Things you miss from your SO's country

[MyHeartsInScotland]

For those of you who have traveled to your SO's country to visit them:
Besides obviously missing them, are there other things about their countries that you miss?

For me, I miss the:
*Breathtaking views
*Beautiful, old buildings
*Fresh, cool air rolling right off the sea
*Tea
*Whiskey
*Beer
*Shortbread
*Teacakes
*Haggis

I can get some of those things here, but it's just not the same.

[TwoThree]

- The weather in the summer (It's 32°C here, while it's 12°C and raining over there, and I'd much rather have the rain)

- Rye bread for breakfast.

- Fazer chocolate (better than Lindt or Milka)

- The fact that wherever you are, you are always standing on the edge of a wooded area.

I'm sure I can think of other things later.

[80anthea]

The cinnamon buns in a tube. Why can't we have them here? Why? Why? Why?

[differentcountries]

I miss (but will have in a couple of days):
Good, dark chocolate with all sorts of flavours
The tapes style Turkish breakfast
The sun and heat
Turkish tea and Coffee
The beach
Most things at just half price or less
Actually, people being social towards strangers (I used to dislike it)
The impulsive way of thinking
The blue mountains
Our flat, especially the veranda.
The early night sounds
Kittens to feed
The markeds

[snow]

- My desktop haha
- Cereal. Seriously, their unhealthy cereal is more healthy than our healthy ones
- Huge grocery stores
- Party City
- Mike's hard lemonade
- A1 Pizza
- Xfinity, GHOST ADVENTURES!!!
- FREE REFILLS ♥

[emsimes]

I miss:
Kinderschokolade
German beer
The amazing architecture and history
Bread
The metro
Ice cream
Kaufland
...the list goes on and on! I really miss it there

[Schlafmütze]

Apfelschorle
Bakeries
Quiet and relaxing sundays and most days in general :-)
Nature & fresh air
Old buildings, castles; towns full of history
Great public transportation
Order. How organized and clean most things/places are
how safe I feel there
Efficiency
Biking trails
grocery stores
Farmer's market on saturdays morning
News: always short but informative. Unlike colombian news!

[silvermoonfairy3]

The cinnamon buns in a tube. Why can't we have them here? Why? Why? Why?

That's gotta be the first time I've ever heard anyone miss a tubed food product. :P
(I mean, I get it, they're good! But it just struck me as funny.)
Is your SO in the US?

[lovefrom2800milesaway]

Oh man, there's sooo much I miss from New Orleans...
-po boys (it's basically like a sub but way better, with fried oysters and shrimp!!)
-take out alcohol (why don't we have that in Canada?!?!)
-Bourbon Street where parties happen till 4 AM in the clubs (everything shuts down at 2/3 AM in Vancouver)
-southern food in general (red beans n rice, gumbo, jambalaya, beignets...)
-FRIED CHICKEN
-just anything food related..
-the oldness of downtown new orleans (so different from modern Vancouver)
-the super warm weather (32C in New Orleans vs. 15C in Vancouver)
and the list goes on....

[80anthea]

That's gotta be the first time I've ever heard anyone miss a tubed food product. :P
(I mean, I get it, they're good! But it just struck me as funny.)
Is your SO in the US?

Yep, they're so good and it's such a faff to make them from scratch. I don't know why I can't get them in the UK.

[emsimes]

Yep, they're so good and it's such a faff to make them from scratch. I don't know why I can't get them in the UK.

Although I much prefer cinnamon buns from the German bakeries, I have to admit that Pillsbury cinnamon buns from the can are pretty awesome!

[silvermoonfairy3]

Yep, they're so good and it's such a faff to make them from scratch. I don't know why I can't get them in the UK.

I made them from scratch exactly once.. Yeast? Dough has to rise overnight? Nobody got time for that!

When I lived in the Wales they seemed really particular about preservatives.. maybe that's why?
It was very hit or miss getting care packages of food items from home. I'd get something through while a flatmate would get the same thing confiscated at customs.

