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If you had to leave the UK what would you miss most?

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    #21
    Indian food, chinese food. Yorkshire Tea. The changing seasons. Not being foreign. Unspoken communication. The summer. A countryside where the wildlife is harmless, if a bit stingy in places.

    If I were as rich as I ever wanted to be, I would always have a home in england.

    It's sad that leaving might be the only option soon.

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      #22
      Real ale, I've developed quite a taste for it and I'm not even native to here. I've only found a decent butcher and grocer locally in the last few years

      I'll have to make the most of it before I leave the country anyways.

      As for decent tea? I've yet to find a decent blend here. (17 years and still looking)

      Oh and marks and spencers pants aren't as good as they used to be.
      "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

      Norrahe's blog

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        #23
        Originally posted by Lightship
        I can believe that.

        I'm originally from London, but I've been gone since 1993.....almost 17 years now. Whenever I go back, I'm just a stranger in a strange land.
        It's only in the last 3 years when they decided to get competitive with the rest of the market and quality became a non option. I've stopped buying clothes and food there.
        "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

        Norrahe's blog

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          #24
          Originally posted by norrahe View Post
          Oh and marks and spencers pants aren't as good as they used to be.
          Hmmm I'm currently wearing 'M&S Lycra Autograph Microskin Hipsters', so comfy I have to check they're still there.

          For all the comfort they're not much good on a heavy sesh as they don't soak up much dribble.
          Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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            #25
            PG Tips, Kit Kat and Milky Bars.

            The majority of people I won't miss that much !

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              #26
              I left 16 year ago. I miss the scenery (Lakes, Peaks and parts of the coast). Not much else.
              And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                #27
                I miss the TV.

                Imagine being unable to watch TV news because of its tabloid standards of presentation and journalism.

                Imagine saturation level commercials making watching anything live off air unbearable.

                That's my world.

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                  #28
                  If you had to leave the UK what would you miss most?

                  Being taxed up to the bollocks.

                  Seeing a huge share of my hard earned being squandered!

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                    #29
                    The wife, keep trying to convince her.

                    Walkers crisps & marmite (I can't stand the stuff but is british) peanut butter without too much sugar.

                    Pickle your own onions they taste fantastic. no that's not a euphemism.

                    BBC - h2g2 - How to Make Perfect Pickled Onions

                    Anyone have a tasty pickled onion recipe? - cooking Discussion Forum

                    People understanding the current crop of British politicians are muppets if I go to septic land.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by vetran View Post

                      Pickle your own onions they taste fantastic. no that's not a euphemism.

                      BBC - h2g2 - How to Make Perfect Pickled Onions
                      wow, at least half a kilo of salt per jar? really?! Id better cut down on these!.

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