What do you miss most?

[colmx]

Sorry to disappoint you, but Cadbury "chocolate" has nothing to do with chocolate. Wherever it comes from it is made with palm oil . And that is a big no-no for real chocolate.

That's only because the EU stuck their big noses in and decided that their "chocolate" was somehow more entitled to be called chocolate than the Cadbury stuff.
You do realise that Brexit was really about Chocolate?

[gerefan2]

Interestingly,l was reading about Peter Cadbury (grandson of Mr Cadbury) only yesterday. Apparently an arrogant bastard who like a fight with anyone, and somewhat devious in his dealings with people. Was a fighter pilot in WW2 and a jet test pilot later. Doulas Bader (no legs) was his best man. He wasn’t liked by many either. No wonder they got on!

Anyway his colleagues and what friends he had, nicknamed Peter Cadbury, “Peter the Cad”. Hilarious!

[DaveyJonesLocker]

Feeling cool without the aircon on.

[Captain Swing]

Feeling cool without the aircon on.

I wondered what the hell this had to do with chocolate, then realized that someone was actually returning a thread back to its original track. Now I've derailed it again, of course.

[christianpfc]

Germany food. I bring several kg of cheese and chocolate, but they don't last the entire trip (which can be 6 months). I would bring yogurt as well, but it doesn't keep long enough and danger of spilling and it doesn't last long (I mean 100 g of chocolate or cookies or cheese I can eat over days, 100 g of yogurt are gone in a few minutes).

[lukylok]

That's only because the EU stuck their big noses in and decided that their "chocolate" was somehow more entitled to be called chocolate than the Cadbury stuff.
You do realise that Brexit was really about Chocolate?

If brexit was only about chocolate ....
But that's not the point.
If you are happy with Cadbury, good for you. It's the same as pasteurized camembert, spanish "champagne, and mayo with sugar in a pot....not to forget Paxo instant gravy ....and marmite...
The only point : palm oil is not good for your health !

[cdnmatt]

Now that I've been back in Canada for a while, I can tell you one thing I definitely don't miss. Everything here is like one huge waiting game, and it gets frustrating, as I'm not used to it.

Need a new bank card? Sure, here's your temporary card, and your permanent one will be ready in about one week.

Need photo ID? Sure, we'll mail that out, and you should have it in 2 - 3 weeks.

Need to see an eye doctor? Sure, we can squeeze you in for an appointment in 16 days.

Need assistance from CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) to help get your iPhone setup? No problem, first you screw around on the phone for 5 days just to talk to someone, who then schedules you an appointment 10 days out. And it's not an appointment to provide assistance, but instead just an initial appointment to make an actual appointment.


In Thailand, things just don't work like that.

Need internet hooked up at your home? No problem, we'll be there tomorrow at 10am.
Need the eye specialist? Sure, come in tonight at 7pm.
Need to see the hospital dentist? Sure, tomorrow at 2pm sounds good.
Need a tooth pulled? Ok, come back this afternoon at 1pm and we'll take care of it.
Laptop screen broken? No worries, drop it off at Tuckom, go have a beer, pick it up, pay your 2000 baht, and you have a new laptop screen installed.

Buy a couple dog carrier cages, but no way to get them home? No worries, someone from the store will drop them off at your house in 15 minutes.

Same goes with everything. In Canada if you buy some furniture, there's a decent chance you'll be waiting about a week for delivery. In Thailand I think the longest I ever waited for furniture delivery was 6 hours, and the fastest about 5 minutes, which also included a free ride home from the store.

Pre paid SIM cards are another frustration now too. Go down to Telus, $20 for the SIM card, and $55 to activate it, or I can activate it online for free. Of course I choose the latter option, but sure enough, the form on the Telus website isn't functional. Even confirmed with my father on his computer, so it's not just me. In Thailand it's free and instant to activate / register a SIM card.

[Dalewood]

First time I've been in Canada in nearly 9 years, and two things come to mind so far:

1.) Ability to handle business in English -- banking, phone service, etc.
2.) Comfort food. Perogies, mac and cheese, chip drip, and things like that.

That's about it though. Aside from that, I can't wait to get back to Asia, and am counting the days.

Comfort Food is on my list too....I wondered if anyone else felt the same way.

[Dalewood]

The comforts of home, my car and going out to dinner with friends to try new foods.

We are of like mind (hope that is not an insult...)

[cdnmatt]

Oh, and to flip this around a bit, there is one thing especially I miss about Thailand (aside from my dogs of course). The shopping aspect. I'd wake up in the morning, decide what I want to cook for dinner, and figure out what ingredients I'm missing. Then just fire off a quick e-mail to Leo, and everything magically appeared in my kitchen later that afternoon.

That was quite nice actually. Can't wait to do it again.