Is there anything you miss in the UK

Chelpet


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:28

I am putting this thread on with trepidation as I know some of the answers that I could receive, before I start I must emphasis that love Northern Cyprus very much, otherwise I would not have squandered some of my hard earned wedge on a villa there,

My point is today as driving through the lanes of Kent today on my way to a job, it was really beautiful, not a cloud in sky, leaves on the trees , blossom out, 25 degrees, everything looked really pretty and green, and to top it all very little traffic, happily listening to radio 2, I think we have the best of both worlds when it gets grotty here, over on plane to our little place in the sun.

We dont think we could make the full transision of moving full time to Cyprus, but I just wondered what some of the ex-pats did miss about the UK, so here we go and I have got my tin hat on.



Peter

nurseawful



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:30

Square sausage!!!



Chris

Lilli



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:36

my friends and family, the countryside as you describe. the variety of foods in the supermarket and the availability.

stockiefan


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:41

everything

spider


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:41

We do not miss anything,just the family and friends..You can keep the Bloody lot. ))







Spider,X

Dusterbruce


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Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:42

When I lived there 1981 to 1983 I think all I missed was curling up in front of a roaring fire in winter.

I did sometimes get sick of seeing that bloody boiling sun every day.

wotzup7


Joined: 27/02/2010
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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:48

I miss people from the uk at home..............Apparently ther are still some there!!!!!

keldanreb


Joined: 17/09/2009
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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 19:50

when i finally make the great leap into the wild blue yonder,i will look back at blighty and think of those poetic words .sang by the man in black,johny cash............you can have it all,my empire of dirt.

cyprusgiant


Joined: 08/07/2009
Posts: 467

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 20:01

Jersey New Potatoes & Meltom Mowbray Pork Pies (yum)

Jeannie


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Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 20:06

Max - just to make your mouth water, we had some Jersey Royal potatoes at the weekend. Smothered in butter.

I'd have to agree with Chelpet's message No.1. The UK looks lovely at the moment, especially in the sunshine, Everything is green, all the blossom is out on the trees. I still maintain that you can't beat a sunny summer morning in the UK.

Should add that I also love TRNC; however, I, personally, could not live there all the time.



J

Lilli



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 20:12

jeannie you are making me jealous now, would love some jersey royals, love to you both x

HildySmith


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 20:14

I have Radio 2 here (and Terry Wogan is no longer on, so I would have missed him if I had stayed in the UK)

I have all the soaps I like to watch. I drove through some lovely country lanes here today with the sun shining. Do I miss anything - yes - Penshaw Monument.

For those of you who don't know what that is, It is a monument which Miners put up in the 1800's as a thankyou to the Mine Owner - Lord Lambton. It is like the Acropolis which stands on a hill in the north east of England, and whenever I see it I know I am home.

now, I have St Hellian Castle, standing proudly on the hill just like Penshaw Monument to let me know I am home.

No, the only thing I miss is my children and my Grandchildren, but they are at work and at school anyway.

keithr


Joined: 20/08/2008
Posts: 720

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 20:43

Winter in the country,mud,grey skies and people,never drying out for months on end.....no,I don't miss anything back there.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 20:45

Chris get a sausage... take the skin off and bash into a square. Cook it and enjoy!



The only thing I miss is draught bitter... Sometimes I'd kill for a pint of Eldridge Pope's Royal Oak.

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 20:51

I'm sure that when the time comes, I'll miss draught beer as well, but I'm sure I'll get over it ;-)

Groucho



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 21:13

5 years down the line... nope I still miss it.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 21:14

there is a loyt i miss but will only depress myself to list them xx

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 21:42

CITIES!! I totally miss the anonymity of a city! I quite like not knowing my neighbour's names, and i like being able to go out and get blinding drunk, and not get reminded about it the next day! I miss the rain (i've never hated the rain)

and the left over smell it leaves....i miss the grey skies that promise the possibility of sunshine! I miss delivery services from my favourite restaurants, and i miss roaring fires all year long! I miss great TV and all the choices..especially skytv...what a wonderful thing to be able to pause live television!! I miss seeing the shock on someones face when you say 'hi' to a stranger in the street! I miss the unconditional loyalty of my friends... and i suppose i miss most of all the nonchalant attitude of petty gossiping (nothing is taken seriously, and definitely forgotten the next day) I miss knowing that peoples pets are not chained up 24/7!



Wont someone PLEASE BUY MY HOUSE, if only to release me from my agony of being here......?



sad Dai

Lilli



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 21:45

oh daisy xxxx

jamestalbot


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 21:45

I don't miss anything, I am glad to be here and have no intentions of returning to the UK, we have it all here, good weather, beautiful scenery, nice people, and just like the UK corruption.



But you can't have everything rosy in the garden.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 21:47

Sam - well said. It's good to know that not everyone is wearing their rose-coloured specs

rowlo



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:02

for the 1st couple of days i miss my haggis and egg doublers , but hey you cant have it all ?

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:09

A few more things i miss...

I miss the NHS! (gosh shock horror) It's good to know that when you've had a serious accident, you will be cared for by 'angels' that do the job for love and not money. Knowing your sheets will be changed, and you will be washed by caring people....and even though the food isn't the tastiest...you at least get fed!

