England, Here are 10 Things I’ll Miss About You

{image from my sketchbook project}

One week from today Patrick and I will be moving back to the states.  I’m sad, we liked life here.  It’s not you, England, it’s us.  Sorry it didn’t work out.

So, England – here are 10 Things I’ll miss about you

1.  The English don’t say, “How are you?”  They say, “You alright?”  My first day here, everyone was asking if I was alright.  Did I not look alright?

2.  A pub called The New Inn and a beer called Carling.

3.  Insults like “twat” and “piss off, knobhead.”

4.  I’ll actually miss the rain.

5.  The English don’t get mad.  They get cross.

6.  I WON’T miss how you can’t really order a good cocktail here, but it was worth mentioning.

7.  Taking the piss.

8.  In the summertime, it stays light out until 10PM.

9.  How my lady friends order a silly beverage called a Shandy : Beer and Sprite (which they also refer to as lemonade)

10.  I’ll miss all of our friends the most.  I’ll also miss how the TV show Friends plays 4 times a day here.  This meant a lot to the American who could not fit her DVD box set in her luggage 6 months ago.

You were an adventure, England.  We’ll never forget you.

Cheers,

Noelle

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