British Expats - Time to move home...

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- Moving back or to the UK (https://britishexpats.com/forum/moving-back-uk-61/)

- - Time to move home... (https://britishexpats.com/forum/moving-back-uk-61/time-move-home-905042/)

morpeth

Nov 29th 2017 4:45 pm

Re: Time to move home...

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Originally Posted by durham_lad (Post 12391182)

Greggs and/or Cooplands sell stotties here in N Yorkshire so I would think they would also sell them in Northumberland (There are plenty stores in Northumberland/Newcastle )

Yes I think sold in stores you mentioned but tastes different and in particular how to heat at home. Same for singin' hinnies.

Pulaski

Nov 29th 2017 5:31 pm

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Originally Posted by morpeth (Post 12391161)

Maybe just my experience, but one thing I like in Northumberland is every time I have ordered breakfast some place, it has been hot ! Having lived in three states in America , never encountered routinely piping hot breakfast. ....

It's hard to find a piping hot anything in the US in my experience. Mrs P invariably serves food that is warm, never truly "hot", and seems to think I am odd for wanting hot food to actually be hot.

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.... Though I admit to being a fan of Waffle House.

:wub:

durham_lad

Nov 29th 2017 8:09 pm

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 12391194)

The original Greggs shop was on Gosforth High Street, a walk from where I lived between 1962 and 1969. I go away for a few decades and they're all over the f***ing place.

(Gosforth is a northern suburb of Newcastle).

I had a bakery round for 13 weeks with the Co-op Bakery in 1973 and Gosforth was in our area but not on my particular route. Happy Days - my first full time job.

tusitala

Dec 1st 2017 1:51 am

Re: Time to move home...

What helped me decide to move back to Scotland with my American wife after 38 years?

- homesickness after watching "still game"
- a noticeable chill in the air for us immigrants after last years election
- the endless paperwork after every medical event (deductibles, out of network etc)
- A new America that seems to be shutting itself off from the world
- and ... my wife come up with the idea!

I realise Scotland has also changed in the years I have been here but We have made regular trips home and am comfortable we are making the right decision plus my wife gets to be the immigrant for a change!

Caroline in Arizona

Dec 1st 2017 5:19 am

Re: Time to move home...

Never heard of Still Game - now it’s the next program we’re going to watch on Netflix!

durham_lad

Dec 1st 2017 6:57 am

Re: Time to move home...

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Originally Posted by Caroline in Arizona (Post 12392189)

Never heard of Still Game - now it’s the next program we’re going to watch on Netflix!

+1

Just added it to my watch list.

tusitala

Dec 1st 2017 12:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Caroline in Arizona (Post 12392189)

Never heard of Still Game - now it’s the next program we’re going to watch on Netflix!

Not sure why it makes me homesick as it shows life in a bad part of Glasgow

Its a show about grumpy scheming pensioners mostly played by younger actors.

I almost turned it off after a few minutes but by the end of the first show I was hooked.

Probably the most popular show in Scottish history but doesn't seem to do anything for anyone else for some reason, possibly due to the thick accents (subtitles are available!)

You can find it on Netflix and You Tube

Season 8 is about to start and should show up on You Tube fairly quickly (and get taken down again by You Tube)

Sean Connery is a big fan and has discussed doing a cameo

Warning, it can be a little crude!

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