and when I asked Mr TC "apart from family and friends - what do you miss about Yorkshire?" his first reply was 'The nookie-ness of it" and I knew exactly what he ment.
I miss the option of running through fields and woods with the knowledge that nothing was gonna kill me through a bite or getting lost and dehydrated.
I miss the niceties that Yorkshire (and probably all shires of GB) pass on "hello love, how are ya?" How ist the diddeling?" "By Hec, thyst looking well!" I like small talk and I miss banter of the loveliest kind.
I miss familiar faces and having history with people - Id say this is probably top of the list. I love my past, I love my present, and I dont half miss familiarity.
I miss being able to place people better. By this I mean judging people (which i know I shouldnt do) but I do love imagining peoples houses, what car they drive and what they are thinking, right that very second. I dont feel like I have the authority to do that here, I just CANT imagine what people are?
I miss Christmas ALOT. I just watched christmas day on Albert Square tonight (thats where we are up to) and I felt more Christmassy watching that than I did this Christmas in Australia.
I miss UK car registration plates - they are so chunky and bold.
I miss 'KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVER-TAKING' I miss that alot.
I miss the very solid and definite plug action the triple pin in the UK has.
Super markets - there just arnt the choices here.
I miss cheapness of antiques oh and magazines - especially 'Look' magazine. Australian journalism is worded different.
UK radio - esp Radio 2. I like the formality of it, I like the routine. Here they do the traffic first, then the weather, then the news. Then, in the same tone of voice, they finish off with an advert.
I miss not having to acknowledge im not from here every day. Today I got introduced as 'This is TC, shes English" I didnt know whether to do a little dance?
I really miss having in depth conversations. Although Our Wendy is pretty good.
I miss taking a price at face value, and not having to convert it into pounds everytime.
I miss the light. The natural light. It somehow makes things not look as good here. For-instance, I have never bought a single thing at Camberwell outside market - explain that! No really, the light is just not the same as the uk.
Theres a few other things, but i wont bore you with them. They whirl round my head quite often and then then float out as soon as they arrived. I am truly happy here and I still maintain - this is where we are ment to be right now. I love Australia and cant wait to do a run-down of what I LOVE ABOUT AUSTRALIA TOMORROW - A YEAR SINCE WE ARRIVED......
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