life in the US of A
Oct 31st 2003, 6:45 am
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Oct 31st 2003, 6:47 am
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Re: life in the US of A
Originally posted by Rockgurl
Where's that Brit store then? It would be great to be able to pop out in Arizona and buy myself a pack of PG Tips! I already noted down the address of that curry house! I am currently compiling a list of important places in AZ so when I get there I don't feel completely lost.
Where's that Brit store then? It would be great to be able to pop out in Arizona and buy myself a pack of PG Tips! I already noted down the address of that curry house!
I am currently compiling a list of important places in AZ so when I get there I don't feel completely lost. British Gourmet
They sell PG tips at AJ's grocery store also.
Oct 31st 2003, 6:51 am
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I've been here for 6 months now (plus I was here for 6 months last year)
I went through a stage of being very homesick a few weeks ago - the thought of having to spend the rest of my life here is pretty scary.
I moved here rather than my husband to the UK mainly for financial reasons.
I'm feeling less homesick now but maybe that's because I'm going home for a week on Tuesday!
All in all, I haven't really found living here anything special, I'd rather be back home. I'm here to be with my husband, though, which is the most important thing.
I went through a stage of being very homesick a few weeks ago - the thought of having to spend the rest of my life here is pretty scary.
I moved here rather than my husband to the UK mainly for financial reasons.
I'm feeling less homesick now but maybe that's because I'm going home for a week on Tuesday!
All in all, I haven't really found living here anything special, I'd rather be back home. I'm here to be with my husband, though, which is the most important thing.
Oct 31st 2003, 7:03 am
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I decided to move state side when my husband I got engaged. We had several 'debates' on which country we would live in... I wanted to stay in the UK but it just made more sense for me to move here, hubby has a good job here, I was a student in the UK, he owned his own house/car... i owned neither so feeling very apprehensive I moved here and I gotta say it was the best thing I ever did... If I had to do the whole thing over I would not change a thing. Sure I miss the UK/family/friends sometimes but thats what short trips home are for.
Now if only I could find somewhere that makes a decent Chicken Korma...
Ash
Now if only I could find somewhere that makes a decent Chicken Korma...
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Oct 31st 2003, 8:59 am
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Re: life in the US of A
Originally posted by Rockgurl
Where's that Brit store then? It would be great to be able to pop out in Arizona and buy myself a pack of PG Tips! I already noted down the address of that curry house! I am currently compiling a list of important places in AZ so when I get there I don't feel completely lost.
Thanks for your input guys...you're making this soon-to-be immigrant feel a lot more positive! I've sorted out an apartment and a car so it's all systems go. I'm looking forward to it but a bit scared too, so positive stories are nice to read.
Where's that Brit store then? It would be great to be able to pop out in Arizona and buy myself a pack of PG Tips! I already noted down the address of that curry house!
I am currently compiling a list of important places in AZ so when I get there I don't feel completely lost. Thanks for your input guys...you're making this soon-to-be immigrant feel a lot more positive! I've sorted out an apartment and a car so it's all systems go. I'm looking forward to it but a bit scared too, so positive stories are nice to read.
Oct 31st 2003, 9:01 am
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Oct 31st 2003, 9:03 am
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Re: life in the US of A
Originally posted by BritishInOhio
It's ****in' great!!!!!
It's ****in' great!!!!!
I think you'd be happy living anywhere, as long as there were plenty of strip joints for you to frequent.
Oct 31st 2003, 10:05 am
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Originally posted by effi
Yeah, and it is crap!
Yeah, and it is crap!
Why doesnt that surprise me. I saw someone at the fair last weekend with one of their T-shirts on, complete with Union Jack. But isnt it always the case, that places that market their product as genuine Fish n Chips, are the least like what you get at a chippy at home. Thats why I recommended the restuarants on pier 39(but not the crappy little one. called "ye old fish n chips"), because they do not market their Fish n Chips as "British", but they make a mean plate of fish!.
Oct 31st 2003, 10:26 am
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Re: life in the US of A
Originally posted by effi
There is also a British pub at the other end of Thomas, but it is not so good. The original pub burned down a couple of years ago and they rebuilt it further up Thomas, but the food is not as good as it used to be.
There is also a British pub at the other end of Thomas, but it is not so good. The original pub burned down a couple of years ago and they rebuilt it further up Thomas, but the food is not as good as it used to be.
Oct 31st 2003, 11:00 am
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Yeah where the British food store in AZ judt fo future reference?
Oct 31st 2003, 11:02 am
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Theres a British pub in Sierra Vista AZ but I was the only Brit ever to set foot in the place and the only British thing in there was a poster for Boddingtons, to say the least I was dissapointed
Oct 31st 2003, 12:50 pm
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Yeah where the British food store in AZ judt fo future reference?
Yeah where the British food store in AZ judt fo future reference?
Oct 31st 2003, 1:27 pm
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Nearest thing I have to a UK pub is an "Irish pub", but it's a bit of a dive and looks more like a redneck sports bar...so eh no I don't really have one. There's a chippie called the rose and thistle in town that I havent tried yet, never really had the urge for some reason, prefer taco bell
Oct 31st 2003, 1:41 pm
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wow thanks for all the replies everyone.
makes me feel good.
I am sick of fish and chips by the way... cant wait for the change.
I sense a lot of mixed emotions about living in the US... one thing i don't know about is your ages, i am sure things will be different at different stages of your life.
I am 30, my wife is 24 and my son is 3
makes me feel good.
I am sick of fish and chips by the way... cant wait for the change.
I sense a lot of mixed emotions about living in the US... one thing i don't know about is your ages, i am sure things will be different at different stages of your life.
I am 30, my wife is 24 and my son is 3
