Off Topic What do/did you miss in the UK ExPats

Coldstream guards mate.

 

I used to miss….

Daft banter
Golf all year round
Good pubs / beer gardens
Incredible countryside & history
A proper roast lunch with trimmings
& of course, live footie

 

And I forgot one! Indian restaurants. It wasn’t too bad when I lived in the Raleigh area but now living at the coast they are few and far between. We have two in Wilmington, they’re just ok, and we have a British meet-up there once a month, but still an hours drive away.

 

You need to try School of Wok https://schoolofwok.co.uk/

 

Als Kitchen https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC95tDLezE8WD3p3tBRBVjfw
or The Curry Guy https://greatcurryrecipes.net/

 

I was in Royal Corps of Transport (Rickshaws Cabs n Taxis)

 

Where did you serve mate? I did 84 to 95 in REME.

 

66 SQN Tidworth, Jelellabad BKS
Cyprus tour Nov 85 to May 86
15 Sqn & 60 Sqn Catterick 88-89

 

I wasn’t that far away from you at one point. I was with AMF(L) in Bulford between 85-89. I also spent a few days in Tidworth in the med centre there after totalling my car on the A303!

 

I cannot get peas pudding all the way over here in this country Wales either
Mind I'm not a great fan of it anyways.

 

Been in Australia for about 9 month and TBH not missing much apart from a good boozer (you know the type pool table dart board and jukebox) no food apart from crisps peanuts and maybe toasties from last week lol.
Ohh and a proper curry down Ocean Road.

 

A303 Salsbury to Andover road, some interesting nights in both places.

 

Around 92 I worked with a bloke who was a lieutenant in the REME TA.
He was always on my case to join .
It was never for me but I asked him one day why the feck he kept pestering me to join

He said because I was mechanically adept, had a hgv1 , up to ten ton forklift licence, crane licence etc etc.

He said most would join just to get the licences etc.

 

To be honest I wanted to join the infantry but my dad wouldn’t sign the paperwork for me unless I went for a trade. So I did all the tests and they said I could be a vehicle mechanic. I’m guessing they had a quota to fill the week I was tested because I was a ****e one. I left 11 years later with a car and HGV3 licence and some City & Guilds.

 

Salisbury and Amesbury were good nights out. Never went to Andover.

 

Lol. My son joined the royal engineers but he said he wished he'd have joined the infantry.

 

I’ll check those out. I do make a pretty good curry, several types. Being a women I do 99% of the cooking, so I miss Indian restaurants/takeouts.

 

I taught at King George V school in South Shields for 4 years from 2003 to 2007, they're a strange but likable breed.

 

Sexist

 

Is that the school at the top of King George Rd/Nevinson Ave. I went to that school…a little earlier than that it was just King George Comp then. All girl school.