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Iraq UK

A residential street in Baghdad and another in London.

My siblings and I used to be able to walk to school in our neighborhood on Palestine Street, which was less than 700 meters from our house, entirely on the sidewalk. My mother could advise us to “stay on the sidewalk,” but today, she wouldn’t be able to offer the same advice to her grandson. […]

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English UK

UK driving test experience for a foreigner driver

Two days ago, I passed the driving test in the UK after three failed attempts. I got an appointment in the same day (4 hours before the test to be exact), and I did it during the lunch break and finally passed. While many of the details are still in my mind, I decided to […]