Missing Yankee culture ...sorry!!!

I grew up Aberdeen ways...meaning i grew up with American culture...not Scottish or British....sorry but i miss that these days ..........Thanksgivinging and JULY 4th.......i only stay in England coz i was stupid enuff to have Englander kids...lol love em tho!

any body get this post? i home sick for US culture....meatloaf, hot choc with marshmallows n July 4th fireworks etc...

neva mind....

The things we do for our kids!
Hugs-Angel

(((((((Angel))))) thank you coz i really crying here so hugs do help.

peace and love to you,
roz
xx

(((Roz))) always and forever

Ah, jeeze Roz,
Being away from home is terrible.
I spent a year in Japan and couldn't wait to get home.
Even now, I have spent 22 years away from home, visited a few times but, it is 1260 miles away. I live in Minnesota, home is in New Jersey. I'm land locked here, no oceans, no cheese steak sandwiches, no hoagies, no tastykake,
no pretzels, no water ice, it is just a lot of hotdish and nasy lutefisk.
I know how you feel.

I've lived in Ontario for a bit and travel often, and I was born in England, but my heart will always be in Québec. Not seeing French on roadsigns makes me feel homesick a little.

I do and I feel you, you there is actually an Aberdeen here in my State of NC, and yes it was originally settled by Scotch Highlanders

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ty... likwise....

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I understand how you feel.
For me it is always odd to travel outside of the south, nobody knows how to make sweet tea outside of the south I swear!! When I go to D.C. and get sweet tea it is so horrible and bitter!! I love big cities but at the same time I always get so home sick for forests and cow pastures. And I get so sad when I can't see the stars at night.

Maybe you could start doing things that help bring some American culture into your day to day life?

they don't sell ground beef in England? oh goodness! I make an awesome meatloaf and would send it to you but I don't think it would make it across the big pond!

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ty for your reply. i know just what you mean about the sweet tea.

there's not much i can do in England bout introducing American cultyre into my life but i got it covered now.

peace and love to you,
roz
xx

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yes we gwet ground beef here in UK but i aint ate meatloaf from 11 yrs old and can't find a recipe.

and i guess this must seem weird to folks a Highlander mising US culture but i do...i never knew Scottish stuff growing up, just yankee. *sigh*

would you like me to pm you a meatloaf recipe? they are not hard to make. i am actually thinking about writing a cookbook?

lost

YAY please DO lostone

i'd love you for it!!!

I have a friend who moved here from LA for a few years and she held her own Thanksgiving parties. She made food that isn't all that common in the UK, like pumpkin pie, and it was really well received and a huge success. It helped to make her feel less homesick. Could you do anything like that maybe?

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i live over 2200 miles from all I know too Roz ... whah, whah

i'm in a bubble in this culture presently, and no tastykakes here either!

no Wise potato chips, no parks with swings, and stuff for us 40 + crowds, to get lax ...

and no familiarity - favorite places, people and things!

even the crabs are different!

i try to make the best of it and look at it all as a temp. adventure, but after 10+ years, it's used up ... and i wanna go home, at least half a year.

when i get well, i will work on that like mad!

also, meanwhile - what else you miss, maybe we can get something for you too!

with love,
ni

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Hi alleykat

i never thought of that. we have community lunch days here where women cook something from their own culture....indian, jamaican etc...for everyone to try.

i've never done it as i'm not particularly into Scottish food...but yes, i could cook them things like pumpkin pie.

YAY! thanks for the idea

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i'm sorry you feel homesick, i know it sux.

i hope you get well and strong really soon so you can have the opportunity and pleasure of going home.

as for me....all i can think of atm is Herschey bars, pumpkin pie, meatloaf, chowder etc etc LOL

but i will be going to the US in about 3 months and...though i've never been to the US before...culture wise, food wise etc....it will be like going home for me YAY!

peace, love and strength to you,
roz
xx

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* Makes checklist * >.. Hershey bars >> Pumpkin pie ,, Well as long as the timing is right Roz >.. We be doing Thanksgiving Meal about the time ya get here >>. xoxoxox>>.

can i come too

jinny

I'm happy your getting to come to the US, I hope it helps with your homesickness.

If you make it near Arkansas you let me know and I'll treat you to some good ol' southren bbq and a glass of sweet tea!!!

There are no Hershey bars in the UK??? I didn't know that.

roz and jinny are both welcome at my house for thanksgiving. turkey, ham, candied sweet potatoes,mashed potatoes, gravey, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce the works. i am down from 30 to only about 22 this year, not sure i know how to cook that small. . everybody else is welcome too of course.

lost

We can get Hershey's in the UK, but it's not all that common and mostly found in specialist stores and stuff. At least in my area.

Whenever my family vacations in the US they bring me back bunches of American foods, like Lucky Charms and Oreos and Marshmallow Fluff....all things we can't get over here lol.

x

ooh yummy....haven't had a Thanksgiving dinner since i was 11 yrs old

don't forget the cranberry sauce

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i'm smuggle you in my luggage ok?