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Reasons For Returning
What are the things that you prefer about the UK/missed whilst you were away?
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Re: Reasons For Returning
Originally Posted by mono
(Post 8264369)
What are the things that you prefer about the UK/missed whilst you were away?
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Re: Reasons For Returning
Originally Posted by mono
(Post 8264369)
What are the things that you prefer about the UK/missed whilst you were away?
(but not in a Tasmanian way :lol:) |
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Family, food and weather. in that order.
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Originally Posted by kenpom
(Post 8264374)
Good fish and chips, oh yes and I havent seen a decent dog turd since I have been in NZ
The f + c in NZ are way better than the UK, but u are right about the turds. The only thing i miss is a decent pint of bitter :D |
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Mostly I miss friends & family, events like weddings and christenings etc....and going to my local with my mates and catching up with school mates (people who you have a history with)
I sometimes miss certain weather like snow and rain (but only sometimes, just cos I get bored of the sun constantly shining and its a novelty now). I miss sungging up in front of the fire all cosy when its cold outside. Or going for a walk by the river with my dogs wearing wellies and splashing through the muddy puddles:) (these were things I didn't appreciate when I had them and whinged about them) Its true you don't know what you have till its gone. But Mainly I miss the shopping, Tescos, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, and all the cheap and good quality clothing and lots of different choice of food which is also cheap and shopping 24 hours too. oh and the TV I miss my Sky tv cos Foxtel is rubbish:frown: This is all I miss though! I used to miss fish and chips but when we went back after 3 years for a holiday we went and got some and they were full of grease and it was all stuck tot he top of our mouths, so we realised we weren't missing much. Plus the fish is better here and marginally cheaper I think. |
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Originally Posted by Jan n Neil
(Post 8264900)
The f + c in NZ are way better than the UK, but u are right about the turds. The only thing i miss is a decent pint of bitter :D
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kenpom....a great dog turd..now that cracked me up!
I miss the great sense of humour that us Brits have...my family......traditions.....a tray of fish and chips scoffed down after a night at a great pub with friends who have said great sense of humour......the British countryside.........frost in the morning..........being able to speak your mind when needed..........baked beans,I have dreams about baked beans....... |
Re: Reasons For Returning
Originally Posted by kenpom
(Post 8264374)
Good fish and chips, oh yes and I havent seen a decent dog turd since I have been in NZ
Anyhooooo i missed everything about UK. I thought i wouldn't, but i did, so there you go:p |
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For us its a more outdoor lifestyle.We spend alot of time outside,walking all seasons,plus I spend alot of time gardening(I grow most of our own food).We also love travelling alot,and do so on a regular basis.The climate suits me(I had spent 30 years in Australia),and where I live is usually pretty good in summer.I love the pubs,festivals,live music,history,people,beauty of the countryside,the native animals/flora,the health service,cheap dentists,cheap food/clothes/toiletries ect,variety of tv programmes,gentleness of the country(not alot can kill yah lol)and a sense of being connected to my own land!Whew!!!:thumbsup:
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I want to live in a place that is mellow, where people talk to you and have the same sense of humour and the conversation you began 15 years ago continues as if there has never been a hiatus. Where there is variety when you drive from A to B, when your day begins and you have no idea what the weather will be like, where the grass is GREEEEEEEEEN and the gardens full of bright beautiful flowers that change with the seasons, where you can walk down a street and be confronted with a thousand years of human endeavour without even looking.
I long for long summer nights and cold winter days in front of a fire with a real Christmas feel at Christmas time. I love my people - close ones and friends and I want to be there to share all those special times with them, the births, the marriages and, sadly, the deaths, to see my cousins and friends and their kids moving, growing and changing with the times. I appreciate the variety in the shops as well - takes me a good two weeks to get over that gobsmacked awe of the variety there too. Basically, I want to live where I belong and not where I am an alien with alien views, alien noises and alien attitudes to batter my life every single day. Easy peasy really! |
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Originally Posted by quoll
(Post 8265501)
I want to live in a place that is mellow, where people talk to you and have the same sense of humour and the conversation you began 15 years ago continues as if there has never been a hiatus. Where there is variety when you drive from A to B, when your day begins and you have no idea what the weather will be like, where the grass is GREEEEEEEEEN and the gardens full of bright beautiful flowers that change with the seasons, where you can walk down a street and be confronted with a thousand years of human endeavour without even looking.
I long for long summer nights and cold winter days in front of a fire with a real Christmas feel at Christmas time. I love my people - close ones and friends and I want to be there to share all those special times with them, the births, the marriages and, sadly, the deaths, to see my cousins and friends and their kids moving, growing and changing with the times. I appreciate the variety in the shops as well - takes me a good two weeks to get over that gobsmacked awe of the variety there too. Basically, I want to live where I belong and not where I am an alien with alien views, alien noises and alien attitudes to batter my life every single day. Easy peasy really! |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265536)
it seems like you suffer from 'the grass is greener' syndrome. i had it before i moved back to the UK, but reality will cut through that once you get back here. people who have lived away from the UK for a long time come back to find its just not the same place, and not in a good way.