[MyHeartsInScotland]

- The weather in the summer (It's 32°C here, while it's 12°C and raining over there, and I'd much rather have the rain)

Oh I miss the weather too! It's about 30 degrees here and what I wouldn't do to trade it for cooler, rainy weather.

I miss (but will have in a couple of days):
Good, dark chocolate with all sorts of flavours
The tapes style Turkish breakfast
The sun and heat
Turkish tea and Coffee
The beach
Most things at just half price or less
Actually, people being social towards strangers (I used to dislike it)
The impulsive way of thinking
The blue mountains
Our flat, especially the veranda.
The early night sounds
Kittens to feed
The markeds

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!

- My desktop haha
- Cereal. Seriously, their unhealthy cereal is more healthy than our healthy ones
- Huge grocery stores
- Party City
- Mike's hard lemonade
- A1 Pizza
- Xfinity, GHOST ADVENTURES!!!
- FREE REFILLS ♥

Haha you left your desktop there?! Wow, your cereal must be pretty bad because even our healthy ones are full of sugar!

[MyHeartsInScotland]

I miss:
Kinderschokolade
German beer
The amazing architecture and history
Bread
The metro
Ice cream
Kaufland
...the list goes on and on! I really miss it there

What are Kinderschokolade and Kaufland? The beer there must be incredible! The city I live in has a very German background (we have one of the largest Oktoberfests in the world, second to the one in Munich) so I really appreciate true German beer.

Apfelschorle
Bakeries
Quiet and relaxing sundays and most days in general :-)
Nature & fresh air
Old buildings, castles; towns full of history
Great public transportation
Order. How organized and clean most things/places are
how safe I feel there
Efficiency
Biking trails
grocery stores
Farmer's market on saturdays morning
News: always short but informative. Unlike colombian news!

What is Apfelschorle?

Oh man, there's sooo much I miss from New Orleans...
-po boys (it's basically like a sub but way better, with fried oysters and shrimp!!)
-take out alcohol (why don't we have that in Canada?!?!)
-Bourbon Street where parties happen till 4 AM in the clubs (everything shuts down at 2/3 AM in Vancouver)
-southern food in general (red beans n rice, gumbo, jambalaya, beignets...)
-FRIED CHICKEN
-just anything food related..
-the oldness of downtown new orleans (so different from modern Vancouver)
-the super warm weather (32C in New Orleans vs. 15C in Vancouver)
and the list goes on....

They don't have take out alcohol in Canada? How do you live?! (same question applies for fried chicken!) Southern food is delicious. I haven't been to New Orleans, but visiting there during Mardi Gras is definitely on my bucket list!

[MyHeartsInScotland]

The cinnamon buns in a tube. Why can't we have them here? Why? Why? Why?

That's gotta be the first time I've ever heard anyone miss a tubed food product. :P
(I mean, I get it, they're good! But it just struck me as funny.)
Is your SO in the US?

Yep, they're so good and it's such a faff to make them from scratch. I don't know why I can't get them in the UK.

Although I much prefer cinnamon buns from the German bakeries, I have to admit that Pillsbury cinnamon buns from the can are pretty awesome!

I made them from scratch exactly once.. Yeast? Dough has to rise overnight? Nobody got time for that!

When I lived in the Wales they seemed really particular about preservatives.. maybe that's why?
It was very hit or miss getting care packages of food items from home. I'd get something through while a flatmate would get the same thing confiscated at customs.

This whole conversation gave me a good laugh! I can't believe they don't have something similar to Pillsbury in the UK. You should write Pillsbury a strongly worded letter about that. If Kraft can reformulate their mac-n-cheese to be UK approved, Pillsbury can do the same.

I've toyed with making homemade cinnamon rolls many times, but every time I look at recipes, I can't be bothered. You're right silvermoonfairy. Ain't nobody got time for that!

Pillsbury does make mean cinnamon rolls, but I love Cinnabon's too.