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Bessie
30-05-2006, 21:22
I was just thinking about all the chocs I miss in the other thread and it got me thinking about things I don't miss...
Not in any order -

Rellies popping in who you don't really like (Christmas is worst!)
grey skies and drizzle for months at a time
small kitchens (no laundries!)
dog poop
parking miles away from my house (lived in a city)
Posh and Becs, Jordan and Peter Andre
The Sun, mirror, express etc.
Really scummy public transport


Any here's some things I do miss

Next sales
Thorntons
Rellies and mates I do like!
Double glazing and central heating
Intelligent news and documentaries etc.
Long summer evenings
Chilly and OTT Christmases


Ahhh well, you can't have it all but Aus is pretty cool isn't it!
Beany
30-05-2006, 21:24
The indoor smokers. :thumbsdown:
Bessie
30-05-2006, 21:26
The indoor smokers. :thumbsdown:

You are sooo right, it is lovely to go out and not have to shower and wash my hair when I come home.... not that I go out often or anything!
cheezelkat
30-05-2006, 23:58
I miss the central heating, but do not miss the drizzle. Urgh. It made my hair so frizzy.

I also don't miss the expensive, tasteless fresh produce - far superior in Australia!

I don't miss the word "snog" - it does my head in! :laughing:
Beany
31-05-2006, 01:05
Oh and I don't miss the altogether far too frequent blackouts. Though admittedly, they only happened when I was living in the east end of London.
Manxie
31-05-2006, 12:02
I don't miss the word "snog" - it does my head in! - Ooh a good snog now your talking:kiss: "pashing" just dosent do it for me.


I dont miss the M25
Beany
31-05-2006, 12:20
M25 - there's a point ... I was stunned to see what they considered "rush hour" here.

And what they considered a full train ...
Manxie
31-05-2006, 12:23
Ooh yeah Beany - how about smoking carriages on trains:detective: I remember when I was commuting and often that would be the only place that there was room it was enough to make you :barf:
Georgie47
03-06-2006, 14:41
You guys have crached me up today reading this, I always hated the word 'snog' too but have still kept b***ocks in my vocab as nothing else quite hits the spot!:thumbsup: (although it doesnt seem to be as bad here!)
2tob3!
13-07-2006, 10:29
LOL, the aussies i work with love the word bo**locks, but they just use it all at the wrong times;)

I don't miss the chavs :D the traffic, my old next door neighbour or scraping ice off my car at 7 am.