the traffic situation to a check, to check whether they are really talking about the same Convenience. In addition, the district's access control systems also need to be considered, it is best doors have security, and card entry.
6. Before looking rooms do know the answer .
Even a rush and zero experience, the brain also contemplating several key demands, such as geographic location (either from the school walking near or public transportation available), security (India-Pakistan region and ghettos must be avoided), life convenient degree (or absence of nearby supermarkets and stores) to meet these basic conditions, will make life easier for you first arrived in the UK a lot. My house is in the financial district around CanaryWharf white, except to go to school buses need to take twenty minutes, the other conditions are appropriate.
7. find formal intermediary , can not sign a contract in advance.
First, do not sign a contract with the landlord in advance. Since the signing in the country is not convenient, some intermediaries will ask tenants to sign and then send scanned version of the contract. In fact, this is very risky, and looked at the house and then signed to the place not too late. Second, it is best to find an intermediary company of a certain size, Chinese or English can be run, preferably with a fixed office location and in local stores. Britain's most famous site is renting Rightmove, Zoopla and Foxtons. As for China's agency, you can find plenty of rental information in a number of forums on studying the Baidu.
Adapted from the article: Tencent News
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