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265536)
it seems like you suffer from 'the grass is greener' syndrome. i had it before i moved back to the UK, but reality will cut through that once you get back here. people who have lived away from the UK for a long time come back to find its just not the same place, and not in a good way.
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265536)
it seems like you suffer from 'the grass is greener' syndrome. i had it before i moved back to the UK, but reality will cut through that once you get back here. people who have lived away from the UK for a long time come back to find its just not the same place, and not in a good way.
I have been away for 10yrs and came back in April. I love it more than ever. |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265536)
it seems like you suffer from 'the grass is greener' syndrome. i had it before i moved back to the UK, but reality will cut through that once you get back here. people who have lived away from the UK for a long time come back to find its just not the same place, and not in a good way.
You make the assumption that I have no idea what is going on in UK - I go home regularly and have my eyes wide open without any rose tints, I see the differences and I know where things have changed and where they have not. I know where I belong warts and all but what I cherish is not here in Australia. Not all of us are living in the past you know. My next visit in 3 weeks and I will enjoy every moment because I belong there. And as for the grass - Canberra is definitely not the place for grass - either green or otherwise, we are in drought and just have crappy rough fescue at the best of times, no nice lawns for us! So the grass is, unequivocally, greener in UK! |
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 8265577)
For you maybe. For many many others, the UK is home and regardless of superficial changes, it will always be home and anywhere else is just that - anywhere else. Every country has problems. People who love a country - whether it's home or not takes no notice of those problems. People who don't love a country find the problems insurmountable.
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 8265577)
Utter rubbish
I have been away for 10yrs and came back in April. I love it more than ever. |
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Originally Posted by quoll
(Post 8265598)
Rubbish!
You make the assumption that I have no idea what is going on in UK - I go home regularly and have my eyes wide open without any rose tints, I see the differences and I know where things have changed and where they have not. I know where I belong warts and all but what I cherish is not here in Australia. Not all of us are living in the past you know. My next visit in 3 weeks and I will enjoy every moment because I belong there. And as for the grass - Canberra is definitely not the place for grass - either green or otherwise, we are in drought and just have crappy rough fescue at the best of times, no nice lawns for us! So the grass is, unequivocally, greener in UK! And.... unbelieveably one solitary daffodil!! Bit early for them! |
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Originally Posted by quoll
(Post 8265598)
Rubbish!
You make the assumption that I have no idea what is going on in UK - I go home regularly and have my eyes wide open without any rose tints, I see the differences and I know where things have changed and where they have not. I know where I belong warts and all but what I cherish is not here in Australia. Not all of us are living in the past you know. My next visit in 3 weeks and I will enjoy every moment because I belong there. And as for the grass - Canberra is definitely not the place for grass - either green or otherwise, we are in drought and just have crappy rough fescue at the best of times, no nice lawns for us! So the grass is, unequivocally, greener in UK! |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265610)
so to summarize - home is home, anywhere else is anywhere else, people who love a country dont notice problems, people who dont find them insurmountable?
thanks for sharing. personally, i have found after 15 years away the british appear jaded. the UK is not a large country but the politicians decided to let in a huge amount of immigrants, and the british dont seem to be pleased. |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265617)
well if you really love the UK that much, i recommend you move back permanently. it sounds like you would be happier there.
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265617)
well if you really love the UK that much, i recommend you move back permanently. it sounds like you would be happier there.
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Originally Posted by Nu-Shooz
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Originally Posted by Fleaflyfloflum
(Post 8265646)
Hey, i'm bored... can i say.. :lol:
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Originally Posted by Fleaflyfloflum
(Post 8265622)
Soo..you are an ex immigrant yourself complaining about immigrants?
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265617)
well if you really love the UK that much, i recommend you move back permanently. it sounds like you would be happier there.
You do not know Quoll at all, and you you are judging, pontificating, making impossible suggestions and generally missing the mark completely. Read some of the threads on here before jumping in with both feet. :thumbdown: |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265677)
im afraid so. but when i lived in the USA, being british was not frowned upon by americans. in the UK, people generally feel negatively about most immigrants. i can understand this because the country is very densely populated.
I dont feel negatively about immigrants... probably because i'm married to one!! |
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Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 8265702)
You are a complete tit.
You do not know Quoll at all, and you you are judging, pontificating, making impossible suggestions and generally missing the mark completely. Read some of the threads on here before jumping in with both feet. :thumbdown: Thats my first smile of the day D. :lol: |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265617)
well if you really love the UK that much, i recommend you move back permanently. it sounds like you would be happier there.
