Nikkis2000 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Aside from the obvious family & friends - what is the one thing you will (or do) miss the most in the UK? I was asked this question at lunchtime and actually found myself having to think quite hard. I can list any number of things I won't miss! We currently live in Essex and I think I will miss how easy it is to jump on the train up to London for a last minute day out/see a show etc. I know there will be similar things in Perth but there's just something about London for me! Oh and Black Sheep Bitter ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beandownunder Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I think living in the beautiful lake district will be a big miss, however not enough to keep me here ;-) also we have a caravan and we all love being away in it so I guess I will miss that too, J x and cadburys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsquare Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 The dog. More than friends and family... Is this wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 My 2 gorgeous grandchildren, the green landscape, what you know , hard to think... my hubby says Port Vale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Our small friendly village with old character cottages and the green countryside around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmond8 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 The dog. More than friends and family... Is this wrong? I can relate to this......our cat!... Have shed many tears over our cat also, my sisters... Will miss them and our stupidity when together!.....oh and Primark! Also, i live within 5mins of the picadilly line...was in London this week and thought to myself, i will miss this! ....and of course the obvious...parents!! That is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Bodiam castle, National trust properties, green leafy lanes that have a canopy of oak trees over head, hedgehogs, my English girls school that has quintessential cream teas on the lawn at the end of term, my British blue cat who has thick, thick fur that I can bury my face in, the familiarity of knowing where I am going without looking at a map, London art galleries displaying the art work I had only ever seen in a book, firework night, building snowmen, sledging down hills when schools are closed as no one can get to work, tube trains, red buses, brilliant British TV dramas. Oh my word...Oz had better be good after giving all this up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 you are not kidding ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridges Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Crisp, autumnal mornings and frosty winter days (but not the grey drizzle in between!) and many of the items mentioned above. I think the more u try and pin point what it is you'll miss the more you realise England ain't all that bad but i sense the rose tinted glasses have been applied! here's hoping oz will offer its own comforts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Redsquare - that's fine, just don't tell the family!! I got round the pet issue by telling my OH we were taking the cats....end of (albeit I had to say that I'd pay the additional air fare back from Sydney!! The idea of the British countryside is also very poignant right now as I have spent the day on a "memory lane" trip with my parents through the Yorkshire Dales. There is definitely something about the "damp country air, with a hint of wood fire" smell that will take some replacing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridges Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Oh and Christmas in winter, still can't get my head around that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) Maybe we should start a thread of what you won't miss, to counter this one. We have already predicted that we will become nostalgic for what we remember Britain for. We will start to imagine it is all 'Morse, Miss Marple, Caroline quentine's Cornwall, Country file, etc". What we said we must do to counter all this is read the Daily Mail, watch a documentary about youth crime and remember what it was like the last time you travelled on the tube. Edited October 18, 2013 by Akasully2 Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Maybe we should start a thread of what you won't miss, to counter this one. We have already or predicted that we will become nostalgic for what we remember Britain for. We will start to imagine it is all 'Morse, Miss Marple, Caroline quentine's Cornwall, Country file, etc". What we said we must do to counter all this is read the Daily Mail, watch a documentary about youth crime and remember what it was like the last time you travelled on the tube. That wouldn't be a thread - it would be a dissertation on Britain Today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Street lighting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmond8 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Bovril on toast..... Just thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Oh yes, maybe they could use that as an IELTS writing prompt! I bet they would get most people scribbling away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Bovril on toast..... Just thought of that Are you my sister? She is the only person I know that eats Bovril on toast!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Are you my sister? She is the only person I know that eats Bovril on toast!! No, that's my husband! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Lol - Gotta love the way these sites work!! Still only the 2nd person I (sort of) know that likes Bovril on toast! Vegemite from here on in though!! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nikki, Love this thread, you're on to a winner with this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 There are things that I think I miss but they're idealised memories. They're a bit like the top 25 tracks in iTunes, a playlist of all the best bits that helps you forget that the rest of the album is actually a bit crap. I think the only thing I really miss is fast, reliable broadband. We had 100mb in the UK and here it sometimes feels like we're back to dial up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I think the only thing I really miss is fast, reliable broadband. We had 100mb in the UK and here it sometimes feels like we're back to dial up. opposite for us! Back in england we lived in the countryside, at the edge of a forest at the bottom of a big hill. We were lucky if we got 3mb speed! Here its 30mb and i think its amazing! Haha, all depends what you were used to i thought i was missing the green hills, as everything seemed so flat here, but after a couple of drives to the perth hills and up to chittering, it really is just as beautiful and not far at all. only things i really miss are superficial things like primark and new look! New look delivers for free to Australia when you spend £55 though! Just need primark to get with it and move to ecommerce and i will be sorted. To be honest though kmart is fairly similar, but maybe slightly less good quality for the price, but i did get two very cute primark style dresses in there yesterday, both reduced from $20 to $5. So two new dresses for $10, cant really complain! there are still ways to get great british dramas here, we havent missed any good stuff, been watching By Any Means from BBC, The Guilty from itv, and of course catching up on Corrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Maybe we should start a thread of what you won't miss, to counter this one. We have already predicted that we will become nostalgic for what we remember Britain for. We will start to imagine it is all 'Morse, Miss Marple, Caroline quentine's Cornwall, Country file, etc". What we said we must do to counter all this is read the Daily Mail, watch a documentary about youth crime and remember what it was like the last time you travelled on the tube. I think you've hit the nail on the head ... for me I get nostalgic, I see birds custard for example and think "ahhhh" ... then realise I never actually bought it in the UK, it's just something from my childhood. There really isn't anything that I really miss that I don't feel that I've been able to replace in one way or another. I think if you focus on what will be missed, it can turn into homesickness and comparing the new to the old - you have to remember that when you arrive very little will be familiar and it can be quite an isolating experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 friends family pets real bacon a dam good indian curry gravy browning pets my own home and the freedom it gives being no more than 10 mins from the shops 30 mins to cardiff for good clothes shopping oh and pets british super bikes - yes i know its on foxtel not the same as attending race meets - glastonbury stonehenge avebury oh and did i say pets ...... oh and a real Samhain celebration its all the wrong way round here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlesofbecks Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Fruit gums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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