Gaijin: What do/will you miss most from your home country? - Page 2

Asakura · (#11 (**permalink**))

I think I'll miss Nao the most. She's been there as long as I can remember.

Shanis · (#12 (**permalink**))

If I would go to japan i would miss some friends the moste cause I don´t know anyone there till now

but the food is the best in japan^^ i go every month in a restaurant to it it

timelesssymphony · (#13 (**permalink**))

Hmm I miss souther style BBQ, and finding many types of pasta, the $10 large pizza was nice to.

godwine · (#14 (**permalink**))

I didn't miss anything when I was living in Yokohama back in the early 80s as a kid, but then, I was a kid so everything on earth is new and facinating to me.

I think now that I am an adult, the one thing that I will miss will be my "Timothy's world coffee" .... I am not sure if it was psychological or what, but the starbucks and tullys in Japan taste a bit different.... at least to me it is different

TalnSG · (#15 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MMM

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.

tommasi · (#16 (**permalink**))

As a Gaijin here in the US, I miss eating and drinking at Izakaya.

There are some places trying to imitate Izakaya style, but it's just different without drunken Japanese businessmen.

I'm also used to living apart from my family members and I haven't seen my brother in 2 years so I kinda miss hanging out with him.

When we were little, he used to follow me everywhere I go and I hated it. But now, I miss it alot...

noodle · (#17 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by tommasi

I'm also used to living apart from my family members and I haven't seen my brother in 2 years so I kinda miss hanging out with him.

When we were little, he used to follow me everywhere I go and I hated it. But now, I miss it alot...

Damn, you just reminded me how much I miss my brothers...I got three older brothers and right now, I just wish I could go back to the days when I used to fight with them and always know that they would be there whenever I needed them... Damn.

tommasi · (#18 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by noodle

Damn, you just reminded me how much I miss my brothers...I got three older brothers and right now, I just wish I could go back to the days when I used to fight with them and always know that they would be there whenever I needed them... Damn.

Yup, and that's called good days...

Anyways, my brother is coming to see me in a month so I'm very excited about it.

cichlisuite · (#19 (**permalink**))

the thing I miss the most is probably friends and family. Even as I have some social structure here, it is not strong enough to replace the one at home.

Ronin4hire · (#20 (**permalink**))

I've lived in England (London) before which is pretty densely populated and I'm sure Japanese cities will be the same. If so then one thing I will certainly miss from NZ will be personal space. I like that the streets are big and wide sometimes with nobody on them, and that I can nearly always find a seat on a bus, and if I can't it I won't be pressed up against people I don't know while barely being able to move.