# Things I missed from England **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037 "2003-08-18T20:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dawne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Dawne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dawne)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/1 "2003-08-18T20:27:44Z")
I’m home! I flew back from Washington yesterday after 2 weeks of being in various parts of America and Canada and i hadn’t realised how much there was to love about England. I’m sick of hearing about American history (i was made to visit some places that were, in my opinion, just a little over the top) andeverything I’ve eaten since i got home has been covered in vinegar. mmm, vinegar. Somethings i missed - Blackcurrent skittles. I had a nasty shock when i ate a vile grape one. English accents. I was beginning to get sick of hearing American accents and odd phrases Real chocholate - Hersheys is bland and tastes a bit like mud, although the cookies and cream one was ok Chips. As in fish and chips, only without the fish. Fries just aren’t the same, especially without my beloved vinegar. Also chip cobs. British weather, although it was much hotter over here while i was away. My best friend (who just signed into msn and is screaming with joy) warm toast A room to myself Sizing i understand in shops Money that looks like money with coins that jangle at the right pitch Ahh, Its good to be home. ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/2 "2003-08-18T21:57:56Z")
Hmm. I hope this doesn’t get too ugly. Welcome home **Dawne**. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/3 "2003-08-18T22:58:08Z")
Jumpers for goalposts! Bunting! Matrons knickers! ---
**Author:** ![thumbupmybum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@thumbupmybum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thumbupmybum)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/4 "2003-08-19T01:21:22Z")
I miss those giant scouse pasties they’ve got in Liverpudlian bakeries for a pound. Mmm. So. Tasty. Gurgle. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/5 "2003-08-19T02:25:01Z")
Roundabouts! ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/6 "2003-08-19T02:27:40Z")
And Eccles cakes ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/7 "2003-08-19T05:18:55Z")
God forbid people talk about American history in America. Hope the door didn’t hit you on the arse on the way out. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/8 "2003-08-19T05:21:02Z")
\>God forbid people talk about American history in America. She wasn’t saying they shouldn’t, just that she was sick of hearing about it. Fair enough, surely. You yanks are so hypersensitive. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/9 "2003-08-19T05:28:22Z")
Please. If an American went to England and left it saying they were sick of hearing about English history they would be _roasted_. People would ask what they expected, going to another country, and what was so difficult about learning something about another country for once. For God’s sake it was only for two weeks (less than that, even, since she was in Canada for awhile). This is precisely the sort of behaviour that would get an American tourist called an “ugly American”. It’s no less ugly when someone of another nationality engages in it. ---
**Author:** ![thumbupmybum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@thumbupmybum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thumbupmybum)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/10 "2003-08-19T05:42:37Z")
True. But what really matters here is, that those pasties. Are so. Fucking. Tasty. Mmm. Slaver. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/11 "2003-08-19T05:43:46Z")
\>Please. If an American went to England and left it saying they were sick of hearing about English history they would be roasted. Not at all, they would understand perfectly and not be offended in the slightest. Don’t project. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/12 "2003-08-19T05:45:38Z")
\>But what really matters here is, that those pasties. Are so. Fucking. Tasty. You do realise “pasties” are not the things that strippers wear on their nipples? ---
**Author:** ![Niggle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Niggle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niggle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/13 "2003-08-19T05:47:55Z")
ruadh, you need to chill in a big way bud. Personally, when I come back from the US I realize how much I’ve missed having clean streets (they wash them here obsessivly.) Also well-mowed highway medians. A little silly huh? However I always horribly miss the un-sweetened iced tea you get south of the border once I get back to Canada. :mad: -n ---
**Author:** ![thumbupmybum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@thumbupmybum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thumbupmybum)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/14 "2003-08-19T05:58:21Z")
You do realise “pasties” are not the things that strippers wear on their nipples? \*\* [/QUOTE] Totally. I love the non-stripper-nipple pasties. The ones with carrots in them. And potatoes. Mmm. ---
**Author:** ![Improvisor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@Improvisor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improvisor)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/15 "2003-08-19T06:09:41Z")
Being an American that has spent a good deal of time in England, the thing I always miss when I’m home in the US is the traditional English breakfast. There is nothing better for a hangover then that. (I do not miss the M4, however.) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/16 "2003-08-19T06:10:04Z")
**I’m sick of hearing about American history** Um… where was it that you were being exposed to so much American history? I can’t say it’s something I encounter very often in my everyday life… even as someone who’s fascinated with the topic. **Blackcurrent skittles. I had a nasty shock when i ate a vile grape one.** Blackcurrent? Is that like licorice? If so, I have to get me some British Skittles. I hate grape variety too, by the way. **English accents. I was beginning to get sick of hearing American accents and odd phrases** Uh, well… why travel here then? **British weather, although it was much hotter over here while i was away.** Isn’t British weather a bit on the cold, rainy, and dreary side? **warm toast** 😕 Uh… what’s cold toast? **Money that looks like money with coins that jangle at the right pitch** I am _not_ getting into this argument. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/17 "2003-08-19T07:57:41Z")
I miss those very spacious London black (& other colors) cabs. And Cadbury choc. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Mirth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Mirth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirth)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/18 "2003-08-19T07:59:07Z")
I spent two weeks in England (near Oxford) and I miss: baguette sandwiches gyro food stands wearing scarves public transportation that nice man I met at the bus stop men in suits riding bicycles to work old buildings window boxes English doors While I was there I missed: cheap gas squigees at gas stations cowboys in tight jeans (not my type, but they make nice eye candy) showers (the place i stayed had a tub with a hose/shower head attached and no water pressure) 24 hr stores restaraunts that stayed open late refills Tex-Mex ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/19 "2003-08-19T08:01:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mirth \* > \*\*cowboys in tight jeans (not my type, but they make nice eye candy) > \*\* 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037/20 "2003-08-19T08:18:28Z")
**Dawne** , was this a business trip or a holiday? Does your OP reflect a general feeling of non-enjoyment for the whole thing, or is it just the filtered 1% of dislikes, the remainder of stuff being generally satisfactory? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-missed-from-england/196037.md?page=2)