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You danced with joy when you finally received your CAS Reference Number.
You sometimes have to ask the British to repeat themselves several times before you understand what they're saying.
Then someone ends a conversation by calling you ‘pet’ and you wonder what kind.
Dinner is a midday meal and tea is more than just a drink.
You can’t pronounce any town names correctly.
So when you try to explain where you’re going no one understands you.
When you realise how impossible it is to get your favourite foods from home.
So you just decide to try all of the sweets you can find.
Everything in Durham is ‘just like Harry Potter’
So you use Harry Potter to try to explain the college system… Except there are 16 houses and they all live in different locations and have their own bars.
When you go out in town and you’re not sure how you’re so underdressed.
You have to painstakingly explain why all the stereotypes of your country are wrong.
Except for that one that’s kind of true.
At least everyone speaks the common language of football.
You can count on your friends, college, student groups, and societies to help you create a home away from home.
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