I guess this is what they call 'homesickness'
Jul 20th 2007, 5:09 am
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Jul 20th 2007, 5:14 am
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Jul 20th 2007, 5:30 am
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Re: I guess this is what they call 'homesickness'
Jul 20th 2007, 5:31 am
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Re: I guess this is what they call 'homesickness'
No..I didn't say I hated it here, I just pointed out why it wasn't feasible for my family to leave at this moment.
It is also possible to be very homesick one minute and love it the next.
I am always really pleased to hear about people who are happy here. When I was very homesick it actually gave me hope that I would be happy here too.
But the people who are happy here often seem unable to accept that some people are having problems settling.
It is also possible to be very homesick one minute and love it the next.
I am always really pleased to hear about people who are happy here. When I was very homesick it actually gave me hope that I would be happy here too.
But the people who are happy here often seem unable to accept that some people are having problems settling.
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Jul 20th 2007, 5:51 am
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Re: I guess this is what they call 'homesickness'
No..I didn't say I hated it here, I just pointed out why it wasn't feasible for my family to leave at this moment.
It is also possible to be very homesick one minute and love it the next.
I am always really pleased to hear about people who are happy here. When I was very homesick it actually gave me hope that I would be happy here too.
But the people who are happy here often seem unable to accept that some people are having problems settling.
It is also possible to be very homesick one minute and love it the next.
I am always really pleased to hear about people who are happy here. When I was very homesick it actually gave me hope that I would be happy here too.
But the people who are happy here often seem unable to accept that some people are having problems settling.
I know if I didn't like it here I would leave.
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Jul 20th 2007, 6:03 am
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Re: I guess this is what they call 'homesickness'
But many people who don't like it are in the early days. They post here to vent their feelings, but in the real world they are getting on with it and trying to make a new life.
Eventually they make their peace with the US. Some don't but it's very glib to say... "don't like it then leave"
Eventually they make their peace with the US. Some don't but it's very glib to say... "don't like it then leave"
Jul 20th 2007, 6:44 am
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Re: I guess this is what they call 'homesickness'
I have been thinking a lot about this -- why it seems to be the woman who is hardest hit with homesickness.
Besides the reasons already given, I thought about my own work and home life. Were I to move to the UK, my working life would remain about the same. I work in an occupation that's international in composition and I work with a computer. Computers are computers all over the world and the worst thing I'd have to cope with is either getting used to a British keyboard layout, or using an American keyboard.
But.... my life as a so-called housewife (I do a pitiful job at it) would be very difficult indeed. A lot of women grow up at their mother's side learning how to cook and clean and wash. We develop techniques for doing things in the "best" way we know how, and strong brand loyalties to products.
The changes in housing and products available to do the work of housewifery are far more drastic from country to country than is my work, anyway. Some things I'd switch to eagerly as being superior, but other things would take a lot of time to find and incorporate into my housework. And if I were feeling low, and went to the market, not seeing the comforting familiar products on the shelf, even the crap ones I never buy now! would be hard. I imagine having a cry in the paper towel (oops, I mean kitchen roll) section missing not seeing the Brawny lumberjack leering at me.
My tuppence. My next challenge while Still Here will be getting a front loading washer when my top loader bites it.
Besides the reasons already given, I thought about my own work and home life. Were I to move to the UK, my working life would remain about the same. I work in an occupation that's international in composition and I work with a computer. Computers are computers all over the world and the worst thing I'd have to cope with is either getting used to a British keyboard layout, or using an American keyboard.
But.... my life as a so-called housewife (I do a pitiful job at it) would be very difficult indeed. A lot of women grow up at their mother's side learning how to cook and clean and wash. We develop techniques for doing things in the "best" way we know how, and strong brand loyalties to products.
The changes in housing and products available to do the work of housewifery are far more drastic from country to country than is my work, anyway. Some things I'd switch to eagerly as being superior, but other things would take a lot of time to find and incorporate into my housework. And if I were feeling low, and went to the market, not seeing the comforting familiar products on the shelf, even the crap ones I never buy now! would be hard. I imagine having a cry in the paper towel (oops, I mean kitchen roll) section missing not seeing the Brawny lumberjack leering at me.
My tuppence. My next challenge while Still Here will be getting a front loading washer when my top loader bites it.