This website may be a good place to start, on your search for a place to live: http://www.oxford4rent.com/. (Seriously, "slightly increased rent"? Do students stay there after school and do they stay there during the Summer or is it sort of a college town in the sense that people just go there for Fall/Spring for 4 years and then they're gone? Definitely a blend because it's a college town. Oxford is a small city. You should be fine wearing whatever you normally wear. Elvis was great and all but unfortunately he passed & nothing about that area makes me want to vacation there... actually kind of blown away that I've encountered fellow humans with internet access who thought this was the best trip for their money, clearly there are some things I don't understand about women. I suspect everywhere has the problem but in my experience Oxford is the worst. Is there an area of town where I could walk to class, a bar, or a restaurant from my front door? I now go to the football games wearing comfortable clothes and blend in just fine. It was the biggest for me moving to Mesa anyway. 4.) Watch out for _____ _? Hunting? I'd be very open to that. There are pretty much only two chain restaurants in Oxford: Applebee's and Chilis... and if you eat there I feel sorry for you. Do you have a Target or Walmart near you? Not the best shopping. And actually, older, more established guys do well with girls here. 6'5"? I'd be earning slightly more in the Oxford office, enough to make up for the slightly increased rent. Very expensive rent and salaries don't reflect that. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. You will not look out of place in your every day wear. It's next level stuff. Memphis DOES have a Whole Foods (a pretty awesome one - they just renovated their store) and my friend and I usually go there and stock up once a month or once every other month. Traffic can be a problem because of the small size. No beer after midnight. Oxford is a young city with 40,000 students from two universities, and with a third of the population aged under 30.In addition to its educational institutions, Oxford is also home to motor manufacturing, publishing and a large number of science and technology-based companies. I've heard someone is trying to get a Whole Foods here, but I don't know if that's a rumor or if it's actually true. Rock climbing? And you can go see where Elvis was born while you're there, I guess. Do you guys have a Chipotle or any Mexican food nearby? The housing situation is beyond ridiculous, you’re getting completely mugged off buying a house in Oxford. It gets overrun by tourists. I live in Brittany Woods. I had to look up what Phil and Jim's was lol but I know understand hehe. College towns often have a lot of slacker guys who don't make much of themselves, and that's not really what girls are after. I would check out the links apartments unless you want to host loud parties. Outdoor stuff: In the spring, baseball is big here, once it gets warm (and if the baseball team doesn't suck). 5.) Will I be super old to be moving to Oxford? Anything near the Square is prime real estate, though, so it's going to be more expensive. I've lived here my whole life so I'll weigh in. It makes it feel friendly and personal during the non summer months, but come that summer, you will quickly experience the con. College students aren’t the only one that hit up the bars, sporting events and other activates. I'm open to any information. 8.) moan. You'll find the bulk of people you interact with have lighter accents than you'd expect. I'm not as good knowledgeable at this. Oxford’s iconic and inspiring architecture can also been seen on the silver screen. Keep in mind it's your responsibility as a driver to give them adequate space when passing. 4.) 10.) Yep the summer school kids are irritating but they tend to leave by mid August and don’t really go to pubs, just clog up pavements outside maccy d’s and the bus stops - also the riverside pubs when the sun is shining are . If you can answer one then I've got more information then I had before. I've lived in Oxford for 28 years, and spent some of that time commuting to Birmingham. More Economy. In this series, I interview people living all over the world but outside of their home country. Anyhow yeah I'd like to do something like habitat because I ran a construction company in college, I think that'd be a cool way to use those skills which right now are kind of being wasted because unless I get that phantom DUI we're talking about I am never going back to construction! It’s a really lovely place to live. :) I'm 32 (and married) but my best friend is single. It's a natural high - although people figured how how to concentrate it into a powder called oxytocin... not sure how to feel about that. There aren't many routes from one side