The NHS get slandered all the time, and cuts are always being made...but i miss the fact that the nurses always have kind words and a pat on the hand when you need it no matter what time of the day/night...Long Live The Angels Of The NHS!! I MISS THE NHS!



a sad Daisy.......

teatime


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:16

Msg 23: "Knowing your sheets will be changed, and you will be washed by caring people"

Not always the case nowadays I'm afraid!

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:17

Well it was last year when i was there............



DD

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:18

'Is there anything you miss in the UK'



Nope.

jamestalbot


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:22

DD when was the last time you were in a NHS hospital? I use to be a Nurse in the NHS and I can assure you that things have changed for the worse.



NHS treatment in the UK is now a lottery, it depends where you live, which is a sad state of affairs , I trained in the NHS which then was the best in the world I thought, I don't think that can be said of the NHS today, it has been starved of money and staff feel under valued.



a sad James

daisy dukes


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Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:24

Last year....and the nurses were wonderful...maybe i drew a lucky number....but it doesn't take away the fact the care i received was beautiful!



DD

DONTY


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Posts: 534

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:30

A pretty river to walk along/sit beside etc

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:35

donty are you back here now,nothing like a walk with my dog along the river bank or the lake in cardiff, now you lot are really making me homesick xx

daisy dukes


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Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:38

Lilli...i hear you...my list is endless.....i could go on and on, but i would hate to bore the folks of 44!!



SD

Smity



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Posts: 826

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:49

Yes I will miss LOL

Being stuck in motorway traffic jams

Motorway cones & 50 MPH speed restrictions for 12 miles with no work being carried out

Traffic islands with traffic lights that change when yoyu approach them late at niight, and no one else is about

The lovely summer weather

Price of Fuel

Taxes

OH nearly forgot WORK

DONTY


Joined: 07/06/2007
Posts: 534

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:54

Sure am Lilli but don't tell anyone ;)



Every time I go home I make a B line for the river. Weeping willows, ducks, swans, green fields and an ice cream.. bliss.

Take my kayak down to the weir with a mate or two, Session the white water and then paddle down to a nice riverside pub for a pint... Perfect.

Chelpet


Joined: 10/03/2010
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:54

After reading Daisys list this why we will not go to total commitment, I will agree there are loads of for`s and against`s, and being a person who has hedged my bets all my life, I am looking for the best of both worlds, and I think we have got them, although once family commitments are sorted we intend to spend longer than our current fornightly spells in TRNC.

Incidently our accountant who used our villa for the last 12 days came home today and said that it is hotter in UK than Cyprus although that is due to change very rapidly as bank holiday is coming this weekend it actually reached the dizzy hights of 30 degrees in some places today.



Peter

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 22:57

smity we get island mentality here now, to drive east t west is a big deal and vice versa, you know in the uk we would drive from cardiff to bray for a lovely meal. here i do not go beyond alsancak as i dont have a car. We are scared now of drink driving and rightly so, the lovely summer weather i beleiove you have a heatwave whilst i am still cold at night, price of fuel i dont know how people manage, there is a lopt i miss but a lot i gain WORK is one of them xxxxx

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
24/05/2010 23:02

Lilli i believe the Island Mentality is another way of saying Cabin Fever.....same thing really!



SD

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
24/05/2010 23:04

dd you could be right xxxxxxxxxx

Blackbird



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Message Posted:
25/05/2010 01:11

Right now I still live in the UK...and when I move away the things I would miss would be:

Those many, many days of drizzling rain.

Cold winters, that go on for a very, very long time.

The grey skies that we have for far too many months.

High taxes

Petrol Prices

The amount of crime , and pathetically low detection rate

Queues on all of the motorways

Oh sorry, what I really meant was the queues....trying to go anywhere....our roads can't cope!

Dirty beaches

Rip off prices in all of the holiday/tourist attraction places.

Lousy service and food in far too many expensive restaurants.

Lousy service in most stores.

I could go on I suppose....but you might think that I am being negative!

ClaireCat44



Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 739

Message Posted:
25/05/2010 08:13

Boots the Chemist's, Cadbury's Chocolate Trifles, snow, flat roads and pavements, my GP, Sainsbury's and Tesco and of course Princess Marshmallows!! Most of the things I used to miss are now available out here or on the Greek side.

LAhotel


Joined: 21/05/2010
Posts: 107

Message Posted:
25/05/2010 10:52

Pete I miss the Sheppey Gazette!! And going to Leysdown on a Sunday morning, first stop the boot fair (is it still going?) followed by massive fry-up at the Garden Cafe!!

Chelpet


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Posts: 253

Message Posted:
25/05/2010 11:08

Jane nothing in the gazette, Leysdown market is mainly boot fair but on opposite side of main road not behind amusements now, and Cowstead Corner on a Saturday morning, what a change from yesterday only about 15 degress here and a cold North Easterly wind straight off the sea, wish I was in TRNC now, serves me right for getting lippy before.

hattikins


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Message Posted:
25/05/2010 11:15

Apart from family and friends the only thing I miss is the outstanding beauty of England in the Autumn, all the different colours of the leaves have always taken my breath away.

BoTanica


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Posts: 714

Message Posted:
25/05/2010 12:37

Just returned from a week in the Uk. I had almost forgotten how lovely May-time is in the Uk. All the blossoms and flowers, the scents etc. As for the choice of food in the supermarkets........blows my mind. But at the moment I still prefer it here.

offshoredi


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Message Posted:
25/05/2010 13:04

Apart from family I miss Aberdeen Butteries very fattening but lovely!!!