Hey
I'm from the UAE ( United Arab Emirates) and I'm having a really hard time making a decision between studying in manchester or sheffield...i would really appreciate it if someone could point out the differences between living in sheffield and manchester...i haven't been to either city and i'm sorta worried about making the wrong decision...
so if anyone could help me out here i'd really appreciate it..

p.s: r there any arabs studying in the University of Sheffield by any chance? :?

Sheffield has a big Arab community (we gave the world Prince Naseem), and I'm sure you'd be made to feel very welcome here.

Hi,

Have you tried looking on the Uni's website? This gives information for prospective international students...

http://www.shef.ac.uk/international/

HTH.

Hey,
Abby, Tony thanx for replying...
Yes i did check out the Uni's website but the information in it is very general...and well no offence but all official university websites tend to polish the truth a bit in order to get students to apply...i need info from the locals there...specially people that have been in my shoes ...u know to minimize the cultural shock i'll be facing :lol:
anyways thanx again

In that case, you may like to email arab.society@sheffield.ac.uk. (That's a society run by arab students for arab students.)

"We welcome all students from the Gulf region to meet each other and meet new friends."

They don't appear to have a website, but I'll sure if you email them they'll be able to answer any questions you may have.

Also check out the International Students Committee (http://www.sheffieldisc.com/) as, once again, although it's an official committee, it's run by students.

Hello

This is a long shot
Do you know Prince Naseem or have the ability to contact him?

I have painted a large portrait of him alongside his hero Muhammed Ali and wish him to at least see it. I believe he is the potential puchaser of this work of Art.

"Prince and King"
Acrylic on Canvas
1,80 x 1,80m
2000
by Pete Kilkenny

www.kilkennygallery.com

Best Regards
Pete kilkenny

Y not drop him a card or sumting at his gym which is based on Abbeydale Road???

Originally posted by Nouf
Hey
I'm from the UAE ( United Arab Emirates) and I'm having a really hard time making a decision between studying in manchester or sheffield...i would really appreciate it if someone could point out the differences between living in sheffield and manchester...i haven't been to either city and i'm sorta worried about making the wrong decision...
so if anyone could help me out here i'd really appreciate it..

p.s: r there any arabs studying in the University of Sheffield by any chance? :?

Manchester is bigger than Sheffield. Its a lot more spaced out and big city. Sheffield is a closer and more friendly community. Depends what you want really.

Originally posted by robbie
Manchester is bigger than Sheffield. Its a lot more spaced out and big city. Sheffield is a closer and more friendly community. Depends what you want really.

You should come to Sheffield for the reasons other people have said ... Sheffield is the safest major city, too.

Robbie, I agree with the point about Sheffield being less "spaced out" but people often comment that Manchester is bigger than Sheffield ... how can it be? Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England ... I think people must be thinking about "Greater Manchester" which is just an area, and appears to encompass most of the towns and cities in the region, half of Lancashire and most of Cheshire .. :D or did you mean the Uni was bigger?

I'll rephrase that. Sheffield has more te feel of a large town. Friendlier and leafier.

well I am originally from Manchester ( then Stockport) but I moved to Sheffield to come to university. several years later I'm still here!

Manchester is 'better' for night life in my opinion and for sight seeing and going to see bands play. It has everything you would need and you would not get bored. It is also only 1 hour away on the train from Sheffield with two trains an hour during the day.

Sheffield has a slightly slower feel about it, when your in the city centre, you don't feel rushed and people are friendly and generally nice.

Sheffield is moving quickly and it has been strange to see how quick shefield is changing and it seems mostly to be for the better. As you can tell I prefer sheffield (as I've stayed here!) though I can't quite work out why; maybe it's the people i've met. they say it's the people that make a place!

I think that you would make a good choice to go to either universities both have fab reputations and both cities have there plus and negative points. What I would say is go where ever the best/ most suitable course is.

