Tell me about Reading, Berkshire, UK ?

Question

I may be going there for a job & have never been. I've lived in & been to surrounding areas like London, Surrey, etc. I lived in Reading many many years ago (when I was much younger), but don't remember much and would like to know how everything is now. I currently live in the US. Tell me EVERYTHING you know!

Answer 1

Ok, i am going to tell you everything I know about Reading, by Reading the internet!! I must tell you, I am a none English person, and I found the name itself very interesting... "Reading" ? I never thought a place would have such a cool name..

I understand that Reading is a place in UK. I used the Google Earth to view the place, (and I think you should too, if you haven't used it), what a nice place that is !!

I am hoping you have these sites, I found them very useful to Learn about the place.

Reading Borough Council
http://www.reading.gov.uk/

A portal for Reading
http://www.reading-guide.co.uk/

Here is a good forum for "Moving to Reading"
http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=76

University of Reading
http://www.reading.ac.uk/

Weather of Reading
you might like this one too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3190

For Accomodation, a good tip here..
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Reading_University__Review_5002758

Do you have the chance to come to Reading a few weeks before your job starts ? That would give you good time to explore, learn more the place and be familiar with it.

hope that help you a bit. Enjoy your stay and don't forget to have fun!

Answer 2

I am a canadian living in Poole, Dorset England. all i know about Reading is that there is an amazing music festival there every year. Check it out it has the hottest bands playing there and people travel from all over the country to go to it. By the way, if you have fogotten, england sucks (when it comes to food). so if you are used to a lot of american food eg. Kraft Salad Dressings, Cheese Wizz, Mac&Cheese and Aunt Jemima Pancake mix/syrup you better stock up because the food is pretty bad over here in my opinion.