of the city to the other and during rush hour the ring road can get totally snarled up. Overall though, it's pleasant enough, especially if you can afford the rent on somewhere within the ring-road. Your living costs will vary significantly dependent on your lifestyle. Otherwise it’s literally Walmart or Krogers for food. The Ole Miss Outdoor program has a bunch of activities scheduled throughout the year (Fishing, climbing, hang gliding), Well I wasn't planning on any magic but now you've really raised the expectations! We have a LOT of Mexican restaurants, actually, but none of them are chains. This Week’s Good News! Colleges in and around Oxford. It's been somewhat blissful over the past year but those bad old days will be back before long. I can pretty much keep it under lock while I'm working, or if I'm around people in a formal setting but if I'm with friends and we're just hanging out I am very bad about casual swearing. Do students stay there after school and do they stay there during the Summer or is it sort of a college town in the sense that people just go there for Fall/Spring for 4 years and then they're gone? Posh was born here. We have a lot of good cops, and a couple of jerks. One is a neighborhood called Spring Hill, which is more out in the county, and one is Brittany Woods. What kind of outdoors stuff could I do there? What's the general attitude towards your police, are they basically good guys? Cussing like a sailor is pretty normal. If you're moving here though you can get it in a year. South Depot Taco Shop is good UNLESS you've had Moe's. 8.) Yes. The following agency offers economical short or long term B&B rooms within private Oxford households, plus some lets. Caves? I didn't read through all the answers but skimmed a bit and it looks like you have some awesome answers so I'll leave you to reading all of those. Definitely makes me excited to move to your town! You will NOT be super old in Oxford. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This story out of Ashton, Maryland is sure to pull at your heartstrings. In order to develop your career, will you need to change employer? But we've got at least 3 other Mexican options, as well. If you commute into Oxford in the morning, or out in the afternoon, traffic will be pretty bad. Oxford is a smaller place, and that has pros and cons - easy to get around by bike, easy to get out of the city into the countryside, but doesn't have some of the 'big city' things Birmingham has. There are a lot of OPC teams, if you want to play soccer, or tennis, etc. Pickwick is further but offers more. I actually graduated from Ole Miss and moved to Mesa almost a year ago so I feel like I might have some insight to the changes you'll face. Bar close at midnight on Monday-Wen and Saturday night. Nobody cares that I haven't finished university or where I went to school. So my thought has been probably just grabbing a bicycle and use that for trips to class & back (again provided they take me but I'm like white Jesus when it comes to creative writing and I test well so I'd like to think my odds are good); then the rest of the time walking to food/drink and home or using the occasional taxi/uber. It's one of the least affordable places in the country to live. I say this as somebody who rarely cycles, and drives through the city 5+ days per week. Please don't worry about the lack of a chipotle or In n' Out, you'll be in food heaven. Is this just for game day? That is all, try to go to the older bars. I'd avoid Clarksdale, and certain areas of Memphis and West Memphis. The area around Oxford is nice but not the best in the UK by far. Memphis is the big city to find a specialty shop, though Tupelo (an hour away) also has pretty good options, so you might want to look into Tupelo, too. It has an average level of crime, and is the catchment of several nearby schools. 6 Blackman Close, Kennington, Oxford OX1 5NU. It will be even nicer if someone of the planned pedestrianisations of the centre are put/stay in place. (And it's HEAVENLY. I actually get more shit here in AZ for not having a southern accent haha. For me its biggest pro is also its biggest con. Volunteer if you can, there are a lot of unfortunate people in Mississippi that will appreciate any help you can muster and you'll get a really unique experience seeing the "real" Mississippi that most people in Oxford never even see. Are the woods super thick (as in do you guys hunt deer with shotguns or rifles?). Thank you for the info! Tel 01865 435229 / 07590 831963 / 07789 788392; Fax 01865 730025. People will go to Memphis if they need something important or unique (girls and formal dresses and such), its not a bad drive. Generally nice friendly, well educated people. It's awesome. on a team. Yarnton, Wolvercote and Wytham are both nice and "villagey". EDIT: Seriously it's really cool to find such nice people on Reddit. I would have to ask my husband whether we use shotguns or rifles, sorry. 