Things I Miss About England

Eight months into Japan, Daniel wants to stay with his wife but misses English and relies on her during emergencies. He contrasts Japan’s limited sandwiches and pies, constant crows, silent customers, and reserved strangers with England’s food and sociability. He misses family, cats, countryside, garden, fireplace, and shepherd’s pie, fearing elderly Toffee may die before they reunite.

Achieving his long-imagined Japan life has exposed homesickness and losses he previously overlooked.