25 May 2023

Why i miss living in England

25 May 2023 · 12:37

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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.