What is the most important thing to bring when studying abroad in Birmingham, England for a year? What should you bring with you in terms of thickness and thickness of climate clothing?

Clothing issue:

Personally, if you are in good physical condition, I suggest you bring more T-shirts, either long-sleeved or short-sleeved, because the British Summer is not as hot as in China. Although the temperature in winter is often only a few degrees or even close to zero, because their indoors have heating, young people in the UK usually wear a short-sleeved T-shirt inside and a down jacket outside. Wind, if you enter the room like this, take off your coat and it will be fine. It is recommended that you bring one or two sweaters. The sweater I brought was only worn once and has never been touched again. . . As for pants, I only wear a pair of jeans in the winter in the UK. If it snows, I will add a pair of thin velvet pants at most. Shoes are just ordinary shoes. Hiking shoes, sneakers, sports shoes, leather shoes, high-top and low-tops are all fine. Yes, the UK has a maritime climate, which is generally quite comfortable and will not cause extreme heat or cold. In the summer, it’s even more important to pack lightly, with jeans and a T-shirt being the most common. The British winter is very windy, so it is recommended that you bring a windproof coat or a few scarves to keep out the wind and keep warm, and you can also match them with other clothes. Overall, I recommend bringing more T-shirts and the like, as they will be needed most of the time. Another important thing is to prepare at least one set of formal attire. Boys can wear ordinary suits, girls can wear suits or skirts, and girls can even prepare a small dress, which can be used in case of an important party. Westerners pay attention to etiquette, so many important occasions require formal attire, so be prepared~~~~~~Finally, I believe that you will definitely buy clothes again after arriving in the UK, and you may not be able to control a lot of shopping, haha ~~So you might as well not bring too many clothes now, just enough to change between winter and summer. Then you will definitely find that there are more and more clothes, and in the end you won’t be able to bring them back home, haha! ! ! !

Questions about money and bank account opening:

The UK uses pounds sterling, so it is best to change some cash with you before going. There are several major banks in the UK: Lloyds TSB, RBS, Barclays, HSBC, Natwest, etc., all of which can handle account opening. I encountered such a situation at the time, and I would like to remind you that many students may need to take language courses first when they first arrive in the UK, so the visas they obtained at that time were only for a short period of 3 months, and they would wait until they passed the language course. Apply for a new study visa at the local British Immigration Bureau with the school's admission letter. So during the language course, the bank sees that your visa is only valid for 3 months and may refuse to open an account for you until you get a new visa. Therefore, it is recommended that you bring more cash with you when you go there for the first time. In addition, for some large expenditures, such as tuition fees, accommodation fees, etc., you can pay by card as much as possible, and keep cash for daily expenses. Your domestic visa card, master card or credit card, etc., can be withdrawn in the UK, but there is a handling fee. Different banks have different charging standards. Anyway, it is not cost-effective. However, there is no handling fee for swiping domestic cards in the UK, and they are more convenient and safe to use. If you want to withdraw cash, you can wait until you arrive in the UK and open an account at a local bank. These procedures are not very troublesome. Generally, a certificate of enrollment from the school is enough. Then you can transfer money from China to a card in the UK, and there will be no handling fee for cash withdrawals and card payments in the UK. This is more convenient. My father has always remitted money to me this way.

Phone card problem:

In the UK, there are many communication companies, such as 3G, orange, O2, T-mobile, etc., which are very mainstream. They have different packages. This It's hard to tell online. You can go to the store for specific information. Generally, it is an annual subscription. The monthly rental fee is deducted from your bank account in the UK every month, and the mobile phone is given to you for free. It is recommended that if you are not particularly pursuing the novelty of mobile phone models, the package with a monthly rental fee of 20-30 pounds is already very good. In addition, I recommend the software Skype. It is very good. You can recharge your account through online banking, and then you can make calls to domestic mobile phones and landlines through the Internet. I have calculated that it is almost 20 cents per minute to make calls to domestic numbers. Same goes for phone calls.

The above are some of my experiences, I hope they are useful to you~~~~~I used to go to Birmingham. New Street Station is the city center, Chinatown is also there, and there is a Bull ring shopping mall. It is said to be one of the largest shopping malls in Europe. It is quite good and I will be able to visit it often in the future.

Anyway, I wish you all the best~~~! :)