Why do I Want to Return to the US
Sep 27th 2006 | 12:52 pm
#106
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Your location says Newport News.
Which home did you return to ?
Which home did you return to ?
Originally Posted by britvic
I do understand that, blimey I come from Parent's who were at it years ago 
but you really do have to buy the Tshirt and wear it just to make your own mind up what you want out of life, and we made the choice to return home 
but you really do have to buy the Tshirt and wear it just to make your own mind up what you want out of life, and we made the choice to return home
Sep 27th 2006 | 12:54 pm
#107
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by Englishmum
Hi Yorkie.....did you find that some of your antique furniture cracked when you left the tropical humidity of Singapore? Some of ours has cracked and warped....just couldn't keep a humidifier on 24/7 but I don't know if it's humid year round where you currently live. Our stuff was supposed to be 'seasoned' as well....the usual Chinese stuff made from elmwood inc. the wedding cabinet - but I never did get a chicken coop!
I had to ruefully smile when the retailers say that they will just write on the invoices that the item one has just purchased is about 100 years old so you can avoid paying customs duty when you move on to another country (notably the USA!)
Another friend who returned to the UK had bought a beautiful Indonesian teak dining set in Singapore. Unfortunately it then cracked right across the middle and a tablecloth couldn't disguise it. She was told that the wood had been seasoned but it evidently hadn't.
Another family on our condo went to Ubud in Bali to buy Indonesian furniture when they learned they were being posted to Minnesota and had it shipped directly there. I often wonder what condition it ended up in with the MN climate...?
I had to ruefully smile when the retailers say that they will just write on the invoices that the item one has just purchased is about 100 years old so you can avoid paying customs duty when you move on to another country (notably the USA!)
Another friend who returned to the UK had bought a beautiful Indonesian teak dining set in Singapore. Unfortunately it then cracked right across the middle and a tablecloth couldn't disguise it. She was told that the wood had been seasoned but it evidently hadn't.
Another family on our condo went to Ubud in Bali to buy Indonesian furniture when they learned they were being posted to Minnesota and had it shipped directly there. I often wonder what condition it ended up in with the MN climate...?
Ps - Indonesia to Minnesota sounds like a trainwreck waiting to happen....
Sep 27th 2006 | 12:57 pm
#108
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
Your location says Newport News.
Which home did you return to ?
Which home did you return to ?
Sep 27th 2006 | 1:01 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by Bossman-kent
Only problem is with the "KFC" here i dont know if its the same worldwide or Uk or just down south but , 99% of the staff are foreign "!! And using the drive in is hard work , requiring repeating your order several times and then fingers crossed that you get what you ordered !! Most of us now park and go inside and point at the boards lol And watch as they put everything in ..
I also wonder if its a world dominance of immigrants to take over the fast food chains ? As Mcdonalds in now up to 25% and rising ? Pizza Hut still all Brits but watching with keen interest lol
I also wonder if its a world dominance of immigrants to take over the fast food chains ? As Mcdonalds in now up to 25% and rising ? Pizza Hut still all Brits but watching with keen interest lol
That is somin' global...where ever they can get cheap labour, they do, hell, maine, hardly any foreigners at all, yet still you couldn't find anyone that spoke English working in the local McD's...including the americans
Sep 27th 2006 | 1:03 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by Bossman-kent
I meet loads of people daily and its noticeable how angry everyones getting with the Country and a feeling of being able to do nothing about it !!
Sep 27th 2006 | 1:05 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
He's lived in the US since he was 13. What does he really know about life in the UK? He even stated what he knows is from the news. And we all know what an unbiased and realistic picture the US news networks paint.
Sep 27th 2006 | 1:14 pm
#112
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by britvic
Englands my home I just live here, for now.
How do you stay happy here if you cannot think of it as home?
Sep 27th 2006 | 1:16 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by Bob
actually he's some spotty nosed git lurking in a library having never left the country but keeps coming back here to stir the turd.
Have you been on the sauce tonight or something ??
Sep 27th 2006 | 1:54 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
I guess the Borg will never assimilate you.
How do you stay happy here if you cannot think of it as home?
How do you stay happy here if you cannot think of it as home?
Last edited by Jerseygirl; Sep 27th 2006 at 2:41 pm.
Sep 27th 2006 | 3:11 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by Bob
actually he's some spotty nosed git lurking in a library having never left the country but keeps coming back here to stir the turd.
I'm hearing Bob saying this in his posh voice in my head. Could you please record that sentence and post it for posterity Bob?
Sep 27th 2006 | 3:22 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
I guess the Borg will never assimilate you.
How do you stay happy here if you cannot think of it as home?
How do you stay happy here if you cannot think of it as home?
Thanks JG 
Sep 27th 2006 | 3:26 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Bloody hell bob.....steady on....that's a bit out of character.
Have you been on the sauce tonight or something ??
Have you been on the sauce tonight or something ??
naaa..though I wish I were
Sep 27th 2006 | 3:28 pm
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by lionheart
PMSL I'm hearing Bob saying this in his posh voice in my head. Could you please record that sentence and post it for posterity Bob?
I'm hearing Bob saying this in his posh voice in my head. Could you please record that sentence and post it for posterity Bob?
Sep 28th 2006 | 4:09 am
#119
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by britvic
And we mean talking to American's at the drive thru.
Sep 28th 2006 | 4:11 am
#120
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Re: Why do I Want to Return to the US
Originally Posted by Elvira
That's because we are immigrants...
