things i miss about where i came from (st. pete (mostly) & tampa, fl))

lol, now i need to know what well-heeled means! i'm guessing like "hooves firmly in the ground"? i would love recreation in the countryside (not hunting...), so i don't find that deprecating at all! 

Well-heeled means rich. It's talking about rich people who live in cities and just think of the countryside as their playground rather than a working landscape where people live.

ohhhh, ok! yeah, they suck.

I'm in Kentucky, moving to Newcastle, for my husband's job. I can't believe how soon I'll be over there!

Ooh, Newcastle's nice :-) got 2 friends up there, too. What's Kentucky like? I always imagined hillbilly types...

Memories are wonderful, but often become distorted as we age.....I know this all too well 

Exactly. This is why I find these nostalgia-fuelled threads to be a bit dangerous for some people.

As for me, I'm with Albatross and City of Villages. I don't miss anything.

Exactly. This is why I find these nostalgia-fuelled threads to be a bit dangerous for some people.

Agreed.  But on reflection, I find that I miss more about 1970's Britain than I do the US of today.  Where are all those double-decker buses where you hopped on at the back and sat down to wait for the conductor to come around to sell you a ticket (which you clung to in case a scary-looking inspector wanted to see it)?   

I'm not purposefully making myself miss things. It just happens. And for 10 years I didn't really have anyone to talk to about this. That's why I was happy to find this forum, to chat with others that feel similarly. I fail to see how it's dangerous...it's not a *requirement* to take part, I just assumed I couldn't have possibly been the only one going thru it. For those that don't miss a thing, that's fantastic! Wish I could be there with ya.

You know I was listening to a George Takei (Sulu) interview once and one old guy said something like, "Life was much simpler back in the 40s and 50s." And George replies, "Well the 50s were OK, I spent most of the 40s in an internment camp."

oh myyy

Agreed.  But on reflection, I find that I miss more about 1970's Britain than I do the US of today.  Where are all those double-decker buses where you hopped on at the back and sat down to wait for the conductor to come around to sell you a ticket (which you clung to in case a scary-looking inspector wanted to see it)?   

Actually I happened to catch an old routemaster about a month or so ago in London. Everyone getting on was very confused, but it was quite a cool experience   

Actually I happened to catch an old routemaster about a month or so ago in London. Everyone getting on was very confused, but it was quite a cool experience   

Was it the 9 to Aldwych? I like jumping on that from time to time.

oh myyy

Very appropriate!

There are many things that I miss about home when I am in the UK (especially my little slice of heaven here in Ohio) but what I miss most is Folgers coffee with liquid creamer.  Instant coffee just isn't the same.  There is one line of Marks and Spencer's roasted grounds that tastes similar but I still bring Folgers in my suitcase.  And hazelnut creamer, of course!

You know I was listening to a George Takei (Sulu) interview once and one old guy said something like, "Life was much simpler back in the 40s and 50s." And George replies, "Well the 50s were OK, I spent most of the 40s in an internment camp."

Hah! 

Also, when people say how they miss the old days, the '50s for instance, I always think ... well yeah, but the people in the '50s talked about how rubbish it all was and how much they missed the '20s. And it goes on and on. Nobody's ever really happy with where/when they actually live.

Nobody's ever really happy with where/when they actually live.

Too true!  And it gets worse the older one gets.  Memory is a blessing and a curse.