25 May 2023
Why i miss living in England
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Summary
After eight months across Thailand, Japan, and Vietnam, he misses England’s safe tap water, familiar food, Amazon, and personal independence. Thailand’s bottled-water burden, daily diarrhea, and hand rash possibly linked to water reinforce his dependence on his girlfriend for purchases. He idealizes England’s green countryside, yet condemns strikes, rudeness, racist taunts, and feeling physically vulnerable as an Asian man.
Insight
Overseas novelty disappoints, while distance converts England’s boredom into nostalgia without resolving either dissatisfaction.