Homesickness "grass is greener" syndrome

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Aug 14th 2007, 8:43 pm

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Good to hear you're enjoying living over here.

The only thing I dont miss about Blighty, is living on a small island with too many people on it, and still more people flooding into it. I read somewhere that Britain has a similar density of the entire American population living in California.

Yeah it's crowded in Britain - no doubt about it. Except in Northumberland but it's kind of bleak there.

Aug 14th 2007, 8:43 pm

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Proper big chip shop chips!!!!

how did you manage to get those?.. I'm desperate for them!

Aug 14th 2007, 8:43 pm

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but in turn there are dozens leaving so i keep reading on here and so that's great by me, i love heaing that

Aug 14th 2007, 8:44 pm

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Re: Homesickness "grass is greener" syndrome

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You should not believe everything you read then!

Why not?

Aug 14th 2007, 8:44 pm

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That's just what I'm treating my husband to tonight...real chips amongst other things.

Lucky OH. Hope you will be wearing High Heels, 4.5" stilettos.
Reg. Frank R.

Aug 14th 2007, 8:44 pm

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Re: Homesickness "grass is greener" syndrome

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Yeah it's crowded in Britain - no doubt about it. Except in Northumberland but it's kind of bleak there.

It's strange though because there are lots of empty green fields and moors. Maybe they are full of sleeping immigrants during the night.

Aug 14th 2007, 8:44 pm

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The real thing, could do with a real chip sarni right now. The butter melting & mingling gently with the chips.
When we were kids, we bought a Vienna loaf (Like fat french bread) pull out the middle & stuffed with chips, Those were the bad old days!
Reg. Frank R.

Big chips seem to be coated in seasoning here.

(Yeah I know I could make my own)

Aug 14th 2007, 8:45 pm

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how did you manage to get those?.. I'm desperate for them!

They're in the land of fantasy...like Ray's pretty boys

Aug 14th 2007, 8:45 pm

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Lucky OH. Hope you will be wearing High Heels, 4.5" stilettos.
Reg. Frank R.

or crocs!

Aug 14th 2007, 8:45 pm

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how did you manage to get those?.. I'm desperate for them!

I have a deep fat fryer and a bag of spuds. Although I do cook them outside so the house doesn't smell like a fish and chip shop for days.

Aug 14th 2007, 8:46 pm

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Yeah it's crowded in Britain - no doubt about it. Except in Northumberland but it's kind of bleak there.

lots of lovely green belt in surrey plus many many national trust parks

Aug 14th 2007, 8:46 pm

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Yeah it's crowded in Britain - no doubt about it. Except in Northumberland but it's kind of bleak there.

Move south, below Watford. Its empty, no ones there.
Reg. Frank R.

Aug 14th 2007, 8:47 pm

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how did you manage to get those?.. I'm desperate for them!

make some irn-bru, it's called home cooking

Aug 14th 2007, 8:48 pm

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Big chips seem to be coated in seasoning here.

(Yeah I know I could make my own)

Make your own, wow theres a novel idea.
Reg. Frank R.

Aug 14th 2007, 8:48 pm

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Why not?

I don't think that's quite right but elfman will probably look it up for us.