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May 14th 2004, 10:45 am

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tinaj

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Originally posted by markeh
It's things l.ike this that are important

Cancell Oz, no gravy on marmite sarnies out there

Bye

Mark

You can get Marmite but it does not taste exactly the same as the English Marmite. Also you can buy Instant Gravy power but it is not as good as Bisto Granules.
Mind you we hardly eat anything that you would put gravy on. More cold salad foods etc.

May 14th 2004, 11:32 am

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Decent beer

May 14th 2004, 5:01 pm

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My best mate ... I miss her loads

May 14th 2004, 5:40 pm

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May 14th 2004, 7:55 pm

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My best mate ... I miss her loads

Sounds like you are having the same thoughts as me today Sky

Material stuff, well I've brought loads of photos. At the risk of boring people, I still miss the sort of cheese you buy in farm-shops, with garlic and stuff. Also Dry Blackthorn Cider, but its the people I miss the most.

May 14th 2004, 8:17 pm

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Yes we talked on the phone this morning and had such a laugh ... I miss the yorkshire quick dry humour, she was my shopping partner I miss her so much and now we have moved into our new house seems worse, if I had moved in england she would be the first one round for billions of cups of coffees and a laugh and to pick the new house to bits lol

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May 14th 2004, 9:20 pm

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May 15th 2004, 12:13 am

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I'd take John Humphreys of BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme. Yeah, I know he's not material, but I'm sure gonna miss him....

Anya.

May 15th 2004, 12:24 am

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Quote:

Originally posted by anya4oz
I'd take John Humphreys of BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme. Yeah, I know he's not material, but I'm sure gonna miss him....

Anya.

Would you swap him for your shoes though??????

May 15th 2004, 1:30 am

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Quote:

Originally posted by anya4oz
I'd take John Humphreys of BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme. Yeah, I know he's not material, but I'm sure gonna miss him....

Anya.

No need, he's on the web. I wonder how many Brits there are desperately getting their fix of English radio via streaming audio? (Apologies for bandying terms like English and British around rather loosely; you know what I meant.)

Every time I try to think of something that will be missing in Oz, I come up with something different. There are so many things (decent cider, proper Marmite, Grape Nuts, decent stout, er why are all my examples food+drink?) but really none of them are important enough to detract from the new things (which no doubt are sorely missed by Aussies in the UK). I'll have Anya and the cats; what more could I wish for?

Mark

May 15th 2004, 1:34 am

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(Serious note.) I only really missed two things when we were in NZ: 1) proper salary levels and 2) live English soccer at a reasonable time to watch instead of 2 or 4 or 7 am.

One of which is more important than the other.