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Concern over Racism.
Hi, I am planning to apply to University of manchester for the 2013 batch. I am an Indian. I just wanted to know are Indian students treaded properly by the locals? are we ignored or looked down on? are the British students friendly? I mean no offence to anyone. Please help me out here as I have to fill out the forms and submit.
A very high proportion of the locals are Indian!
Manchester is a very multicultural city, and people from all over the world have made Manchester their home. As a student, you will be living very close to the famous 'Curry Mile' (on the Rusholme stretch of Wilmslow Road). It's a section of road that is filled almost exclusively with curry houses, shisha bars and other assorted shops catering to the Indian / Pakistani / Middle Eastern community. Longsight (to the east of Rusholme) is also dominated by the same community.
British students will always be friendly (or at least, if they're not friendly it won't be because you're Indian
) but you have to make an effort too - talk to people, socialise, go on nights out even if you don't drink, join a society and generally throw yourself into all that university life has to offer. That way, you'll make lots of friends, lots of contacts for the future, your English will be totally fluent if it's not already, and you'll have lots of fun too 
Manchester is a very multicultural city, and people from all over the world have made Manchester their home. As a student, you will be living very close to the famous 'Curry Mile' (on the Rusholme stretch of Wilmslow Road). It's a section of road that is filled almost exclusively with curry houses, shisha bars and other assorted shops catering to the Indian / Pakistani / Middle Eastern community. Longsight (to the east of Rusholme) is also dominated by the same community.
British students will always be friendly (or at least, if they're not friendly it won't be because you're Indian
) but you have to make an effort too - talk to people, socialise, go on nights out even if you don't drink, join a society and generally throw yourself into all that university life has to offer. That way, you'll make lots of friends, lots of contacts for the future, your English will be totally fluent if it's not already, and you'll have lots of fun too University of Manchester
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Original post by Origami Bullets
A very high proportion of the locals are Indian!
Manchester is a very multicultural city, and people from all over the world have made Manchester their home. As a student, you will be living very close to the famous 'Curry Mile' (on the Rusholme stretch of Wilmslow Road). It's a section of road that is filled almost exclusively with curry houses, shisha bars and other assorted shops catering to the Indian / Pakistani / Middle Eastern community. Longsight (to the east of Rusholme) is also dominated by the same community.
British students will always be friendly (or at least, if they're not friendly it won't be because you're Indian) but you have to make an effort too - talk to people, socialise, go on nights out even if you don't drink, join a society and generally throw yourself into all that university life has to offer. That way, you'll make lots of friends, lots of contacts for the future, your English will be totally fluent if it's not already, and you'll have lots of fun too
Manchester is a very multicultural city, and people from all over the world have made Manchester their home. As a student, you will be living very close to the famous 'Curry Mile' (on the Rusholme stretch of Wilmslow Road). It's a section of road that is filled almost exclusively with curry houses, shisha bars and other assorted shops catering to the Indian / Pakistani / Middle Eastern community. Longsight (to the east of Rusholme) is also dominated by the same community.
British students will always be friendly (or at least, if they're not friendly it won't be because you're Indian
) but you have to make an effort too - talk to people, socialise, go on nights out even if you don't drink, join a society and generally throw yourself into all that university life has to offer. That way, you'll make lots of friends, lots of contacts for the future, your English will be totally fluent if it's not already, and you'll have lots of fun too Hi, thanks for the reply. I am a huge fan of Manchester United from past 6 Years. Will that help? And I am not like the Rest of Indians who will stay in the rooms and study. I enjoy partying, do it almost every weekend. Major concern is will I be accepted in the group?
I am a British Indian student at the University of Manchester. I am originally from the South East and I will be honest, I have actually seen and heard some racism in this town, from the students too. I'll never forget being in a takeaway in Fallowfield after a night out in first year, where a group of male UOM students came in very drunk, referring to the server as "Mohammed" when they didn't know what his name was... I have also seen an argument on a bus and heard quite a lot of people make comments.
In general I would say the university is a bit segregated, I've not really seen huge amounts of mixing. When I was in Fallowfield in 2009, the halls weren't particularly multicultural but maybe it could be a bit different now. But that's just been my experience of the Uni - maybe you'll hear from others who say completely different and have never really seen or heard anything. It's the largest uni in the UK so I think it's probably just luck of the draw.
In general I would say the university is a bit segregated, I've not really seen huge amounts of mixing. When I was in Fallowfield in 2009, the halls weren't particularly multicultural but maybe it could be a bit different now. But that's just been my experience of the Uni - maybe you'll hear from others who say completely different and have never really seen or heard anything. It's the largest uni in the UK so I think it's probably just luck of the draw.
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Mate no matter were you go in Britain there will be some racial hatred towards you more in some places then others but Manchester is quite uncommon depending on what side of Manchester you live in. Stay strong and be the bigger person but if they start becoming violent then let them know were you stand they will only pick on you more than once if they think your a easy target. If your an ethnic minority in Britain then you got to be strong otherwise life's going to be hard. Trust me i have 20 years experience.
Original post by Jain
Hi, I am planning to apply to University of manchester for the 2013 batch. I am an Indian. I just wanted to know are Indian students treaded properly by the locals? are we ignored or looked down on? are the British students friendly? I mean no offence to anyone. Please help me out here as I have to fill out the forms and submit.
Most people are friendly, and as an above poster said many people in manchester are in fact indian/Pakistani/bangladeshi. However there is racism in manchester, I know from personal experience, but you should be ok as long as you're sensible [ i.e. don't walk through more salubrious parts at night alone etc] but this applies to any big city really. Just to point out to people who may disagree with me there was that all too recent case of an indian student murdered in Salford earlier this year. So I can't tell you that its perfect, but it should not put you off coming here. Good luck with your application.
