How long did it take you to feel at home in the US?

[a+j 77]

I soooooooooooooo wish my only problem with speaking English was my accent

[S-C 21]

I miss pies. Even here in London I can't find a quality steak pie. better believe I'll probably consume my body weight in them when we go back home hahaha

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

I miss pies. Even here in London I can't find a quality steak pie. better believe I'll probably consume my body weight in them when we go back home hahaha

Pasties for me, I'm really craving them at the moment! Not greggs or ginsters ####### proper pasties. Am going to have a go at making them myself once the weather drops below 30C!

[MacUK 983]

I miss pies. Even here in London I can't find a quality steak pie. better believe I'll probably consume my body weight in them when we go back home hahaha

I'm a poor Englishman exiled to the wild northern wastelands of Lanarkshire and I miss a good pie!!

They keep deep frying them up here

[Sabrina_T 22]

I'm a poor Englishman exiled to the wild northern wastelands of Lanarkshire and I miss a good pie!!

They keep deep frying them up here

Oh god that's disgusting!

[Pooky 3,680]

Pasties for me, I'm really craving them at the moment! Not greggs or ginsters ####### proper pasties. Am going to have a go at making them myself once the weather drops below 30C!

You had to go there, didn't you.

Best pasties i ever had came from a stand at Victoria Station. I used to catch the train into London for project meetings every week and always made time for a piping hot pastie.

[markonline1 11]

Took me about a day. I'd been coming here regularly for the last 12 years and always saw myself as a frustrated yank to be honest. There's still stuff I find weird here, but I consider California my home and at this point in time, I don't envision a return to the UK. Been here about 18 months by the way. That being said, those 12 weeks or so where I couldn't drive legally or work were tough.

[jaygee011 6]

You had to go there, didn't you.

Best pasties i ever had came from a stand at Victoria Station. I used to catch the train into London for project meetings every week and always made time for a piping hot pastie.

I know them pasties very well too. Delicious

[2ndMessiah 184]

What exactly do people think of when they think of a pastie?

Are we talking of a Cornish Pastie with a pastry case filled with potato, veg and meat?

Or something you will find in a chip shop in Scotland and Northern Ireland which is more potato,onion and spices (very little meat) made into a patty, battered then deep fried ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastie

Either by the way are completely acceptable to me and need to be delivered to my house.

Edited September 7, 2014 by 2ndMessiah

[Sabrina_T 22]

What exactly do people think of when they think of a pastie?

Are we talking of a Cornish Pastie with a pastry case filled with potato, veg and meat?

Or something you will find in a chip shop in Scotland and Northern Ireland which is more potato,onion and spices (very little meat) made into a patty, battered then deep fried ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastie

Either by the way are completely acceptable to me and need to be delivered to my house.

A pastie should neverrrr be deep fried!!!

[2ndMessiah 184]

A pastie should neverrrr be deep fried!!!

So many regional differences in such a small collection of small countries the UK is.

Nothing wrong with deep fried pasties. They are just different from Cornish Pasties. I like them both.

[Sabrina_T 22]

So many regional differences in such a small collection of small countries the UK is.

Nothing wrong with deep fried pasties. They are just different from Cornish Pasties. I like them both.

Bloody Northerners will fry anything And I am a little intrigued now lol

[S-C 21]

Bloody Northerners will fry anything And I am a little intrigued now lol

Cornish Pasties are the only way to go. There's a place at Paddington Station that make phenomenal pasties. The pastry is just so gooooooood

[2ndMessiah 184]

Bloody Northerners will fry anything And I am a little intrigued now lol

Please note, Bloody Northerners may no longer includes those North of the Welcome to Scotland sign.

Edited September 9, 2014 by 2ndMessiah

[Pooky 3,680]

What exactly do people think of when they think of a pastie?

Are we talking of a Cornish Pastie with a pastry case filled with potato, veg and meat?

Or something you will find in a chip shop in Scotland and Northern Ireland which is more potato,onion and spices (very little meat) made into a patty, battered then deep fried ?

Option #1, please.