Homesickness
Mar 6th 2013, 8:03 pm
#16
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Re: Homesickness
It's not so much 'home'sickness that I feel - I just know that the Middle East isn't the place for me. I miss things like being able to go for a walk, putting on songs from a jukebox in the pub, watching and hearing a good downpour lashing off the windows etc. The list is long but not specific to my home city or country.
Mar 7th 2013, 3:50 am
#17
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Joined: Aug 2012
Location: Doha
Posts: 735
Re: Homesickness
Nope not homesick at all, I miss my son but he is moving over here, and I Miss my Grannie. She is the only thing worth going back for.
Other than that I have no intention of going back to the uk. I'm probably not going to stay in the ME though.
Other than that I have no intention of going back to the uk. I'm probably not going to stay in the ME though.
Mar 7th 2013, 4:00 am
#18
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Location: Disneyland, Dubai
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Re: Homesickness
I miss walking to the train station at 7am in total darkness with bitter cold drizzly rain and wind blasting into my face.
Mar 7th 2013, 5:07 am
#19
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Re: Homesickness
I miss my old man, but he retired and moved abroad when I was 17 so used to seeing him only once or twice a year. Still, it's now been 13 months since I've seen him and I'm hating that.
I miss my Mum, but she can visit...like Dad I suppose.
I miss my three sisters and my collection of niece and nephews.
I guess I just miss people, family and friends...I don't miss England or the weather or the tax or the misery.
I miss my Mum, but she can visit...like Dad I suppose.
I miss my three sisters and my collection of niece and nephews.
I guess I just miss people, family and friends...I don't miss England or the weather or the tax or the misery.
Mar 7th 2013, 5:58 am
#20
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 29,625
Re: Homesickness
On occasion I miss Asda, normally about Christmas time ...
Mar 7th 2013, 6:19 am
#22
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Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Doha
Posts: 4,568
Re: Homesickness
I do miss asking for something and actually receiving what I asked for.
Mar 7th 2013, 6:25 am
#23
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Re: Homesickness
Gave my car to a place Millhouse recommended for new tyres. Bloke said 40-60 mins but he'd call when it was done. Obviously no call, returned 50 minutes later after wandering around Al Quoz chain smoking... and they'd asked where I'd been because it was now in the way.
Asked where my call was.
*Shrugs*
What can you do?
Mar 7th 2013, 6:28 am
#24
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Mar 7th 2013, 6:39 am
#26
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Re: Homesickness
Oh yeah, I miss little things like that, but they bother me a bit less nowadays.
Gave my car to a place Millhouse recommended for new tyres. Bloke said 40-60 mins but he'd call when it was done. Obviously no call, returned 50 minutes later after wandering around Al Quoz chain smoking... and they'd asked where I'd been because it was now in the way.
Asked where my call was.
*Shrugs*
What can you do?
Gave my car to a place Millhouse recommended for new tyres. Bloke said 40-60 mins but he'd call when it was done. Obviously no call, returned 50 minutes later after wandering around Al Quoz chain smoking... and they'd asked where I'd been because it was now in the way.
Asked where my call was.
*Shrugs*
What can you do?
1) Forgot the cheese and had toasted the bread
2) Still toasted bread & Plastic Cheese thrown in
3) 12 crumbs of grated cheese toasted bread
4) 14 crumbs of grated cheese & untoasted sweet bread
I threw it away in the end and got a big mac, All I wanted was a simple cheese salad sandwich!
Mar 7th 2013, 6:53 am
#27
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Re: Homesickness
I sent a cheese salad sandwich back 3 times last week.
1) Forgot the cheese and had toasted the bread
2) Still toasted bread & Plastic Cheese thrown in
3) 12 crumbs of grated cheese toasted bread
4) 14 crumbs of grated cheese & untoasted sweet bread
I threw it away in the end and got a big mac, All I wanted was a simple cheese salad sandwich!
1) Forgot the cheese and had toasted the bread
2) Still toasted bread & Plastic Cheese thrown in
3) 12 crumbs of grated cheese toasted bread
4) 14 crumbs of grated cheese & untoasted sweet bread
I threw it away in the end and got a big mac, All I wanted was a simple cheese salad sandwich!
(I do get your point though.)