6.) No matter where you are living, you may have to travel by bicycle (almost all students use bikes, the classic mode of transportation in Oxford) or by bus to libraries, meetings, clubs, the “rooms” of your tutor, or to your College dining hall. I find it, I find that's where your school is. Colleges are the centre of Oxford life, and most students feel that this is their home from home. There are regular buses into Oxford. I am considering moving there this autumn - have only ever visited before and liked it. Etc Learn how to respond to are you ready!? Is there a Trader Joe's nearby? My niece is 18 (19 in June) and really wants to study a vocational course in the UK; we want to support her as she is really talented but interested mainly in practical things such as beauty therapy (massages), media makeup, hairdressing and culinary arts. If I'm wearing a fairly plain cotton/poly Adidas shirt, old school sneakers, and jeans; will I look out of place? 1.7m members in the CozyPlaces community. TLDR; There is plenty of food, and cute girls you just have to learn your way around a new city. Memphis, Tupelo, Clarksdale can all be fun day trips. Most notably Radiohead, one of Oxford’s most famous and successful musical exports. Watch out for _____? Feel free to PM me! No Trader Joe's, pretty much just Walmart and Kroger for groceries. While it may be the case that, as a part-time student, you will not be based in Oxford during your studies, you will still need to cover your cost of living on a full-time basis. All that said, I *love* Oxford. Other than football, school, and drinking... what are the activities in your area? Occasionally someone will say something to me, but fuck em. Where do you buy groceries? Would I be too old to find a very attractive (wife quality) girlfriend? No trader joe’s but there is a Costco, sam club about fourty minutes away. Only 10 or so clubs open till 3 am. Watch out for roadblocks and speeding. As a pedestrian or cyclist however you’ll be well at home, though crowded streets doesn’t mean safely. Freshman tend to all wear the same thing but they grow out of it. Great place for hunting and fishing. Hello fellow Oxfordians, I am living in Oxford for the last 2 years and i really feel that i had enough, I find it too small and there is not any place that peaks my interest any more, I cannot find good music anywhere, when i go out Friday/Saturday its either drunk students or boring pubs without music, ), and Walmart (also decent, even though I hate Walmart). Have fun! More Cost of Living or Compare Oxford's Cost of Living. Lots of single people of all ages are here. Very open to suggestions on this. The people who did go to Oxford don't typically mention it unless you ask. Moving to Edinburgh from the United States. 14.) It’s a pretty city, but that’s essentially and unfortunately where it ends. Hunting? Oxford is pretty spread out, and to be honest, there are really only 2 bad areas (though they aren't that bad) and they aren't anywhere you would live, most likely. Magdalen is one of the biggest Oxford colleges and the grounds are simply enormous. We have enough food to keep you happy, it’s just not cheap. You'll probably feel a bit of a disconnect from most of the lowerclassmen you encounter around the University but there are lots of 30 somethings around the town and in the graduate programs. Volunteer if you can, there are a lot of unfortunate people in Mississippi that will appreciate any help you can muster and you'll get a really unique experience seeing the "real" Mississippi that most people in Oxford never even see. The Hunte Corporation is the biggest broker in the United States, they supply approximately 80% of pet stores with their puppies (around 85,000 sold in … It's going to be a huge change from Arizona but I hope you like it. 16.) I find your campus culture a little intimidating because you guys look like something out of a Brooks Brothers catalog at your tailgates, meanwhile I routinely wear flip flops to church... More over I won't be working with anybody there, I'm literally getting dropped into Mississippi on my own where I don't even know a single person. I'll definitely PM you at some point when I have more questions. I love it here in Arizona, but Oxford is a truly unique place. This brings me to the city planning / road system. 9.) I know there are also hunting clubs, where you can contribute to a fund each year and have access to land, and a hunting cabin to stay in, but I'm not all that familiar with how you go about being a part of those. Anything else you can tell me. Now, if you go to Walmart, that's a different story. we do have a free bus system for students to take them from class to apartments and to the square. Hunting is definitely popular, and there is government land that you can hunt on. Is there a Trader Joe's nearby? I'm sure there's something that will come to me, but at the moment, I can't think of anything. 