Things i hate about being back in the UK
Aug 27th 2005, 8:44 pm
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Things i hate about being back in the UK
1. £70 to fill up with fuel instead of a tenner
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
Aug 27th 2005, 8:55 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
1. £70 to fill up with fuel instead of a tenner
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
Last edited by Fairydust; Aug 27th 2005 at 8:57 pm.
Aug 27th 2005, 8:57 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Fairydust
Hey ho thats the way it goes!!!!!!!!! Things not much better here at the mo. no-one around!!!
Aug 27th 2005, 9:56 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
1. £70 to fill up with fuel instead of a tenner
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
Never had a car to fill up! Have'nt had to buy cigarettes yet as I bought plenty back with me... ummmm some 9 weeks ago.
The weather no matter what is dishes out is fine by me, love my jumpers and never had a problem with any form of service... sorry, it must be you
Aug 27th 2005, 10:40 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 27th 2005, 10:46 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Bob
Not looking hard enough mate....could find a few decent places back home....though one place was really awesome.
Aug 28th 2005, 12:46 am
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
Well if anyone knows where there is a decent Shwarma joint near Bournemouth then please let me know!!!!
If your ever in Oxford, LB's in Summertown is quality, lebonese family run it and import the stuff weekly and it's always got decent grub for sale, and there always busy...there's a couple in the city centre too that aren't bad,but not nearly as good...hmmm...so that's only a a fews hours commute
Aug 28th 2005, 4:35 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
1. £70 to fill up with fuel instead of a tenner
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
I expect I would say the same when I go back. Apart from the Fags as I dont smoke.
Aug 28th 2005, 5:12 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/...acc_rat&int=-1
Aug 28th 2005, 7:00 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by CaliforniaBride
I'm surprise you've noticed the difference between UK and US
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/...acc_rat&int=-1
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/...acc_rat&int=-1
Aug 28th 2005, 7:01 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
1. £70 to fill up with fuel instead of a tenner
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
TS
Aug 28th 2005, 7:08 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Truth Speak
Nice link CB....
(dammit, told myself I wouldn't do that)
Aug 29th 2005, 5:28 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
1. £70 to fill up with fuel instead of a tenner
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
2. £5.19 for cigarettes instead of 90p
3. Sporadic weather
4. Feeling like an expat in my own country due to excessive immigration/ridiculous asylum regulations.
5. Poor quality of service.
6. having to wear jumpers and coats again...arrgghhh
7. Loosing 50% of my invoices to the Inland Mafia
8. Having to keep correcting myself "im just popping to Tescos" (Not Spinneys!!)
9. Not being able to find Chicken Shwarma's ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
10. Not being able to see all the decent people that i know in Dubai
rgds
JD
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Aug 29th 2005, 9:07 pm
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Re: Things i hate about being back in the UK
Originally Posted by Happiness
You nutter...Dont change