Original post by Jain
Hi, thanks for the reply. I am a huge fan of Manchester United from past 6 Years. Will that help? And I am not like the Rest of Indians who will stay in the rooms and study. I enjoy partying, do it almost every weekend. Major concern is will I be accepted in the group?
I think Manchester United is a big draw for a lot of international students! You're only a bus ride away from Old Trafford (well, you change buses at Piccadilly Gardens) so it's easy to get to and I'm sure you'll be able to find someone to go to matches with
I've known people from many different nationalities who have integrated themselves and become part of a group that isn't predominantly international - French, Lithuanian, American, British Muslim, Vietnamese - the list goes on. But as I said above, the key is to get out there, socialise, join societies, and go out with people who are drinking, even if you don't drink yourself.
Racism exists to some extent everywhere in Britain. However, in Manchester you won't stick out and I don't believe that it is any worse than any other part of the UK (for reference, there was a thread along similar lines in the Bristol Uni forum a few days ago).
The Indian student (Anuj Bidve) who was shot was actually at Lancaster University, and he was walking through a rough area, late at night, where a Manchester student would have no reason to be. It remains unclear as to what the motive for the crime was - it wasn't obviously a racist crime. The advice about not walking through dodgy parts of town / parks alone at night is given to every student, regardless of their race or nationality - being Indian doesn't make you any more vulnerable to being mugged.
As honeyandlemon said, some halls aren't very multicultural. However, that tends to be because international students tend to want to live as close to the university campus as possible, whereas British students are less worried by being a couple of miles away in Fallowfield, and are attracted towards its lively social scene. It's not because international students aren't allowed to live in Fallowfield, or that Fallowfield is in some way racist, it's just because internationals are less likely to apply there. You can use that info to your advantage in some ways though - if you'd prefer a social group mainly comprised of other Indians and other non-Britons, then City campus might be better for you. If you'd prefer to integrate more with students from the UK, then Fallowfield would be a better option for you.
You'll always be able to meet other Indian students, wherever you live. There is a society for Indian students http://manchesterstudentsunion.com/groups/indian-society - you could email them and see if they have found racism to be a problem in Manchester.
Can't speak for Manchester, but I attend university in another big city (London) and I've not seen any racism at all towards ethnic students (who are actually a majority, it would appear, at my university).
It's such a big university that everyone is going to have different opinions. I lived in Fallowfield in my first year and do a humanities degree so I've not really been around much diversity. Even so, I did expect to meet a greater variety of people at University than I have done. I've not really seen much mixing during my time here but I'm sure others have. As an international student the University will definitely provide social events.
In my personal opinion though, as I'm from the South East and studied in Manchester - I don't think you can really compare Manchester and London. London is far more affluent and multicultural than Manchester.
In my personal opinion though, as I'm from the South East and studied in Manchester - I don't think you can really compare Manchester and London. London is far more affluent and multicultural than Manchester.
its because in manchester thees loads of different cultured people that live there so, that
why some pple are strong towards there reigion
were i live if one person is racist then people just get really angry and offended and they gang up on tnem
i really understand what your tryin to say
why some pple are strong towards there reigion
were i live if one person is racist then people just get really angry and offended and they gang up on tnem
i really understand what your tryin to say
Original post by nicola93
To be honest, I'd say you're more likely to have problems for being a Manchester United fan than you are for being Indian 
I will rep this tomorrow, haha brilliant!!
Original post by nicola93
To be honest, I'd say you're more likely to have problems for being a Manchester United fan than you are for being Indian
lol why so?
Original post by Jain
Hi, thanks for the reply. I am a huge fan of Manchester United from past 6 Years. Will that help? And I am not like the Rest of Indians who will stay in the rooms and study. I enjoy partying, do it almost every weekend. Major concern is will I be accepted in the group?
Being a Manchester United fan is much more of a hinderance, you'll receive more abuse for that from the locals!
Original post by Jain
lol why so?
I think the previous poster meant it as a joke - people can get very attached to their football teams, and let's not forget that there are two very successful teams in Manchester - City and United!
The only time that any tension between the supporters (locals rather than students) of the two football teams becomes very obvious is "Derby Day" - days when the two sides, City & United, play each other. It's well known for being a day to avoid the local nightlife, students don't go out to pubs, locals get a bit het up over a few men kicking a ball around, and the police come out in force to keep everyone a bit calmer.
Original post by Origami Bullets
I think the previous poster meant it as a joke - people can get very attached to their football teams, and let's not forget that there are two very successful teams in Manchester - City and United!
The only time that any tension between the supporters (locals rather than students) of the two football teams becomes very obvious is "Derby Day" - days when the two sides, City & United, play each other. It's well known for being a day to avoid the local nightlife, students don't go out to pubs, locals get a bit het up over a few men kicking a ball around, and the police come out in force to keep everyone a bit calmer.
The only time that any tension between the supporters (locals rather than students) of the two football teams becomes very obvious is "Derby Day" - days when the two sides, City & United, play each other. It's well known for being a day to avoid the local nightlife, students don't go out to pubs, locals get a bit het up over a few men kicking a ball around, and the police come out in force to keep everyone a bit calmer.
This made me properly curl my toes. Beyond cringe.
"Students don't go to pubs". LOL.
Original post by markusmerkus
This made me properly curl my toes. Beyond cringe.
"Students don't go to pubs". LOL.
"Students don't go to pubs". LOL.
On Derby Day, and Derby Day only!
Certainly, I know that last year even football following friends avoided the pubs last year on Derby Day, and there seemed to be a general consensus that going out on a night out that night wasn't a good idea.
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