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You may have been away too long when ...
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...You really prefer cold beer. (from Chris Hendry in Australia)
... you're actually interested when someone talks about Acrington Stanley. (Steve Barry from Kingston-upon-Thames)
... You're in a British Supermarket and you wait till all the food has piled up before realizing that you'll have to bag it yourself!! (from Pin Rangar in LosT Angeles)
... It seems perfectly acceptable to drive 20 miles to buy a jar of marmite! (bev christie in Arizona(via Bristol))
... you start to enjoy hearing british music on american radio even though it's the Spice girls. (Melanie from Hyde, Cheshire)
... People stop saying "Your accent is sooo cute." (from Grant Jonas in New York) (Gt Dunmow, Essex)
216. you cannot get a decent cuppa tea!! -- Paul. from Coleraine ,N.Ireland,UK
215. you seriously consider taking up the teaching profession because half the kids in your neighbourhood can't read and some aren't yet toilet trained........ -- N. Garnaud-Moriconi from Richmond VA (London)
214. You add a file to your favourites folder named British Stuff. -- N. Garnaud-Moriconi from England (London/Kent)
213. you miss north western england and the smell of the bone yard in the morning -- Debbie Smart from Widnes, Cheshire (now Canada)
212. you think -10 degrees is warm in the winter and 32 degrees is cool in the summer. And you rush back to England for a summer hoping for some rain because it's 40 degrees in Canada in the summer and end up in a British heat wave and they have NO AIR CONDITIONING!!!! -- Debbie Smart from Widnes, Cheshire (now Canada)
211. you get more excited when your American husband buys you galaxy chocolate via internet than jewelry for your birthday. -- Andrea Hanna from Macomb IL (Durham, orig.)
210. Your mum phones and asks what you want for your birthday and you reply Branston Pickle! -- Emma from DC formerly Cambridge UK
209. A shop assistant says "see ya later", you wonder "why .. what did I arrange". -- AJ from perth, Oz formerly the wirral
208. you refer to you cat as a "kiddy-cat" and not a pussy-cat -- Martin from Laguna CA via Windsor berks
207. You watch the Brit awards late night on some obscure channel and want to cry and wish you could hear some decent music in the states. -- Paul Lyons from Manchester now Los Angeles
206. ... You can't bear to think of going back home! (Nicola from Scotland)
205. ... .....when you have never heard of the Premiership's top scorer - who is Kevin Phillips anyway? (from Phil Elson, New York, formerly Carshalton Surrey)
204. ...You start telling people to have a nice day (Neil from Warrington)
203. ...you turn your head to people who speaks English (Ruth Wong in Hong Kong)
202. ... When you start thinking American TV News presenters are good. (Dave Morrison from Boston, originally Southampton)
201. ... you come across this site & find everyone has had the same'teething' problems that don't go away.(Stan. R. Edwards from W.Virginia,U.S.[Orig.Lincs.])
200. ... You ask for your "bangs" trimming at the hairdressers! (Paula Sebusch from (Yorkshire, England) Arizona.)
199. ... You have to pay for small items by profering a handful of change! (Nancy from Chicago/ex-Sanderstead SY)
198. ... you go back to England on 'Vacation', going around Tesco's and having a Curry/Fish and Chips are on your "Must Do" list - and visiting the family is on your "if i've got time" list! (Steve Rodgers from Stamford, CT)
197. ... You begin to understand the Grafitti. (Steve Rodgers from Stamford, CT)
196. ... You believe there's plenty of variety on the radio (Steve Rodgers from Stamford, CT)
195. ... You look forward to thanksgiving more than you do to Christmas (Steve Rodgers from Stamford, CT)
194. ... Your friends are getting married and having kids, while i am still at home with mum and dad and education goes on forever. ( Nadia Kassar)
193. ... You realise that murder and rape do not make headline stories in the newspapers (John L from Johannesburg)
192. ... You don't jump when you hear a gunshot! (John Lloyd from Johannesburg)
191. ... you return to the UK, rent a car and can't decide which side you're going to describe as the "wrong side of the road" (Sean Lord from Blackpool)
190. ... Your American husband reminds you to use your knife (like a proper English woman) instead of your finger (like Americans do!) when eating. (Stephanie McCallum from Malmesbury, Wilts. - Mpls. MN)
189. ... although you knew the pub was going to close at 11.00pm you are genuinely suprised when it really does.. (mark from vienna [originally shrewsbury])
188. ... You start craving "cookies." (Taylor from Cheshire)
187. ... You stop "excuse me" when people bump into you on the street ( Ian Joshua from Swansea [now NYC])
186. ... ..you look forward to watching "Keeping up Appearances" on TV (Giles Snare from Boston, MA)
185. ... You consider anything above 0C to be tropical (Steve Rhodes from Sheffield [now in Finland])
184. ... You stop complaining about the fact that you can't get good Indian food in the US, and instead start complaining about the lack of good Mexican when you go back to Britain. (andy from Vermont USA [via Cambridge])
183. ... You stop saying please and thank you instinctively. (Greg Parker from Leicester- Now Philadelphia)
182. ... You wonder what to do at a roundabout ( Brian Phelps from Wales)
181. ... You've been away too long when - You no longer have to make a mental adjustment to drive on the right side of the road (Will from Waxahachie, Texas)
180. ... you no longer watch the clock when your talking on the phone. (Gillian from Oxfordshire)
179. ... your own kids born in the uk like you start to make fun of your accent!! (awells from cheshire)
178. ... People stop asking you which part of Australia you're from AND whether you are Royalty just because you have red hair and a British accent!! (Honor Morris from Ilford, Essex now Vancouver.)
