Reply to: Do you miss England?

[threaded]

I don't miss England. It is just a place I do business, and it's quite a bit grimmer than most other places, so if a choice presents itself, I go elsewhere.

[d000hg]

I would say one thing in defence of chain-pubs/restaurants - these days they are NOT all budget £4.99 places like Wetherspoons. If like me you've only ever come across Cafe Rouge and La Tasca in one place the academic knowledge it's a chain isn't a problem. I guess if you travel a lot it would be different, seeing the same menu every town you visit.

[Mich the Tester]

40 minutes and London is rubble - don't you doubt it.

Tony B Liar said it would take 45 minutes for Saddam's imaginary WMDs to get here, so those North Koreans must have really fast imaginary rockets.

[scooterscot]

But within range of Iraqi WMD's, right?

40 minutes and London is rubble - don't you doubt it.

[Clippy]

We are out of range of Iranian and Korean missiles

But within range of Iraqi WMD's, right?

[scooterscot]

I've been to Northern Ireland though; beautiful place and indeed very laid back and friendly people as long as you stay away from the rough parts and avoid talking politics. In fact, people in Northern Ireland seem so friendly it's almost unbelievable they managed to spend so long fighting among themselves.

I agree. Spending a few days a week over there at the minute, half of that time is spent talking. The sort of chat that you can never remember 24 hours later..

[BrowneIssue]

I miss ... people battling on through life with humour and good cheer ... having a pint or two and a bacon sandwich for under a tenner ... a feeling of real freedom (what happened to that?) ... well-mannered people.

I miss good quality fish and chips ... customer service

I miss all those things too. And I'm still here.

[Mich the Tester]

Opps - thought you were working there.

Nope. NL=Netherlands. I've been to Northern Ireland though; beautiful place and indeed very laid back and friendly people as long as you stay away from the rough parts and avoid talking politics. In fact, people in Northern Ireland seem so friendly it's almost unbelievable they managed to spend so long fighting among themselves.

I found myself walking through villages in Antrim where people just spontaneously offered me a cup of tea because I looked cold and wet and had a heavy rucksack.

[The Lone Gunman]

Oi caaant reed or roite but oi can drive a tracteeer

Should#t that be Tra-terrrrrr or Tra- errrr.

[gingerjedi]

Ooh arr. Bristol being the epicentre of the civilised world.

"Ark at eeh"

"Ooh arr" isn't Bristol, they have their own unique dialect.

HTH

[Shimano105]

Ooh arr. Bristol being the epicentre of the civilised world.

Swindon

[TimberWolf]

Oi caaant reed or roite but oi can drive a tracteeer

You have a talent for writing in a Bristol/West Country accent! I knew someone who claimed he could identify which part of Bristol someone came from by their accent.

[Torran]

Miss it? I've never even tried to hit it.

[BoredBloke]

Ooh arr. Bristol being the epicentre of the civilised world.

Oi caaant reed or roite but oi can drive a tracteeer

[The Lone Gunman]

You have described the West Country, every time I head east I notice the clouds darkening, the roads getting progressively busier, people being less polite, everything getting more expensive... etc etc.

He is describing great swathes of England (Scotland, Wales and Ireleand too) for the most part. There are lots of places that are not that ideal, but if you look you will find all those things in abundance and you rerally do not have to look that hard.

I have commuted to the mainland for over 10 years now and I do miss home. I often feel like leaving the UK altogether, but that is mostly due to reading too much news and being somewhat depressed when abroad.