I am an American going to grad school in Northern Ireland next year. My question is what my husband is supposed to do. If he comes on my school visa, I have to support both of us, but I am only allowed to work 20 hours a week, so that's not going to happen. I thought maybe he could get Irish citizenship which would help, but it said something like his dad would have had to do it before he was born. He works for an electrical company now but is not yet licensed and can't start his apprenticeship until after we come back, so I don't think he could get a skilled labour job there. I don't think he has the marks to get into grad school, plus he doesn't want to, and then we'd have to pay for that too.
What do we do? Can he just come as a "tourist" and find some sort of small job? Are there other options? I'm going to try to get in touch with the embassy but thought some of you might lead me in the right direction first.
Hello, nice to meet you! I'm Russian and I need your help. I'm a teacher of English at school and I do a research. I need to know the attitude of British people towards The Queen Elizabeth. Do you think she just reigns but doesn't rule? Thank you in advance!))
New here. just joined lovely to meet you all! I've been an anglophile my entire life. i managed to somehow teach myself English. so, onto the questionary:
Do you live in Britain? Sadly, no, but i hope to in the not-too-distant future
Have you ever been to the British Isles? If so, where? I've left to left South America. I've barely left my country. unless virtually counts.
Which areas of the British Isles interest you the most? All, really. in particular? London,Cardiff,Blackpool,Glasgow,Manchester,Oxford,Belfast
How did you find this community? interest search.
1. Spell things like "colour" and "flavour"? Yes, i do. i try to have proper spelling and grammar, specially since english is not my first language. 2. Live in Wales, England, Scotland, N. Ireland or the Irish Republic? Not yet. 3. Eagerly awate updates on UK pop culture and politics? yeah, that's true. it's my default set on Google News. 4. Watch the BBC? I do. i only get the BBC Worldwide channel, but i suscribe to a podcast in iTunes and visit bbc.co.uk regularly. 5. Affect an accent? Welll...i didn't use to. but lately i've found myself doing it. I've been watching a lot of British television, that's probably why. 6. Wish you were British? Yes, i suppose i do. 7. Prefer Madonna with an English accent? I honestly couldn't care less about Madonna. However, i do like hearing David Anders and James Marsters with accents. 8. Know how to make the £ symbol on your computer? No, i don't. if i need to, i just copy&paste. 9. Speak Gaelic? just a few words.
I'm looking for a site where I can order british TV shows on DVD that you wouldn't normally find in stores (IE-Black Adder,Falty Towers)....if they are in stores I'm probably just over looking!
Wow, I am such a big anglophile. Why? Hm, well I love Monty python,Who's Line, BBC, The candy is better, the fashion, the accent, the culture, likes lots of english singers/bands (lady sovereign and lilly allen ftw!)It's tough for me to list everything I like about england, I'm just really fasinated by it!
I've always loved the irish. When I was younger I used to tell my dad I wanted to be irish cause the food is better. Potatos are the best, fiddler's green is the best legend ever, I'm seeing an Irish bloke who's accent makes me melt and he's wicked good craic! I'm a HUGE fan of irish/irish punk music. Check out Whiskey in the Jar CD, I got it for V-day. Oh and I also learned that Kilts and Bagpipes orginated in Ireland (i was wondering why Dropkick murphys had them and they are an irish punk, and my fave band)
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