Things you miss from your SO's country

[conejita_hada]

Hm...I don't think I can remember it all right now but I definitely miss:
-the aroma of corn and hot tortillas in the air mixed with scent of earth (and a bit of exhaust, of course)
-being able to barter at the open markets
-the imagery of trees and volcanoes against the huge urbanization of Guatemala City
-hearing the dogs and roosters at night (never thought I'd miss all that noise!)
-the food (Found an authentic Guatemalan restaurant the other day with my mom; I didn't realize how much I missed the food. It was amazing to taste hilachas and el pepian again.)

[abna1]

Some of the things I miss:
- the lovely people
- fufu, banku and all the other delicious dishes (+eating with your hands. food just tastes better that way IMO)
- the colours
- music everywhere / dancing
- "there is no hurry in life"
- the beautiful landscape
- the markets (and bargaining)
- the amazing sunsets
- warm nights

[jana89]

Newspaper articles about the royal family, well functioning government, trains going just on time, wienerbrod .... there is too much stuff to name here.

[Zapookie]

I miss:
the weather - it NEVER rains when I'm there.
Trader Joes
Dank ass mexican food. Australian mexican is so shit. I lol to myself when one of my friends tells me that they had good mexican.
Cheap and plentiful alcohol - !!! - its sold everywhere, even at convenience stores, and at the bars, the bartenders don't measure out shots so I can get drunk off one $5 rum and coke.
the fact that if I go out to eat, I can ask for as much tomato sauce, mayo or ranch as I want and don't have to pay any extra.
5 dollar movie tickets.
the beach
palm trees
cheaper makeup
the mountains
the epic view of the stars from the mountains at night.
the fog that rolls in over the water on some mornings.

[differentcountries]

Oh I'm sure the coffee is ah-mazing! I miss the friendliness towards strangers too. That just doesn't happen in the States. What are the markeds? That's awesome that you'll get to experience all these things again in a few days!

It is, I used to think Norwegian coffee was good and some expensive brands great, but even regular turkish coffee is AMAZING, it is like coffee heaven. It is not good for my stomach, though, so I drink mostly tea. I love that everyone is so into tea, too.

I used to think people were not so nice, but then I found I just can't act introvert like this, I have to be out there and try and experient, like a Turk would - not settle to be ms fix it all herself which is the more Norwegian style. Also, I try to blend in more, do whatever they do and it WORKS. People are much nicer that way. And I am used to now that they try to make contact and even pull jokes in the airport security, at the soda stand and so on - Turks just REALLY like to have a chat. My mother is like that too, and I found that I get older, I become her more and more. Even in Norway now, I am pretty much the one to start a conversation with people, and it is so, so nice.

And it is funny that one of my favourite candys back in Norway is something called "Turkish pepper", which is a salty liquirise (a Norwegian favourite) candy with pepper extract added - but nowhere in Turkey can you buy salty liquize, and most of their candy is just sweet (or super sweet), they would not put pepper into it. So "Turkish pepper" is actually a very NORWEGIAN candy

[GuineaPunk]

There's load of things I miss

- Kenyan food! So good for you, and so delicious. Even better, I eat more there than I do at home, but I get a better shape and have more energy!
- Swahili
- Sleeping in a 7ft x 7ft shed made from scrap timber and chicken feed sacks
- Watching geckos running up and down the walls
- Fussing the cows in the morning
- Riding into the village to go to the bar with two of his friends, all four of us crammed on one boda-boda (motorbike to you and me)
- Sunshine!
- Waking up and finding a fish eagle in the washing up bowl
- Watching weaver birds making their nests above the dam where we wash our clothes
- The lovely gentlemen elders (the women scare the hell out of me!)

[MyHeartsInScotland]

Woohoo, chocoholics unite!
Is Aldi a major grocery chain store in Scotland?
I did the same thing with my apple cider as a kid! I always thought I was so fancy drinking it out of a wine cup
Sadly, I've never been to Oktoberfest in Germany
But, growing up in Orange County, there was a town right next to where I lived named Anaheim. Most people know it as the town that Disneyland is in, but it also used to have a huge German population back in the day. They have a huge Oktoberfest there every Fall, and it's awesome! Although not as big as the one in your city, I'm sure!

Haha heck yeah!
Not that I saw while I was visiting, but I think the UK does have them. Aldi is actually a German-based grocery store. We have some where I live, but not too many.
Haha look at us feeling all fancy sipping on our sparkling ciders.
I think it would be soo cool to celebrate Oktoberfest in Germany. Wow, Anaheim is really German! Our Oktoberfest got a lot of press last year because George Takei started off the celebration by doing the chicken dance haha. I think any Oktoberfest is great and a ton of fun. I like going to the big ones, but there's something nice about the smaller ones too, like not waiting in line for 15 minutes to get a beer.

It is, I used to think Norwegian coffee was good and some expensive brands great, but even regular turkish coffee is AMAZING, it is like coffee heaven. It is not good for my stomach, though, so I drink mostly tea. I love that everyone is so into tea, too.

I used to think people were not so nice, but then I found I just can't act introvert like this, I have to be out there and try and experient, like a Turk would - not settle to be ms fix it all herself which is the more Norwegian style. Also, I try to blend in more, do whatever they do and it WORKS. People are much nicer that way. And I am used to now that they try to make contact and even pull jokes in the airport security, at the soda stand and so on - Turks just REALLY like to have a chat. My mother is like that too, and I found that I get older, I become her more and more. Even in Norway now, I am pretty much the one to start a conversation with people, and it is so, so nice.

And it is funny that one of my favourite candys back in Norway is something called "Turkish pepper", which is a salty liquirise (a Norwegian favourite) candy with pepper extract added - but nowhere in Turkey can you buy salty liquize, and most of their candy is just sweet (or super sweet), they would not put pepper into it. So "Turkish pepper" is actually a very NORWEGIAN candy

I know exactly what you mean! I'm an introvert too, and it's so hard to push yourself out of that comfort zone. I think it's so difficult because like you said, we're so hard on ourselves and expect people to be just as critical to us as we are ourselves. Well done for breaking out of your shell! The Turks sound like awesome people to be around.

That's so funny about Turkish Pepper not being Turkish! Is Turkish Delight similar to what they actually have in Turkey?