Flying back to the UK on Saturday - What to expect?
Jul 18th 2013, 10:15 pm
#61
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Re: Flying back to the UK on Saturday - What to expect?
No idea what you should expect (other than Royal baby fever which seems to have consumed the country), but I just had to say that this thread has had me in stitches! And if you find yourself anywhere near Berkshire, feel free to pop in for a cuppa (and a slice of pork pie obviously).
Enjoy your trip.
Enjoy your trip.
My time in the UK is short and my travelling will be limited to short distances - mainly to my Mum's amply-stocked fridge and back.
Jul 19th 2013, 12:09 am
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Re: Flying back to the UK on Saturday - What to expect?
I've been back in Wales since May, and the things I've re-discovered most happily are pubs, complete strangers who will chat and laugh and be generally sociable in queues (not line-ups), people understanding irony/ humour/ jokes, salad cream, guacamole, good weather, the sea, cliffs and views (lived in Northern Ontario so no hilltop views to speak of), Tesco, really good Indian and Chinese takeaways (as I said, we lived in Northern Ontario), more than 2 minutes between ads on the TV, Sky TV, not having to look out for bears/ moose/ skunks/ porcupines/ raccoons, children who say 'yes please I would like a drink' instead of 'sure', school uniform, antique shops, Next, Marks and Spencer bras, robins (British not American version), estate agents, cows and sheep in fields, fields, footpaths that I can run down without taking bear spray, cupboards (not closets), petrol (not gas), and cherry trees in blossom (back in May).
And the things I wasn't so happy to re-discover are manual transmission (on cars), busy roads, white van men, teeny parking spaces, teeny roads with or without passing places, roundabouts, small washing machines, tiny fridges, miniature houses.
Have a good trip
And the things I wasn't so happy to re-discover are manual transmission (on cars), busy roads, white van men, teeny parking spaces, teeny roads with or without passing places, roundabouts, small washing machines, tiny fridges, miniature houses.
Have a good trip
Jul 19th 2013, 12:16 am
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Re: Flying back to the UK on Saturday - What to expect?
I've been back in Wales since May, and the things I've re-discovered most happily are pubs, complete strangers who will chat and laugh and be generally sociable in queues (not line-ups), people understanding irony/ humour/ jokes, salad cream, guacamole, good weather, the sea, cliffs and views (lived in Northern Ontario so no hilltop views to speak of), Tesco, really good Indian and Chinese takeaways (as I said, we lived in Northern Ontario), more than 2 minutes between ads on the TV, Sky TV, not having to look out for bears/ moose/ skunks/ porcupines/ raccoons, children who say 'yes please I would like a drink' instead of 'sure', school uniform, antique shops, Next, Marks and Spencer bras, robins (British not American version), estate agents, cows and sheep in fields, fields, footpaths that I can run down without taking bear spray, cupboards (not closets), petrol (not gas), and cherry trees in blossom (back in May).
And the things I wasn't so happy to re-discover are manual transmission (on cars), busy roads, white van men, teeny parking spaces, teeny roads with or without passing places, roundabouts, small washing machines, tiny fridges, miniature houses.
Have a good trip
And the things I wasn't so happy to re-discover are manual transmission (on cars), busy roads, white van men, teeny parking spaces, teeny roads with or without passing places, roundabouts, small washing machines, tiny fridges, miniature houses.
Have a good trip
I am in Wales for a while - the North Coast is where my family live now. I expect it to be full of holidaymakers at this time of year.
I am not driving anywhere , so most of your bad list will not affect me at all.
My Mum will have space in here "tiny fridge" for my cheese and pork pies, She has been warned.
Jul 22nd 2013, 12:40 am
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Re: Flying back to the UK on Saturday - What to expect?
I recently got back myself....must say I felt like a bloody foreigner.... A little disoriented on the tube too!.... Very strange 
Jul 22nd 2013, 10:16 pm
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Re: Flying back to the UK on Saturday - What to expect?
Sounds lovely!
I am in Wales for a while - the North Coast is where my family live now. I expect it to be full of holidaymakers at this time of year.
I am not driving anywhere , so most of your bad list will not affect me at all.
My Mum will have space in here "tiny fridge" for my cheese and pork pies, She has been warned.
I am in Wales for a while - the North Coast is where my family live now. I expect it to be full of holidaymakers at this time of year.
I am not driving anywhere , so most of your bad list will not affect me at all.
My Mum will have space in here "tiny fridge" for my cheese and pork pies, She has been warned.
