you know it's time to come home to Oz when
Dec 3rd 2002, 3:40 am
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you know it's time to come home to Oz when
You know you've been in the UK too long when...
You have given up complaining about the Victorian banking services offered in the UK
You have given up explaining why you are half an hour late to work as no one notices or cares
Coming to work with a hangover is entirely acceptable and indeed expected at least once a week
You can actually give directions to some of those annoying tourists in Oxford Street
You don't even bother looking out the window in the morning to check what the day is like. You know it is overcast
You consider a suit to be normal attire for the pub
You expect men to actually cut, comb and style their hair (using hair products), and to wear decent clothes. Jeans and a T-shirt are no longer socially acceptable
You think £20 for a haircut is quite reasonable
You can't remember what "customer service" means
After a big night out you find yourself looking for a Curry House, and not a 24 hour McDonalds
More than three hours sunlight on a Summers day seems excessive
You don't think twice about tipping your hairdresses
You finish every sentence with "Cheers" or "Yeah"
You only just realise you've lost your sunnies, you left them in Greece two summers ago
You start thinking English cuisine isn't all that bad afterall, I mean, it's hard to beat a full English breakfast
You are on to your sixth umbrella and your second overcoat
You buy a disposable baby BBQ from Tescoes
You realise your suntan lotion is the stuff you originally bought from home with you
A day at the beach means wearing the warmest clothes you own while standing on golf ball sized pebbles and the thought of swimming doesn't even enter your head
You always call soccer Football... and you now have a team... and it's not Manchester United
You don't think twice about buying a packaged sandwhich
A sunny lunchtime means searching for a patch of grass and stripping off to practically your underwear
You start to accept queing as a way of life
You actually say "Sor'ed", "it's all gone a bit pear shaped" or my favourite "they're all over the shop"
You have given up complaining about the Victorian banking services offered in the UK
You have given up explaining why you are half an hour late to work as no one notices or cares
Coming to work with a hangover is entirely acceptable and indeed expected at least once a week
You can actually give directions to some of those annoying tourists in Oxford Street
You don't even bother looking out the window in the morning to check what the day is like. You know it is overcast
You consider a suit to be normal attire for the pub
You expect men to actually cut, comb and style their hair (using hair products), and to wear decent clothes. Jeans and a T-shirt are no longer socially acceptable
You think £20 for a haircut is quite reasonable
You can't remember what "customer service" means
After a big night out you find yourself looking for a Curry House, and not a 24 hour McDonalds
More than three hours sunlight on a Summers day seems excessive
You don't think twice about tipping your hairdresses
You finish every sentence with "Cheers" or "Yeah"
You only just realise you've lost your sunnies, you left them in Greece two summers ago
You start thinking English cuisine isn't all that bad afterall, I mean, it's hard to beat a full English breakfast
You are on to your sixth umbrella and your second overcoat
You buy a disposable baby BBQ from Tescoes
You realise your suntan lotion is the stuff you originally bought from home with you
A day at the beach means wearing the warmest clothes you own while standing on golf ball sized pebbles and the thought of swimming doesn't even enter your head
You always call soccer Football... and you now have a team... and it's not Manchester United
You don't think twice about buying a packaged sandwhich
A sunny lunchtime means searching for a patch of grass and stripping off to practically your underwear
You start to accept queing as a way of life
You actually say "Sor'ed", "it's all gone a bit pear shaped" or my favourite "they're all over the shop"
