Student Essentials Around the UK

• June 17, 2014
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• Posted in : St Andrews, Student Storage

Moving to a new place to study can seem like a daunting prospect, so we’ve put together this handy guide to help you work out what the essentials are that will help you get by in student cities across the UK. We should point out that it’s just possible that some (all…) of these are us being facetious.

Blend into the background in Aberdeen

Do you ever wish that you could just disappear? That you could avoid all those questions about where your essay is or why you didn’t make it along to the birthday party of that acquaintance who thinks they’re a friend? In Aberdeen, it’s simple! Just invest in an all-grey wardrobe and blend into the surroundings of the Granite City! Of course, Aberdeen is also known as the oil city…but covering yourself in oil isn’t an effective form of camouflage, it’s just an effective way to ruin your bedsheets.

Avoid awkward questions in Glasgow

Studying in Glasgow? You’ll find that the perfect accessory to a hassle-free period of living in the city is a Partick Thistle scarf. It’s the simplest way to avoid the question of “Rangers or Celtic?”. Well, we say that, but if the conversation somehow still moves onto “But if Partick Thistle weren’t playing that day and you had to go to see one or other, which would it be?”, you may just want to shout “Queen’s Park!” over your shoulder and head for the subway.

Alternatively, Harry Potter aficionados might prefer to invest in a Motherwell scarf given the close resemblance between the club’s scarves and the one worn by the boy wizard. We take no responsibility for any awkward conversations with tetchy fans of their Lanarkshire rivals Hamilton Accies that may result from this observation.

Travel through space and time in Cardiff

In the city where Doctor Who is filmed, it would be rude not to indulge in a little bit of geekery while going about your studies. How to do it in an understated way though? Well, why not get yourself a pen designed to resemble the Doctor’s sonic screwdriver? Alternatively, you can always make relations in your flat extremely strained by buying an old police box and putting it in the middle of the living room.

Forget Manchester and study in Madchester

If you’re planning on studying in Manchester, then you’re going to need a Stone Roses t-shirt. Never mind that you weren’t actually born when the first album came out, it’s important that you learn to wander the Northern Quarter with a brooding air which suggests you have such an old head on young shoulders that somehow your soul was present at the early gigs before your body had made it onto the planet. Also, respond to any questioning of Ian Brown’s vocals by saying that his ability to ‘interpret’ a song is on a par with Sinatra’s.

Also see our previous post Manchester’s Famous Students Top Ten.

Get fit for Edinburgh

At some point during your studies in Edinburgh you’re going to find yourself going down some stairs. Don’t get cocky – you’re only going to have go back up them a bit later. Gradient is a fact of life in Scotland’s beautiful capital so why not impress the panting tourists around you by putting in an effortless jog up the steps of Fleshmarket Close? There’s no need for them to know that you’ve spent the last six months working out intensively on the home stairmaster you invested in. They also don’t need to know that you did it with tins of baked beans strapped to your legs for maximum effect.

Show St Andrews that you’re somebody who likes to hit the clubs

Invest in a Pringle jumper, it’s just something that you’re going to have to do if you’re a student in St Andrews. On the one hand, it will allow you to blend in to the most golf-mad town on the planet. On the other hand, with the wind coming off the sea during the winter, the purchase of any kind of jumper is something that you won’t regret! Team it with the kind of trousers that put you in mind of the toy kaleidoscope you had as a kid and wander the local bars dropping vague allusions to being “part of the European Tour”. It’ll be free drinks all night!*

*We’re prone to exaggeration. And when we say exaggeration…we actually just mean that this isn’t true.

Another essential for student life

When the summer comes it can feel like a last-minute panic to work out what to do with your things. That’s where Flexistore can help to make life easier. Our student storage service is both simple and cheap! We’ll supply everything you need free of charge – boxes, pen, tape…and once you’ve filled the boxes we’ll pick them up for free and re-deliver them for free! The only thing you pay for is the storage in between and even that starts from only £1 per box per month.

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