The main language spoken here is English, however, Leicester is an extremely diverse place. People from all over the world live and study here. I have met people from Germany, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Syria, Nigeria, India and many others!
The currency in the United Kingdom is pounds (£). An interesting thing about money here is that the credit cards have a contactless system. To pay for things under £30 in most shops, all you have to do is put your card near the scanner so it can read the chip in your card and the transaction is done.
The average cost of a bottle of water is about £2. One pound is worth about $1.29, so two pounds for a bottle of water is about $2.60.
I don't eat out often in order to save money, but the best meal I've had so far has been fish and chips. The U.K. is well-known for their fish and chips. The fish is battered and deep-fried, and "chips" here are what you'd think of as French fries. Yum! Many people put vinegar on their chips.
