The Things You Miss From Home.

[Irish Alan]

As much as I love life here there are times when I miss some silly things, mostly food related. So apart from obvious things like friends and family, is there anything that you miss from your home country?

I was thinking of food at first then added a few more.

I will not provide explanations… So in no particular order, here goes.

· McVities Digestives.
· KP Dry Roasted Peanuts.
· Yorkshire Relish sauce.
· Cabbage, potatoes and corned beef.
· Dunnes Stores Mature Irish cheddar cheese.
· Road courtesy.
· Johnston, Mooney and O’Brien batched loaf.
· Cuisine de France baguettes/bread rolls with aforementioned cheddar cheese.
· A walk in the Phoenix Park on a frosty morning.
· John Motson’s Match of The Day commentary.

[arjay]

Road discipline
Green Fields
Insulated houses!!!

[Prenders88]

Real Fish and Chips, Cod, Haddock, Plaice.
Pukka Pies
Greens Yorkshire Pudding Mix
Birds Trifle
Granny Smith Apples
Cask Conditioned Real Ale
Big Tins of Quality Street Chocolates and Toffees
Decent Shoes and Boots in size 11
Satsumas, and Clementines
Hovis Bread
My Sony 5:1 Home Cinema Reciever, and Mission Speakers.
Not being hissed, sneered, or pointed at.
Andrex Toilet Paper, not the stuff here where your finger pokes through, at the end of a loose watery dump.
The NHS
The same price for everyone, regardless of skin colour
Viz
Motorcycle helmets that fit
BBC

[banpaeng]

I can help on one of the items missing. that is corned beef. I am not referring to the can type either. Corn beef can be made easily at home and all of the ingredients can be had locally except tenderquik and that can be ordered. PM an I will send recipe.

[Irish Alan]

(Some text removed)Real Fish and Chips, Cod, Haddock, Plaice.

Oh how could I forget fish and chips?
In Ireland the Italians do it best. Macaris and Borzas were my locals. Big chunky chips, ooooooooooohhhhhh...

[beer monkey]

More good choices......but whilst reading Alans list of food starting from the top and going down the list i had food in my mind then read out "Road Courtesy"...and i don't know why i am admitting it but i had to think about what sort of food or brand/type of food that was..could be an Irish thing i thought to my self....

then it clicked..

[cryptic]

Your return flight tickets.

[saint]

this is what i miss , freezing my nuts of at 5.30 am , when i walk my dog . scrapping the ice from my windscreen . sitting in traffic for hours to get to work . work itself . gratuetious violence . the crime explosion . lack of police on the streets . police driving cars that i could only dream about owning . being burgled more than once . thugs on the door of every decent pub or club when i want a night out . christmas that starts in september . miserable faces everywhere you look . being classed as a pervert if i smile at a pretty girl . chavs and ladettes . wishy washy liberals telling me i cant celibrate my national day for fear of upsetting the farangs , or celibrating christmas for the same reasons . oh how i miss england , NOT !!!!!!!!!

[Kudjap or Bust]

Summer nights when its still light out at 10 PM.............

[aznyron]

Road discipline
Green Fields
Insulated houses!!!

Arjay I agree with you 100 % I also would like to ad A/C with heat pump / electric blankets / heaters installed in the cars cruise control as standard equipment automatic transmissions more competition in satellite TV so maybe we Americans can get some US programs other than FOX NEWS or reruns on HBO or CNN Asia as for food that go with out saying we all miss certain foods from home Ban mentioned Pastrami & corn beef good choices even a good Kosher hot dog is missed here my mouth is watering now thinking of a good hot pastrami sandwich with mustard ok now it time to eat my oatmeal it 7.30 am

[UdonExpat]

English language movies at the theater
Easy, spacious parking
Heated and air conditioned facilities
Inexpensive wine
A couple of my friends and family
Limited access highways
Walkable sidewalks
American food
The public library
More TV programming choices
NPR and other radio stations
Truly high speed internet access
Courtesy

[trubrit]

For me, foremost is being able to buy a decent car without breaking the bank, and a close second, being able to get a choice of wines and whiskeys, again at prices to suit my pocket.But you do get used to doing without them and the benefits of living here far outweigh the losses. You have to go back and bang your head on the wall occasionally to appreciate what a good feeling it is when you stop.

