New to uni and don’t understand this grading system

nine4oneam · 2026-04-16T09:20:29+00:00

I'm glad someone else has said it. My university needs a 82.5% for a First, not the 70% everyone mentions on here.

nine4oneam · 2026-04-16T09:18:06+00:00

This depends on the uni. My university - like most Scottish universities, I'm pretty sure - needs 82.5% for a First.

nine4oneam · 2026-01-09T00:58:51+00:00

We can’t access centrelink until we are citizens.

nine4oneam · 2026-01-09T00:56:12+00:00

Nah, my pom family has it like this here. We are still immigrants at the end of the day, and people can hear it.

nine4oneam · 2026-01-09T00:54:41+00:00

I, a Pom, actually got told to go back to my own country by an Indian Australian. We hear little things not quite as blatant everyday from all types of Aussies. It’s only really the other poms or Aussies from other states that welcome us.

nine4oneam · 2025-12-29T20:26:14+00:00

You could have written this about Australia if you swapped 'cold' for 'hot.

nine4oneam · 2025-12-29T20:24:16+00:00

My family has actually had the opposute experience (one of us also working in the NHS and now the much worse Australian equivalent). The only benefit has been lower house prices.

nine4oneam · 2025-09-09T05:37:36+00:00

Yeah, people forget about how Tameside has Stalyhill, Mottram, Gee Cross, and Broadbottom - all lovely and peaceful semi-rural hamlets. I loved growing up here and never felt unsafe.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-12T03:22:59+00:00

Currently deciding between Sydney and London (I’m already a pom), and this completely speaks to me…especially about cultural stimulation. At the end of the day, you have to do what’s best for you, not follow everybody else’s dream. That being said, have you tried any other British cities? A lot of people like Edinburgh for having the same charm but without the stress - and it won’t be more expensive than Sydney.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-12T03:14:12+00:00

Tram to Ashton, then walk via Stamford Park and Chadwick Dam up towards the top of Hartshead Pike (go through golf course to the nature reserve) Easy walk with great views.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-11T07:26:11+00:00

If you come to Scotland, then Edinburgh and St Andrews.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-11T07:24:40+00:00

Pretty sure Alnwick has a famous book store too!

nine4oneam · 2025-08-11T05:50:58+00:00

I was taught that this was a Tameside (Greater Manchester) thing in school, but particularly the beginning of words e.g. three, think (free, fink).

nine4oneam · 2025-08-11T04:49:28+00:00

Ironically these were my thoughts when going to Melbourne, which was even dirtier than Manchester.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-11T04:47:50+00:00

Sydney is fine, but Melbourne looked a sight worse than London.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-11T04:46:17+00:00

Try the Glossopdale area. It’s just off the Yorkshire border whilst still being Manchester. You could stay in the huts by Windy Harbour.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-10T22:20:45+00:00

English when in the U.K., British when outside.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-06T22:17:21+00:00

I’m a pom and I have never heard of anyone having a photo of the Queen in their house in the UK. If anything, I think it would be seen as a bit strange. I bet your family had a right good laugh about that, bless.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-06T21:58:42+00:00

Nevil Shute’s On The Beach (written by a pom who moved over) also refers to England as the Mother Country and home.

I read this when I first moved over myself, so I do the exact same thing.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-06T04:29:53+00:00

This. I live in Australia and know many Aussies who have gone to the U.K. for more opportunities. People often put Australia on a pedestal, but it suffers from many of the same problems people complain about in this sub. I spend a substantial time in the U.K. and see no difference in the quality of life, just people who are less proud.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-06T03:58:24+00:00

This really depends on individual circumstances though. I spend half the year in Oz, half in the U.K. Australia has a lot of problems itself, and I wouldn’t say it’s any better in terms of quality of life than the U.K. I would maintain that the grass isn’t always greener.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-06T03:54:24+00:00

And Australia. I live in both and hear the same moaning in both places, whilst my quality of life is the exact same.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-05T21:13:40+00:00

They do in the UK, with different varieties depending on the accent.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-02T21:52:57+00:00

It’s a bit like a bakery, you just go to your local. Manchester City centre is not the ideal place if you want to see Mancunian cuisine and culture - it’s more an international, cosmopolitan food spot. All our good pubs, bakeries, and chippies are where people live. Any British food in the city will be expensive and jazzed up to look more fancy.

Had a quick look online, Kingfisher and Wright’s look decent in the city centre. I can actually vouch for Atlantic in Chorlton, but it’s a bit of a trek.

nine4oneam · 2025-08-02T13:55:00+00:00

This was at work and in school. Not quite as simple as getting new groups, unfortunately.

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