177. ... You realise Captain D's is NOT FISH AND CHIPS !!!! out of soggy newspaper on cold windy day at Whitley Bay ( Annie McCormick from Scottish Borders)
176. ... You want to freeze your backside (not ASS) off walking for a pint of milk in a glass bottle ( Annie McCormick from Scottish Borders)
175. ... - You don't know who Helen Chamberlain is, you interview her...and she says "You Sound Canadian" ( Merv Scoble in Canada via Torquay United) Listen to it !
174. ... you think a photo shoot of Prince William driving a car is actually news worthy (Jenny Hampson from Lancaster)
173. ... you can't tell if someone is from London or Australia ( Eunice from London)
172. ... When you're asked if you want chips, you don't think of tomato sauce, salt and vinegar and a nice cup of tea anymore, you think salsa and Coronas (Julie from Denver/Hull)
171. ... You ask for an eraser and not a rubber ( Neil Readey from Bolton Lancs)
170. ... you would rather drink American beer, than british beer that has been messed up!!!ie made too cold and too gassy (from John Hollingsworth, London)
169. ... You visit Niagara Falls and take pictures of a double-decker bus (from Angie in NE Ohio [orig Ruislip Manor])
168. ... ... oh, are you from Canada? (from John in Philadelphia, PA [USA])
167. ... Strong black coffee tastes better than tea with milk. (Johnny P, Clear Lake, Houston, Ex Manchester)
166. ... you land at Heathrow, go in a restaurant and ask for hot tea. (peg hardy from bury, manchester)
165. ... you understand a baseball report on the news. ( rob queen from burnaby, bc)
164. ... You don´t eat the "jacket" on your baked potato anymore. (Bill from Sweden)
163. ... You laugh at the Old Navy commercials on TV. (Lulu from CA, formerly of London)
162. ... Angel Delight is a gourmet dessert. (Lulu from CA, formerly of London)
161. ... you stay up way past your bedtime to watch very old monthy python reruns on A an E (Pam Harmala from ann arbor via Plymouth)
160. ... 360 days of sunshine and you complain the 5 days it rains in the desert. (Ann Dalton from Arizona/Formerly Hayes London)
159. ... the smell of the grass after a rainfall brings tears to your eyes(Rosemary Rehill from Ludlow, Salop. Now Philadelphia)
158. ... You no longer get genuinely excited at the prospect of a cup of tea.(Anon from Yorkshire [God's own county])
157. ... you start craving Eastenders, Corrie, and Brookie. Even worse, you find yourself plugged into their web sites at all hours of the day. (Catisfaction from Haywards Heath, Sussex ,now CA)
156. ... you start complimenting a women on her pants, and you forget what snow looks like(Helen Gilbert from Southend [now california])
155. ... you start thinking the English accent sounds kind of weird. (Mark Hintonfrom Calgary, formally Rugby)
154. ... You realise how much you want to enjoy a warm night in front of the telly watching coronation street while the rain lashes the windows outside (Julie from Australia/Blackpool)
153. ... Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches sound good (cel from Braintree, Essex)
152. ... You stop saying "how do you do" and start saying "hi!" (Sheila Kelly from North London/Maryland, USA)
151. ... Both your mother and your sister sound like Sybill Fawlty on the telephone (Steve from I. of Sheppey, now N. Carolina)
150. ... You no longer walk up and introduce yourself to someone when you hear their British accent. (John Bradley from Glastonbury, CT)
149. ... It slowly dawns on you that Britain IS ACTUALLY A SMALL ISLAND! ( Paula Suckling from London [21 yrs in Canada])
148. ... You hear on the news that Marks & Spencers are closing all Canadian stores & you have a panic attack!! (Actually true folks). ( Paula Suckling from London [21 yrs in Canada])
147. ... You read this list and it almost makes you cry to learn that you're not the only one getting excited over rain and Marmite. (Elizabeth from Birmingham [and not ashamed])
146. ... You spend too much time watching BBC America on the satellite and realise how much the BBC really was (even though it has a lot of ads over here). (Martin Williamson from Hampshire)
145. ... You sell your English registered car and buy a local (Martin Walton from Chesterfield)
144. ... you start wondering what ever happened to Ricky and Bianca from "Eastenders" (Kristine from Southampton)
143. ... You would give anything to walk round Sainsburys or better yet go on a daytrip to Southend. (Diane from sydney australia ex Surrey)
142. ... you start to read guide books to Britain to understand the british culture (Marie Butler from CA - via Stoke-on-Trent)
141. ... You go home to Enland and ask to "bum" a light (Trish from Long Island)