12.) Hadn't thought of it like that. Hunting and Fishing - is this a good location for these things? First let me start off by saying congratulations on having this opportunity: 1.) Each year of an undergraduate course usually consists of three terms of eight weeks each but you may need to be in Oxford for longer. It's impossible to walk along the pavement because of massive groups of organised tourist tours who just stop en masse. College towns often have a lot of slacker guys who don't make much of themselves, and that's not really what girls are after. Hunting and Fishing - is this a good location for these things? Bring a stick to fight off the sorority girls. Look up the alcohol looks they are funky to say the least. If you’re considering joining them, here are a few bonus tips: There is the Holly Springs National Forest that is open to the public for hunting but a lot of it is Wildlife Management Areas and private land is scattered throughout so talk to a ranger first. Magdalen College. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. 10.) Oxford is a completely different place when during Winter and Summer intersessions. COST OF LIVING Compared to the rest of the country, Oxford's cost of living is 26.7% higher than the U.S. average. 5.) hold doors, say sir and ma'am, and stuff like that. I have almost no discernible accent... what do you guys (honestly) think of people without one? I'm assuming this means a DUI roadblock... is Uber a pretty common service there? Looking at charts it looks hot and humid as hell. Bus journeys can be slow (although regular) and cars are just awful through the parts of the city inside the ring road that you are allowed to drive. Also do I need to know somebody with land to be able to hunt in your state or is there public land you can hunt on? It has a really vibrant community of independent shops and restaurants along with high street staples. They have really good lunches, though. Its proximity to London, its excellent schools and the fact that it houses one of the world’s top universities all add to the cost of living in Oxford. 6 Be respectful (yes sir/yes ma'am go a long way around here)and you generally won't have trouble with cops in MS. 7 Check out the lakes. I don't know the answer to this question either. Where do you buy groceries? The many green spaces are a blessing, all the more so during lockdown! I've got a company car but I absolutely cannot use it to go to / from the bar. On game day you will see a lot of that and a lot during the school day too, but you wont get judged too bad, I went to class this morning in a grey sweater, jeans and Nike shocks. Be sure to _ _____? They can't compare to Moe's. Hi everyone, I recently accepted my offer to be a spring admit at Oxford next spring. Most people go home during the summer but some people stay and work here and stuff me and some of my fraternity brothers are thinking of staying at the house all summer and working here. Then about anyone other place would be fine. Would I want to live there or would I be better off living someplace else? You want a car? How did you make friends? The city is pretty, I can’t take that away from it and it’s nice to walk around but it’s such a small city that living there would quickly leave that to become familiar and uninteresting. It is lightyears better than Chipotle. That's where the best restaurants, bars, festivals, and other activities take place. This is different it's me moving to a small town in Mississippi... moving as in I will be spending my entire foreseeable future there. But things like Symphony Hall outclass anything similar in Oxford. And good train connections. One of my favorite things though, it's so rad to see somebody whose life legitimately blows from all possible angles light up because of something you did. I used to be able to tell that fewer students were here during the summer, but now I really can't. We have a few taco shops, my personal fav being South Depot. Expat groups: Try Internations, Reddit and Meetup.com for information on expat groups which have the same interests as you. 16.) Check craigslist for subleases. 7.) I'll probably need to find a temporary place when I get there for like 30-40 days while I get a lay of the place and figure out where I want to live... is there any reasonable place I might live during this time? What would you all say is the average price of monthly rent in the city for a one-bedroom flat? But overall, they aren’t bad guy. is 3.7%). Sardis is always a fun place to hangout at. 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