You really need to be more thoughtful for others circumstances. I can't agree with your views on the UK either. There has been a recession that has hit the country hard, but considering this I found spirits very high and most people to be quite happy. Every country has a section that slag off immigrants. Here in Australia it happens often in spite of the fact they are needed and actively encouraged. |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265677)
im afraid so. but when i lived in the USA, being british was not frowned upon by americans. in the UK, people generally feel negatively about most immigrants. i can understand this because the country is very densely populated.
A recession will always bring out the racists. 'They come over 'ere take our jobs and our women....' |
Re: Reasons For Returning
Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 8265702)
You are a complete tit.
You do not know Quoll at all, and you you are judging, pontificating, making impossible suggestions and generally missing the mark completely. Read some of the threads on here before jumping in with both feet. :thumbdown: |
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Originally Posted by lilybilly101
(Post 8265729)
I have to say none of my friends and family sit around slagging off the immigrants but then again they are all educated, happy, working people that don't blame immigration for their failings. I'm also the proud daughter of a successful immigrant who was better educated than most when she arrived in Britain from Africa in the 60s and was welcomed warmly by the majority of Brits both professionally and socially. She loves it and has never entertained moving from the UK for a minute!
A recession will always bring out the racists. 'They come over 'ere take our jobs and our women....' |
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Originally Posted by bobbarker12345
(Post 8265778)
yeah, well my mum emigrated to the UK from sri lanka when she was 7. because of my slightly darker than your typical anglo color i have received the racist treatment you speak of. i am sure that any failings that your family has had are not related to immigration.
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Well I don't know anyone who slags off immigrants here either.I also don't know anyone who wants to leave the country,or who is unhappy with their lot!
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Re: Reasons For Returning
Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 8265702)
You are a complete tit.
You do not know Quoll at all, and you you are judging, pontificating, making impossible suggestions and generally missing the mark completely. Read some of the threads on here before jumping in with both feet. :thumbdown: |
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walking my dog on the south downs in winter,going to the pub with the family on a friday night,my brothers,watching the footie live in the afternoon,clubbing in brighton,long summer nights,ale festivals,transport festivals,the bike scene in general,going to harrods and realising how poor i am,buying a carrier bag from harrods,castles,ploughmans lunches,roast beef,danish bacon,falling asleep on a train and waking up in france,the bystander cafe in brighton,the lake district,the west country,cider in summer.etc.:thumbup:
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I miss my friends and family (but we have that here in NZ and back in UK).
I miss the autumn walks and the bluebells in teh woods. I miss the cooler summer and crisp winter days. I miss the family focus at christmas time and people having time to sit with a coffee, not rushing as it is summer and so must do things. I miss the highland games. I miss the fact that the kids don't have their heritage there, I miss the history. I miss going for a walk one day and a castle or something the next. I miss the variety of things to go and do every weekend, different shows or concerts or festivals. Not one or two a month to choose on. I miss the banter. Pubs. Sunday lunch at said pub. I miss the scenery. The ability to drive for a short space of time and be in a totally differnet place from when you started depending on the direction. I miss the ability to travel at a reasonable cost. I miss home. And it was only been my home for 6 years, but it took coming back to where I was born to appreciate all that I had gained. |
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Originally Posted by quoll
(Post 8265501)
I want to live in a place that is mellow, where people talk to you and have the same sense of humour and the conversation you began 15 years ago continues as if there has never been a hiatus. Where there is variety when you drive from A to B, when your day begins and you have no idea what the weather will be like, where the grass is GREEEEEEEEEN and the gardens full of bright beautiful flowers that change with the seasons, where you can walk down a street and be confronted with a thousand years of human endeavour without even looking.
I long for long summer nights and cold winter days in front of a fire with a real Christmas feel at Christmas time. I love my people - close ones and friends and I want to be there to share all those special times with them, the births, the marriages and, sadly, the deaths, to see my cousins and friends and their kids moving, growing and changing with the times. I appreciate the variety in the shops as well - takes me a good two weeks to get over that gobsmacked awe of the variety there too. Basically, I want to live where I belong and not where I am an alien with alien views, alien noises and alien attitudes to batter my life every single day. Easy peasy really! |
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Originally Posted by ble
(Post 8267873)
I miss my friends and family (but we have that here in NZ and back in UK).
I miss the autumn walks and the bluebells in teh woods. I miss the cooler summer and crisp winter days. I miss the family focus at christmas time and people having time to sit with a coffee, not rushing as it is summer and so must do things. I miss the highland games. I miss the fact that the kids don't have their heritage there, I miss the history. I miss going for a walk one day and a castle or something the next. I miss the variety of things to go and do every weekend, different shows or concerts or festivals. Not one or two a month to choose on. I miss the banter. Pubs. Sunday lunch at said pub. I miss the scenery. The ability to drive for a short space of time and be in a totally differnet place from when you started depending on the direction. I miss the ability to travel at a reasonable cost. I miss home. And it was only been my home for 6 years, but it took coming back to where I was born to appreciate all that I had gained. Is the UK your adopted home then? |
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