140. ... you don't laugh when someone says their pants are too small (hannah from london, now maine)
139. ... you're in a restaurant in England and you ask for mayonaise with your chips... (Jill from Holland)
138. ... You happily put syrup on french toast (eggy-bread) (Daniel Bell from Savannah GA)
137. ... [you can't get] Pie Mash and Liquer, and a night at the dogs. (Peter Scott from Harlow,Essex)
136. ... a) Hairy women become the norm. b) You go back home and expect the fourth pint to be free. c) You have to ask for the pronounciation of the local football players. d) You think Keeping up appearances is actually funny. (R ichard Luscombe from New York [ via Swindon])
135. ... you say the word Solder and pronounce the L in it. (Bob Schappert from New York)
134. ... You're happy to meet someone English (Steve from Glasgow [Houston,Texas])
133. ... You consider midnight a perfectly acceptable time to go out and start drinking (Julian from Basingstoke [now NYC])
132. ... You watch a whole American Football game and a) you actually enjoy it and b) you don't have to constantly ask for an explination of the rules! (Simon Aspinall from York, England [Altoona, PA])
131. ... On a visit to Britain you ask for "Fish and four pennuth please" and meet with a blank stare !! (Roy Sims in Australia)
130. ... The relatives in England tell you to get rid of that silly twang! (Elizabeth Batt, originally Leicester, now CA.)
129. ... Even Basingstoke seems like a nice place to take a summer vacation!! (Sue Bødtker from Basingstoke, Hampshire)
128. ... you don't hesitate before turning right on red. (Emma Nason from Houston, via Leamington Spa)
127. ... you always go down escelators on the right-hand side. (Caitlin Humphrys in Calgary AB, Canada)
126. ... You begin to miss the BBC (Alan Day from Mitcham, Surrey)
125. ... Seeing only three headless deer on the interstate roadside is conspicuous. (Alan Day from Mitcham, Surrey)
124. ... you find yourself laughing at american comedy (lee davis-conchie from denver [via blackpool])
123. ... on your first visit home, you land in London, and you think that the fish and chips there are great, but you hav'nt been to Blackpool yet. (Rick Shaw from Blackpool . now Brisbane)
122. ... you think that the Brisbane bronco's are a football team, when they are just a bunch of cowboys really (anon)
121. ... you start to like ice tea. (steve connor in Savannah GA, ex. Manchester)
120. ... You visit the local Indian Food Emporium to pay a fortune for chocolate, biscuits and teabags. Oh yeah, and why not get some frozen Nan Bread as you're there. (Alex Davidson from then: Sunderland now: Denver)
119. ... You ask the barman in the UK for a Coors Extra Gold and they don't understand why you're qualifying the 'Coors' part. (Alex Davidson from then: Sunderland now: Denver)
118. ... Your return-trip biefcases contain 50% chocolate (Alex Davidson from then: Sunderland now: Denver)
117. ... you don't rush to pack your own bags at the supermarket (Zoe Woolston in Hawaii(orig. Brighton))
116. ... You wouldn't really *mind* seeing a Traffic Warden and you miss the Magic Roundabout (Martin Eatough from Bristol)
115. ... 'Gatwick' sounds almost attractive 'Heathrow' sounds less like 'Thief Row' (Martin Eatough from Bristol)
114. ... Your Folks at home have the funny accents!!!! (Janice Dymond-Lillis from Plymouth now Chicago Ill)
113. ... You are wearing clothes from at least four different countries (Lee Lister From Far East, off to NZ)
112. ... ALL of your T.V.'s, videos etc are multi-system and you have a box full of plug and cable converters (Lee Lister From Far East, off to NZ)
111. ... Your video collection of British humour requires you to put up another shelf. (Lee Lister From Far East, off to NZ)
110. ... You feel OK about living in a wooden house! (Anon from London now Baltimore)
108. ... You feel more like one of them than one of us. (Fran in Melbourne)
107. ... You run outside because it's finally raining... (Mike in Abilene, TX via Gainsborough/Gloucester)
106. ... you start craving mash potatoes & gravy (Tilly in Tokyo-originally Plymouth)
105. ... Your wardrobe resembles Manchester Uniteds Megastore. (Craig Tillotson in Brisbane (orig W Yorks)) start craving mash potatoes & gravy. (Tilly in Tokyo-originally Plymouth)
104. ... You have the heating set to come on below 20c and the A/C to come on above 25c (arthur cartin from liverpool [now in OZ ])
103. ... You queue to see a Movie instead of the Pictures. (Dave Lawlor in Arizona via Stondon, Essex)
102. ... you expect FREE refills on your "soda." (Barb in Florida (London))
101. ... you don't WALK anywhere and you say "budder" and "tomaydoes"..... (Barb in Florida (London))
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