gruffbrown

It's a man thing I've been lost for days sometimes

Jerseygirl

That explains it then.

gruffbrown

I guess shoes are the female version of tools, there's one for every ocassion and you can never have enough of them

AdobePinon

Always be sure to use the right shoe for the right job.

gruffbrown

It's an old one, but never mind... womans tool kit

Jerseygirl

Yep I've got one of those but mines a different colour. Pinks nice though. Do you think it will work better than mine?

Yorkieabroad

Only food I can think of that I would miss would be a really good burger (although don't have them that often, and could always diy in the UK) and decent chinese - authentic that is, not the american chinese takeaway cr@p....

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Fish sandwiches

Bodshal

I'd miss our house, which we had built last year, and the 11 acres of protected Pine barrens it's on (in?). We even have our own stream! It's exactly the sort of place I wished I had when I grew up (Canvey Island was not known for its forests or its streams, just for rain and the knowledge that tap water had been consumed by at least six Londoners before it got to you...)

As someone else mentioned, Home Depot, Lowes, Sears Hardware would be missed - never found anything like them in Blighty.

I'm still getting used to the Jersey weather, though I lived for three years in Boston. Jersey doesn't get anywhere near as cold or for as long! It's just that much more humid here in the summer than Boston! On balance though, I'd keep the Jersey weather - Long summer and the sun is often out, cheering up even the most frigid of days.

I'd miss my Hybrid car. Last time I checked, they either weren't available or were too expensive or something in the UK.

I'd miss cheap(er) electronics. And electronics stores like CompUSA, Microcenter are a huge step up from the poor showing of PC World, Currys etc.

I wouldn't have believed I would say it, but I think I would miss UPS and FedEx - or at least, I would miss their tracking facilities. I love to see when a package shipped ground from WA goes to FL before making its way to MA and then NJ! I also love how the UPS guy will stick a $3000 new computer in a huge box under the door mat!

Collection of mail from my mailbox. Now that's neat.

I can't think of any food I'd miss offhand. My best food experiences here are all home-cooked by my in-laws italian-descended family. I already miss a particular restaurant from the Boston area called Flora (in Arlington, MA). If you go, Joe is (or was) the Somalier and tell him English Chris says hello! Nora was usually at the front desk and helped us organise a pre-wedding dinner there.

Oh, lastly, I'd miss how other Brit expats I meet here are generally really friendly and open when you discover them!

Chris.

dbj1000

My-oh-my! That all sounds rather positive, particularly coming from a newbie!

... you are sure you're a Brit, are you?

woodsey

are you mental????? get yourself to the New Penny in Milan, then talk to me about pizza..it should be thin and have nothing on it but tomato and cheese..
as for food here, I would miss absolutely nothing, if I knew I wasn't going to get caught I think I would set fire to restaurants such as the Olive Garden before I left, absolute puke on a plate..

Jerseygirl

I agree, pizza base should be as thin as possible. I also hate restaurant chains like the Olive Garden, TGIF's etc. Ewwwww that chopped up, preformed chicken they serve, all exactly the same shape and size, all spongy when you chew it. Yuck. Macaroni Grill is quite good though and quite reasonably priced. For anything that is described as 'homestyle' read overcooked slop.

Oh and Woodsey would you please not use that avitar of me the jokes wearing a bit thin now.

AdobePinon

Thank you. All this deep pan / stuffed crust / poppable bites crap is merely to disguise the fact that the pizza is shite. Can't beat a good thin, wood-fired oven baked crust.

AdobePinon

Truer words have rarely been spoken.

Jerseygirl

Well thank you, I just say it as it is.