[banpaeng]

Got a couple of PM's so will just post the recipe for corned beef. I do not use brisket and use a good roast. Rounds make good beef. Also look on the Morton's site and you can find more. Pastrami also and more.

Try Nissian Market for tenderquik. Doubt they have it but I bet can get it. It is a product by Morton and comes in a 4 or 5 pound bag and last a long time as you only use a few tablespoon.

5 Tbs. Morton Tender Quick*
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1 Tbs. ground black pepper
1 tsp ground paprika
1 tsp ground bay leaves
1 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp garlic powder


In a small bowl mix the Morton Tender Quick and the remaining ingredients and spices. Rub all of the mixture into all sides of the brisket.

Place the brisket in plastic bag and tie the end securely. Refrigerate and allow the meat to cure 5 days per inch of meat thickness. Turn the package over once or twice a day. I would not go over two inch thick meat as it takes too long and I was not happy with the results.

You can change up a few of the spices to more suit your taste. By the way you then will take it out and put on a slow boil until it is tender. Takes a while to get there.

Really easy.

[747man]

As much as I love life here there are times when I miss some silly things, mostly food related. So apart from obvious things like friends and family, is there anything that you miss from your home country?

I was thinking of food at first then added a few more.

I will not provide explanations… So in no particular order, here goes.

· McVities Digestives.
· KP Dry Roasted Peanuts.
· Yorkshire Relish sauce.
· Cabbage, potatoes and corned beef.
· Dunnes Stores Mature Irish cheddar cheese.
· Road courtesy.
· Johnston, Mooney and O’Brien batched loaf.
· Cuisine de France baguettes/bread rolls with aforementioned cheddar cheese.
· A walk in the Phoenix Park on a frosty morning.
· John Motson’s Match of The Day commentary.

IA, Potatoes & Cabbage ??? Readily Available in Tescos....& You can always go for a FROSTY walk in The mountains around Mae Hong Son !!

[Nick@AUA]

Fish and chips
pot noodles
walking in the park
anchovies
branston pickle
cheshire cheese (my fav)
real bread
MOTD
Indian food
watching champions league at a reasonable time
chinese food
fresh water from the tap
snow
cycling on the road and feeling safe(ish)
family & friends
not haggling
Christmas
the fair in summer !!
driving in the countryside
nice pies (especially mini pies)
Walkers crisps
scotch eggs
Mums hot-pot
Museums
Art Galleries
Culture
Seasons
a good newspaper


That's all I can think of for now.

Let me say, I do love Thailand though (I wouldn't live here for 1 second if I didn't )

If I could write a list about things I would miss about Thailand, it would be just as long.

[747man]

Summer nights when its still light out at 10 PM.............

Agreed 100% AND Black Pudding with big lumps of fat in it !!!

[747man]

Certainly NOT paying over 5 quid for a pack of cigarettes......ERA are fine for me @ 7 baht a pack !!

[mortiboy]

Miss? ....Polite people,respect.honesty,Non liars,non spongers,Non cheaters,considerate drivers,normal spoken people, fish and chips, and Beer Monkey!
Don'T miss....tight twisted Government,Foreigners demanding their rights.weather,coronation street. eastenders.football hooligans,road rage. My ex wife!

[rufus]

Those of you across the river should make the trip to Vientiane. I stocked up my cellar this morning.
12 Yo Lagavulin - $26.00
Otard XO $55.00
2006 Chateau Segonzac a really nice Bordeaux cru Bourgeois $14.00
Lots of very good quaffers around the 5-6.50 mark
AND most restaurants here allow you to byo
And I can buy liquor all day long if i want to.

[jackspratt]

Given that I am currently in Melbourne:

- Leo beer
- the Mrs (not necessarily in that order )
- spicy food
- Eddies Sports Bar
- fresh fish deep fried with chilli sauce
- rice (to keep me regular )