The Highs and Lows
We have one day left in the United Kingdom. The place we have called home for the last 347 days. It is a place we have both loved and loathed in equal measure and I think we will be genuinely sad to say goodbye to the old girl.
We thought we'd list a few of the things (high fidelity style) we will miss terribly and some which we will be kicking the door on with gusto!
So in no particluar order, here are the downers.
Kick List
1. London Water
That film on the top of your tea and the limescale that coats the in-erds of the kettle is just gross.
2. Black boogers from the Underground
Upon even the briefest journey in the London Underground you will find, on exiting, that your schnoz is now black and it's contents will remain so for the next few days.
3. Overdraft Fees
It will never be ok to take £25 in fees from anyone.
4. Chavs (Bogans in Aussie)
The best example of why sex education should be encouraged in schools.
(although, we have to say, the chavs over the road from our flat in Edinburgh did provide a lot of entertainment with their daily sagas in the street)
5. British Customer Service (or lack of it)
Waiting on a phone for an hour to be transferred five times and end up back at the first person who ends up telling you, they just don't know why the internet doesn't work and no, they can't do anything about it. Nice.
And now to finish on a high:
Miss List
1. Holyrood Park Edinburgh
Easily one of our favourite places in the world. This gloriously rugged parkland, bang in the centre of the city, is a little bit of paradise. You could easily be forgiven for thinking you were way out in the Scottish highland when rambling over the hillside, except of course for the view of the castle just up the end of the Royal Mile that runs between the two landmarks.
2. Tea Cakes
These gooey, choclatey, biscuty, foil wrapped parcels of goodness make everything ooooorr-rite.
3. The Shopping!!
The vast range of the clothing stores is like a revelation. The fabric shops are the stuff dreams are made of and the comic book stores are reasonably priced and well stocked.
4. Earning Pounds
Earning a legitimate currency is nice. Especially when you change into meager currencies like the the Croatian Kuna or say the Australian Dollar.
5. Black Boogers from the Underground
Yes, this does appear on both lists as you cannot help but be disgusted and enthralled at the same time. Come on, you know it's true.
We thought we'd list a few of the things (high fidelity style) we will miss terribly and some which we will be kicking the door on with gusto!
So in no particluar order, here are the downers.
Kick List
1. London Water
That film on the top of your tea and the limescale that coats the in-erds of the kettle is just gross.
2. Black boogers from the Underground
Upon even the briefest journey in the London Underground you will find, on exiting, that your schnoz is now black and it's contents will remain so for the next few days.
3. Overdraft Fees
It will never be ok to take £25 in fees from anyone.
4. Chavs (Bogans in Aussie)
The best example of why sex education should be encouraged in schools.
(although, we have to say, the chavs over the road from our flat in Edinburgh did provide a lot of entertainment with their daily sagas in the street)
5. British Customer Service (or lack of it)
Waiting on a phone for an hour to be transferred five times and end up back at the first person who ends up telling you, they just don't know why the internet doesn't work and no, they can't do anything about it. Nice.
And now to finish on a high:
Miss List
1. Holyrood Park Edinburgh
Easily one of our favourite places in the world. This gloriously rugged parkland, bang in the centre of the city, is a little bit of paradise. You could easily be forgiven for thinking you were way out in the Scottish highland when rambling over the hillside, except of course for the view of the castle just up the end of the Royal Mile that runs between the two landmarks.
2. Tea Cakes
These gooey, choclatey, biscuty, foil wrapped parcels of goodness make everything ooooorr-rite.
3. The Shopping!!
The vast range of the clothing stores is like a revelation. The fabric shops are the stuff dreams are made of and the comic book stores are reasonably priced and well stocked.
4. Earning Pounds
Earning a legitimate currency is nice. Especially when you change into meager currencies like the the Croatian Kuna or say the Australian Dollar.
5. Black Boogers from the Underground
Yes, this does appear on both lists as you cannot help but be disgusted and enthralled at the same time. Come on, you know it's true.
posted by Sarah at
11:26 PM
1 Comments:
Very funny and VERY true. I miss the shopping like I miss my dog. Most things you can get through sneaky means back in Aus (well, at least ebay or friends who still live over there), but it's a CRIME that marks and sparks don't deliver their magnificent and long lasting knickers to Aus. A CRIME.
See you soon, me ol' mucker!*
(*a phrase I still don't understand)
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