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Thanks to the internet, I don't miss nearly as much. Apart from obvious stuff already mentioned I also miss Irn Bru and good Indian restaurants. Humour sometimes although the net and sites like the Bounce has also helped greaty with that.
Some other things mentioned I don't miss at all: "pub culture" when it means pished folk staggering around slavering pish all over town, pies, bridies, sausage rolls (although I could go a Greggs sandwich now and then), bitter North Sea winds. I can quite happily leave all that.
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I'm with you 100% on that.
What i meant when I mentioned pub culture was more the idea of having a local, of nipping in for a quick pint or two after work, of going to the pub with a couple of mates to watch a match on tv. Where I am, you are far more likely to be invited to someones house to do these things. Here it is the norm to be invited for an aperitif - then the corks go back in the bottles (literally) and you go home for something to eat. This is all great - i enjoy it, but there are times when I miss nipping into the pub, talking shite with my mates, having a couple of pints and leaving when it suits me - all without the formality of being a guest in someones house.