Miss you a lot, miss you not…

After more than 6 months of life in Vietnam there are certain things you come to miss about home, as well as some you can definitely do without. A few are listed below:

Miss you a lot…

My family & friends,

Fresh air,

Cooking,

Rosé wine,

‘English’ Chinese food,

Good quality chocolate,

Krispy Kreme doughnuts,

Shoe shops that stock my size,

Open spaces containing nothing but greenery,
Being easily understood when I want something,

Being able to use a handbag without fear of having it snatched,

The convenience of paying by debit card - its cash only over here.

Miss you not…

Overpriced everything,

Dull, grey, cold weather,

Lack of daylight hours,

Boring 9-5 office jobs,

Pointless party political preaching,

Coins – nothing but notes in 'Nam (waterproof, rip-proof polymer ones at that),
Cutlery - chopsticks are the way forward,

Hearing stranger’s mind-numbing conversations in public places – when they’re uttered in a language you can’t understand, who cares what they’re waffling on about!

A xx