What Won't You Miss About The UK?

[MichelleandCraig 1]

We have salad creme in the cupboard because Craig likes it and his mum occasionally sends things over....that said, he rarely uses it anymore as he's found he almost prefers Ranch dressing on salads and sandwiches... :)M.

He doesn't miss having to constantly pull over to let traffic past or the big crowds when shopping....

Edited April 9, 2007 by MichelleandCraig

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

salad cream is a reason for leaving the UK. That and marmite.

Salad Cream and Marmite a reason to leave the UK? That's a little over the top isn't it? You know you don't have to buy them right? I personally hate Marmite as well, but I exercised my right to simply not purchase or eat it. If food were a reason to leave a country I would have left the USA years ago.

*rollls eyes to the back of my head*

do you think maybe, just maybe I might have been a bit OTT and embellish for the sake of humor? I mean you understand humor right?

[ajames79 0]

[Mags 112]

Mags...can you remember when you first tired Marmite??? What posessed you?

My Mum used to eat it so I guess she must have put it on some toast for me once when I was a child!

[featherB 1]

I've been eating marmite for longer than I can remember... I'm sure I must have been weaned on it. Heavenly stuff!

And Mags... do you really eat salad cream sandwiches?! With just salad cream in them?! Crazy woman!

Not a fan of salad cream... used to love it when I was a kid, mind you, but certainly won't miss it as I don't think I've had so much of a taste of it in about the last 20 years!

[featherB 1]

Love salad cream!!!!!!!!!

And nothing tops a bovril drink on a winter day when you're at the footie

Bovril??? Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

(ugh, that's reminded me of a friend who used to eat it on toast, instead of marmite... the big freak!)

[fozzie 41]

Love salad cream!!!!!!!!!

And nothing tops a bovril drink on a winter day when you're at the footie

Bovril??? Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

(ugh, that's reminded me of a friend who used to eat it on toast, instead of marmite... the big freak!)

:lol:

Edited April 9, 2007 by Lauren and Dave

[Dr_LHA 3]

*rollls eyes to the back of my head*

do you think maybe, just maybe I might have been a bit OTT and embellish for the sake of humor? I mean you understand humor right?

I understand winding you up is funny.

Edited April 9, 2007 by Dr_LHA

[spiritee 0]

What I will not miss:

1. Bad Customer Service

2. TV Licence

3. Council Tax

4. Petrol prices

Okay, so we've had the threads talking about all of the wonderful things regarding the UK and the things we really miss etc etc. How about things you DON'T miss or can't wait to see the back of?

Me? The London Underground and the buses in the Summer months. 100f+ temps, no air at all, clothes all stuck to your legs....ick. Don't miss it AT ALL. The buses were even worse, little greenhouses on wheels, they really were!

So, what about you?

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I understand winding you up is funny.

Not wound up mate - you might want to work a bit harder on your comedy chops

[cheeky^Wolf 0]

We watched Sexy Beast last night and a line in it made me laugh...

People say, "Don't you miss it, Gal?" I say, "What, England? Nah. F'ing place. It's a dump. Don't make me laugh. Grey, grimy, sooty. What a ###### hole. What a toilet. Everyone(edited) with a long face shuffling about, moaning, all worried. No thanks, not for me".

I can kinda relate with the grey, grimy, long faces, moaning bit of it.

Marmite lover here.. especially on toast and then melted cheese on top. Salad cream sandwiches remind me of when I was a kid!

Rough pate on cold toast with real butter mmmm 5 more weeks of cravings!

[wherezdabearz 0]

I don't miss:

Drunken scary yobs roaming the streets at night

Turning on the TV to find DIY, home improvement, antique, doing up a house in France, buying a barn in Italy programmes on every single channel

A pocketful of heavy coins in change every time I pay cash.

[~*Maria*~ 1]

I for one wont miss the crappy scottish weather...nothin but rain and fog, seldom have any kind of summer there. At least here in the states you can pretty much guarantee yer gonna have a hot summer.

I wont miss the coffee, i've got a taste for General Foods International coffee's...my favourite being *French Vanilla* yummy.

I do however miss my fairy liquid and DECENT gravy,,,AHHHH BISTO!!

Maria

[homesick_american 1]

I don't miss:

Drunken scary yobs roaming the streets at night

Turning on the TV to find DIY, home improvement, antique, doing up a house in France, buying a barn in Italy programmes on every single channel

A pocketful of heavy coins in change every time I pay cash.

Yes, yes, YES!

[homesick_american 1]

I won't miss people saying 'does what it says on the tin.' I caught myself saying it once and I was horrified!