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05-14-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
The truth is, you won't know what you'll miss until you get there. One of the frustrations was thinking "I really want a bowl of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese right now, and I have no power to have it." I felt the same way about bagels and cream cheese, which I ate occasionally in the US, but once I found a bagel store in Osaka, I would sometimes travel all the way there (Door to door about 30 minutes) just to buy a couple bagels with cream cheese.

I am in complete agreement. I haven't lived in Japan, but I know from moving between the U.S. and U.K. that its all the silly little things you never think about that you eventually begin to miss. Here I miss sherbet fountains and good pub grub for lunch, there I missed Dairy Queen and Whataburger. When I spend more than a week in Mexico City, I begin craving Tex-Mex refried beans and nachos. These were surprises because I don't want any of those things very often when I'm home.


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