What do you miss...if anything?

[tygwyn]

Originally Posted by lillymist

No one said its the same...if it was the same i wouldn't want to go there...not everyone needs things that are familiar around them in order to be happy....thats all im pointing out...

im not the type of person that needs my life to feel familiar...in fact i wouldn't want it to be that way..i'd be bored in an instant if i lived that way....

Everyone needs different things in there life to be comforatble with it and mine is not things that are familiar....

Not meaning to sound so disagreeable but its how i feel.....

Thats fair enough

When are you thinking of moving across?

[Aussiejock]

[quote=tygwyn;1187]No worries

How long have you been over here? Perhaps when you go to the UK you're trying to do the same as I do here - look for familiar things? I've only been here 14 months so its still all pretty new to me.

Things like........different crisps (sorry chips), decent curries, ready meals (sorry but I'm no chef!!), cheap 'home brand' groceries which dont taste like crap....etc etc etc

I've been here a very long time, since '66. I wasn't looking for brand names just basic ingredients to cook my italian, chinese etc dishes with. I think the whole grocery scene is different. Aussies mostly cook their own meals or go out to eat. Indian food is the least popular of the Asian foods here. I also feel that the Asian food is more authentic, and nicer, than you get in the UK.
As you said it is what you are used to. Cooking isn't hard. If my sons, who didn't cook much when they were at home, can cook excellent meals now - anyone can.

[tygwyn]

Wow since 66!! You're more Aussie than British then

If I've got any questions in the future I'll be directing them at you!

I'm up for cookery lessons too - I'm a shocker in the kitchen!

[Aussiejock]

Originally Posted by tygwyn

Wow since 66!! You're more Aussie than British then

If I've got any questions in the future I'll be directing them at you!

I'm up for cookery lessons too - I'm a shocker in the kitchen!

Not more Aussie than British. I'm one of those people who have never considered themselves British I'm afraid! I desparately need a Scottish passport! My sons couldn't believe that I took citizenship after 36 years! But I will stand up for Oz like a native. After all I have 2 Australian born sons as well as 2 Scots and have lived here longer than I lived in Scotland - Scottish first, Australian second. You are welcome to ask away.

[newtoOZ]

Reeces Peanut Butter Cups. Understanding people: cookery? I'm a shocker? Admittedly I could have moved to another part of the US and had problems with accents and words being used differently. Usually I think the differences are cute, but today I'm tired of dealing with it.

[Hazel]

Having a better time yet? Aww, hope so. I know that overwhelmed feeling too well. <little hug>

[newtoOZ]

We all need a little hug now and then, especially when we are far from friends and family. Hugs to all.

[Hazel]

Amen to that.

[newtoOZ]

Lately I've been a little homesick. I'm not missing things so much as routine things and places. The bookstore where I like to browse, the Chinese restaurant where my friends and I used to eat a couple of times a month, the newspaper.

I know there are bookstores here, and Chinese restaurants, and the newspaper is online, but it's not my bookstore and my Chinese restaurant and I want to hold the newspaper.

[tygwyn]

Originally Posted by newtoOZ

Lately I've been a little homesick. I'm not missing things so much as routine things and places. The bookstore where I like to browse, the Chinese restaurant where my friends and I used to eat a couple of times a month, the newspaper.

I know there are bookstores here, and Chinese restaurants, and the newspaper is online, but it's not my bookstore and my Chinese restaurant and I want to hold the newspaper.

Yep....its the 'familiarity' thing again! It does get to you every now and again but it does pass.......honest