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Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7134880)

Grocery heaven.

John Lewis' food dept. As you are a Geordie you will not know the finer points of life :p;)

I thought John Lewis sold school blazers and such. Just shows.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7134907)

I thought John Lewis sold school blazers and such. Just shows.

Nah....that was Keith Pople.;)

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by TrishB (Post 7133411)

You can buy Oxo cubes in Canada ;)

:eek:WHERE I can only get the stupid packets and they are rubbish, Please tell me where, I used my last oxo cube for christmas dinner sob sob

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by kate white (Post 7134942)

:eek:WHERE I can only get the stupid packets and they are rubbish, Please tell me where, I used my last oxo cube for christmas dinner sob sob

Awww. PM me your address and I can mail some to ya!

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 7134914)

Nah....that was Keith Pople.;)

this one?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/76344.stm

Either way, right over my head.

Re: Missing the UK?

Keith Pople was The shop for school uniforms, ties, blazer badges etc. Maybe it was just a Bristol store.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by stubby42 (Post 7134632)

piccalilli, I know it seems small but I grew up in a family that put it on most of our sandwiches, so to go to a country where you cant get it well after a while you start craving it.

I have two types of piccalilli in my fridge - the chunky type (Bicks) and a cross and blackwell - it says Picallilli Chow Chow on the jar:eek:
Both readily available.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by kate white (Post 7134942)

:eek:WHERE I can only get the stupid packets and they are rubbish, Please tell me where, I used my last oxo cube for christmas dinner sob sob

Calgary Co-op carries OXO cubes, Piccalili, Branston pickle, Robinsons jam, Salad Cream, Twinings tea, Pataks curry stuff, Lemon curds, Marmite, all that stuff.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7134907)

I thought John Lewis sold school blazers and such. Just shows.

John Lewis is the shop.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by Ruby Murray (Post 7133345)

We first landed here in 2003 but went back home for 8 months in 2005 (Jan-Aug) then came back here for a 2nd crack at the whip. Don't get me wrong...I did pay attention to the complaints my son made about the idiots in his class there and that the poor teacher hardly had the time to teach them anything but it's the "content and variety" that they learn about I miss. Kids in the UK learn so much about UK's history, Britain's diverse culture & many religions, Geography covers practically everywhere worldwide. Here in Canada, my kids don't have History, R.E. or Geography...they mold it all into one subject called Social Studies, which in my opinion, offers very limited worldwide knowledge. Also, my daughter is in Grade 6 right now, she'd be in Yr 7 and in her first year of high school if we were in the UK. My niece is in Yr 6 in primary school and she is doing the same stuff in Math that my daughter is currently being taught. Me personally, am not happy with the education my kids are being offered...I'm not saying everyone feels the same as me..this is just how I feel.

Driving: The drivers over here don't have a clue what you mean when flashing your headlights to let them out of a side road or into a gap. I believe to flash your headlights is a sign of anger..not 100%. Canadians tend to beckon their finger "if" they're feeling exceptionally courteous and let you out!! It's a well-known and accepted practice in the UK to flash your lights if someone needs to move out or pull into a lane and it's usually greeted with a raised hand in the rear view window or a couple of blinks on the indicators. I know this is still the common thing to do as I was back in the UK twice last year and it was such a relief to see such good road manners!

Ruby, not sure how to tell you this, but...... this is not the UK, therefore we are not likely to have any/some of the "rules of the road" in the UK. We flash or dip lights for other reasons, not necessarily to let someone out from a side street. If I do that, I slow down, make eye contact and wave them in. Much easier.

As for schooling, can't speak to that as my kids have long graduated, but I never had any complaint about the schooling here, in fact the opposite. There seems to be quite a bit of disagreement on that topic, some find it ahead, other behind the UK system. But again..... this is not the UK.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by stubby42 (Post 7134632)

piccalilli, I know it seems small but I grew up in a family that put it on most of our sandwiches, so to go to a country where you cant get it well after a while you start craving it.

Oh yes. You can buy it here but it's expensive, so I stock up with a jar or two on every trip back.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7135064)

John Lewis is the shop.

I also like that that its a worker's co-operative, and all those Daily Mail and Torygraph readers shop there. That puts a smile on my common face.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 7134914)

Nah....that was Keith Pople.;)

omigod, blast from the past - Poples. I'd forgotten about them.

I must admit I think school uniforms are a good idea, and I wish public schools here would adopt them, it would eliminate a lot of problems, I think, and probably work out cheaper in the long run for parents instead of having to kit their kid out in designer clothes for school.

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by startwin (Post 7135109)

omigod, blast from the past - Poples. I'd forgotten about them.

Do you remember that the shop they had (opposite Bridewell as I recall) became Aunt Jemima's Kitchen.....a pancake place?

Re: Missing the UK?

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7134722)

Things I have missed, on occasion, not always, not consistently.
Money
Ham
Good chinese take out
Good indian take out
Gammon
Money
Back bacon Wiltshire cure
Waitrose prawn cocktail
Waitrose
John Lewis
My lovely Renault Clio
Money
Decent cream, milk, butter
Money
Employment rights
Good health
A GP
Cheap books
Hairdressers that have moved on from the mullet
Smooth road surfaces
Cats eyes
Holidays
Money

That'll do for now

Can't argue with money money money and money, but we get really good chinese take out here (not indian though) and the best fish and chips, far better than any I've had "back 'ome), and my hairdresser is good, though from Korea.
But road markings - when will they put some in that you can actually see at night?? We do have cats eyes here and there, but not enough.
Oh, and cream, real Devon cream - I really do miss that.