The Uk is small enough to get around during your three years of study and if you really can't make up your mind you can always transfer courses (up to universities discretion though) and spend time in both cities!

Manchester is a bigger city, but Sheffield has the edge. The outlook in manchester is a bit backward and depressive, but sheffield is more forward looking and cool. Leeds and Sheffield are more 'with it' culturally than manchester.
Sheffield University is also really good. Its unions are the best in the country. More people choose to remain in Sheffield and Leeds when they graduate than any other cities in Britain because there's a real community feel and a buzz about the places.
In Manchester, I feel like I'm gonna be mugged all the time, but my brother lived in Park Hill (skanky estste in Sheff) and he had no trouble whatsoever for the year he lived there.

I live in Manchester and am a student in Sheffield.

Sheffield GOOD
Manchester GRIM

'nuff sed.

Hey
I'm from the UAE ( United Arab Emirates) and I'm having a really hard time making a decision between studying in manchester or sheffield...i would really appreciate it if someone could point out the differences between living in sheffield and manchester...i haven't been to either city and i'm sorta worried about making the wrong decision...
so if anyone could help me out here i'd really appreciate it..

p.s: r there any arabs studying in the University of Sheffield by any chance? :?hi i am from sheffield and i stayed in manchester for quite a while. sheffield has a bigger population than manchester, but manchester has is bigger in area. (but sheffield is not crowded). manchester has already been modenised but sheffield is in the prossess and is almost done. (it will look great). i dont know about manchester but sheffield has a very large arab and persian area. see heeley and abbey dale, plus london road. sadly these areas are fairly rough, but the people their are nice if you are in their etnicity. it also has a mosque. but you could also live else where because sheffield is not a very racist place. but avoid s5. if you have money i recomend you go to s11, s7 or s17 :)

sheffield is bigger in population
sheffield=500,000+
manchester=350,000+
manchester has been modenised but sheffield is now being modernised and will become better than manchester

If you like rain Manchester is your place!!!!!!

Manchester is a bigger city than Sheffield with the best public transport system I have encountered outside London. 4 city centre train stations, an expanding tram system and regular nightbuses - compare this to public transport in Sheffield. Parts of Manchester city centre are very much like London such as the Printworks area next to the Urbis and the Triangle - reminds me of Picadilly Circus.

The downside is that Manchester and its suburbs has a high crime rate - think of Moss Side for starters. Yet I always feel safe in Manchester city centre, sometimes more than I do in Sheffield.

You should come to Sheffield for the reasons other people have said ... Sheffield is the safest major city, too.

Robbie, I agree with the point about Sheffield being less "spaced out" but people often comment that Manchester is bigger than Sheffield ... how can it be? Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England ... I think people must be thinking about "Greater Manchester" which is just an area, and appears to encompass most of the towns and cities in the region, half of Lancashire and most of Cheshire .. :D or did you mean the Uni was bigger?
There is no argument Manchester is much bigger than Sheffield, that is why it as more universities, only thing it as compared to Sheffield that is better is the football teams.

There is no argument Manchester is much bigger than Sheffield, that is why it as more universities, only thing it as compared to Sheffield that is better is the football teams.

...and the nightlife... shopping.... restaurants....transport links.

The accent is bar far worse in Manchester than it is here tho. They all sound like whiny scallies - like Noel Gallagher.

(before you start - I obviously have made an incredible generalisation there - one for effect more than anything else. I have family in Manchester and they are not whiny or scallies.)

There is no argument Manchester is much bigger than Sheffield, that is why it as more universities, only thing it as compared to Sheffield that is better is the football teams.

Manchester isn't bigger than Sheffield as the former is a city of 450,000 while we are a city of 530,000. It has the curry 'mile' though while we have the '100 yards' of southern fried chicken on the wicker:).

Just a thought that it's 6 years since the OP and he's not been here since 2004. He's had time to do his degree in Sheffield and his Masters in Manchester and be back home in UAE by now :D

ha ha. S**t, i got sucked in!!!