Maybe moving to Hyderabad from UK in January

EmersonFamily

Hi everyone ....
My husband & 1 are moving for 18 months to Hyderabad with our 2 children (9 & 7 yrs old) and I have a ton of questions to ask those expats already in Hyderabad, so i hope you don't mind sharing your knowledge with me ....

1) Does anyone know anything about the International School of Hyderabad? e.g. how well does it teach the British children who have been taught the National Curriculum in UK - and are they able to easily slot back into it on their return to Britain or are they really far behind?

2) Also, does anyone know of any good private tutors in Hyderabad specialising in the British National Curriculum who teach children after school?

3) is it advisable to take the probiotics i have been reading about before visiting/living in Hyderabad to help prevent diarrhoea related illnesses? Are the Brits subject to Delhi Belly??

4) How easy is it to adapt to living there? Are there any issues/concerns i should be aware of?

5) Has anyone brought animals back in to the UK (via EU) without having to quarantine them - obviously giving them rabies jabs first aswell as UK pet passport etc

There are many more questions that i have, but i will post them another time i think.

Thank you in advance

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Haylo

Take them if you like the idea of giving your system a boost, but independent trials have shown minimal benefits if any. They certainly won't do you any harm though, unless you rely on them to keep you completely safe, which they definitely won't.

Everyone in India, including Indians, are subject to "Delhi Belly". Countless Indians die from diarrhoea related illnesses every year from lack of vaccinations and medical attention. Fortunately, as an expat, you won't be in that situation.

Don't think you'll definitely get ill often though, it's not inevitable.

Frankly, it's not easy. I really don't know where to start without giving you nightmares! Things do work out okay in the end, and there ARE a lot of benefits to living in India, but stress factors incluse phones / internet failing / thieving staff, heat, power cuts, traffic, pollution, useless tradesmen, dust everywhere, things not working...

Checking out a few threads on the expat forums will give you an idea.

Yes, do a search for a recent thread by member "birds" who has given details of a slightly dodgy "route through Europe" loophole.

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EmersonFamily

your comments have been really helpful, i appreciate it.Sophie

EmersonFamily

By the way ..... i know its probably a daft question, but if you can't drink the tap water, is washing up in it ok??

baba420

sure, you can use tap water for washing utensils, you get big cans of mineral water, you can rinse the utensils if you have any second thoughts,

baba420

one has to be extra careful keeping the monsoon, swine flu and other viral issues around.

EmersonFamily

what is the situation reg. swine flu etc - its not as prevalent there as in the UK is it?

baba420

there is a red alert for swine-flu, but very few cases has been reported in hyderabad, the worse part is its spreading all over the world and they still dont have any remedies yet, hyderabad is a safe city,
regards,
baba.

EmersonFamily

I know, its a real worry. I was talking to the nurse yest reg the swine flu vaccine for children and when it is expected to be implemented, and as yet they have no idea .... they are prioritising those over 65yrs - even though they have not been affected by it in the same way s kids. Good eh?!! i'm sure there's some logic in it somewhere???