Comments on: Not Missing England

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:29:38 +0000

Having never been to England, it is nice to hear all the likes/dislikes. I seem to only be able to relate to Lisa and the cold winter we have here (in Montreal), because we hear (complain?) about it all the time. ‘Tis something you have to learn to accept when you live here.
Personally, I think it makes the summers that much greater.

By: Sahfi

Sahfi — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:13:13 +0000

Not that you asked me, but my experiences in England left me liking bathtubs that actually fit the average person (not just their ass and feet), London men who don’t wear sweatpants in public, and the Bendicks mint chocolate assortment. What I didn’t fully appreciate were separate hot and cold water taps, whatever that Cornish shepherd said that day as he held an apparently unconsious lamb in his dirty arms, and consistently disappointing food in very beautiful and overpriced restaurants.

By: jen

jen — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:36:29 +0000

Ally McCoist? Is that the cute guy who appeared on um.. A Question of Sport or something like that?

By: Saint Nate

Saint Nate — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:41:48 +0000

What I didn’t miss after studying in London for a semester were:

*Winter days where it was completely dark by 4 p.m.

*The crushing crowds on Oxford Street in the morning and evening

*Looking across the Thames and seeing smog on a sunny day

*Only being able to see football (American) for one hour a week on a special BBC wrap-up show (although it was a good show)

*Doing the exchange rate in my head before buying anything.

But I do miss the way Tesco sold ten jelly donuts for a quid. Those were pretty good donuts.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:56:48 +0000

Although I miss the snow, I do not miss the -35C temperatures in January. I don’t mind rainy winters in England - you don’t have to dig your car out of the rain or shovel it off the driveway, you can cycle to work 365 days a year, and I’ve never had to wear a winter coat or boots since moving here. On the other hand, the distinct lack of summer is a bit crap.

By: Procrasto

Procrasto — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:04:10 +0000

I was always in denial about Birmingham. It didn’t really exist.

Apart from the one time during Euro 1996, When Scotland played Switzerland at Villa Park there, and Ally McCoist scored a 25 yard screamer to win the game.

I miss football too.

There’s only one Lincoln City.

Speaking of the Welsh? Have you read my page today. It will explain to the world exactly what you mean.