Ok so I have gone back through some old threads since I joined and there seems to be a lot of "dislike" about England. So I thought I would throw in what I like.

I have lived here 6 years. I lived on base for 4 years and moved off base. Yes it is expensive but not as bad as it was when it was $2 to the pound. I can have my groceries delivered. I can have my British friends over without going to a gate to sign them in.
There is a lot to experience in England and in our area. There is so much history to see. Did you know that the Church in Lakenheath has a mural from the 1200s.
I have traveled all over the UK for free because I volunteer for Outdoor Rec and drive their tours. So that I can help people get out and experience england.

There is a whole world off base and so much to see. Did you know museums are free in the UK?

Yes there is a lot of differences between England and the US but hey you get to live here. If anyone wants some advice on where to go and what to see I would be happy to help. Get out this weekend and enjoy. :) 

Oh yeah and I love British T.V. It cracks me up. I don't know about you but I could only take so much AFN commercials. 

British comedians are just great! Favorite show right now, QI. I hope I can still get it when we go back to the states. 

Did you know museums are free in the UK?


Where? All the ones I have seen or been to I had to pay for. 

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/free-london-museums.aspx

Here is a (long) list of free museums in London.

Most do ask for donations though, which is fair enough. 

In London the Museum of Science, the museum of natural history, and the National Gallery are all free. Are a great cooler weather indoor fun day out. 

I love Warburtons Seeded Batch bread and Cornish Pasties. I also love Cambridge, it's one of my favorite cities ever! 

I am having a Cornish pastie for lunch, mmmmmmmm. Gynsters are the best. 

http://www.dofreestuff.com/suffolk.html

Here is a list of free museums in Suffolk. The Science Museum and Natural History Museums in London are well worth it. It takes more than one day to get through them.

Of course there is a museum in Mildenhall that is small but interesting. Plus the Ipswitch Museum was good. My kids like museums.

It just takes a google away to find lots of free things to do. It is also worth while to check into some free days at english heritage sites. And the West Stow village has free days as well. But if you buy a family pass ( I believe it is 19 pound for a family of 4) you get unlimited entry to West Stow and Morton Hall in Bury for a year. 

Love any English Cheese and fresh baked bread. Yummmy. And I actually like baked beans and cheese on my baked potato. 

It's a jacket potato ;) I love beans and English cheddar on them too! 

And I actually like baked beans and cheese on my baked potato.

That's what I'm about to eat for my lunch! 

QI is awesome! Have you watched Come Dine With Me? We watch it mostly for the commentator--hilarious. Love the food mentioned so far. Has anyone had a chicken Balti pie? My favorite :-)

And there's so much to see!! 

If you like Come Dine you should try watching three/four in a bed. It's a channel four programme and you could probably find it on 4od too.

It's when people stay at each others b&b's and pay how much they think the stay was worth. It's very catty, but funny! 

Have you watched Come Dine With Me?

Just set it to record next time it's on. Anyone who loves QI MUST have good taste ;) 

Things I will miss about England and that I have enjoyed are the daycare my child goes to off base. The daycare (nursery) system they have here is just great; and I have become really fond of the one my daughter goes to. Also, we live right near a church, so I am really going to miss hearing the singing at Christmas time. We can hear them singing when we are out side. I will also miss the church bells; just so beautiful. 

I know its Jacket Potato I was americanizing it for some who don't know lol. I love 3 in a bed it is so funny. The commentator on Come dine with me is so funny. There is also a new one called Dinner Date. Its where one person goes to goes on blind dates in three persons homes to decide if they want a dinner date with one. It is hilarious at the end two get frozen dinners instead. 

Cadbury chocolate, although now owned by American Kraft.

My In-Laws who reside in Lakenheath

West Ham United

The London Eye (where my husband proposed)

Pink Floyd

Harrod's Tea Room

Inbetweeners

Dream Team

Footballer's Wives

Dragon's Den

Shameless

Eastenders

Covent Garden

Cambridge

London

Thatched Roofs

American Ally 

I also like the show Come Dine with Me, its pretty hilarious. LOL!! I could watch that show for HOURS...

I also like the locally grown produce and the beautiful country side here.

However, I have been here several years and I do miss my own country and the things that I liked about it. 

Love galaxy chocolate. I think it is better than cadbury.
I have fresh produce delivered from a farm. But I also love I can stop at a farm shop and get some fresh veg for dinner.
Is Harrod's Tea room expensive?
I love Covent Garden could spend the whole day there.

RabbitDid you know museums are free in the UK?


Where? All the ones I have seen or been to I had to pay for. 

The London transport Museum in Covent Garden is free for kids and a donation for the adult but well worth it. Lots of hands on activities. 

Harrod's Tea room expensive ?

It's all about the experience for me. The tea is great, the scones and biscuits are really good.

I am sure it's more $ than the average cup of tea but it's a great experience.

It sits up high in the market area and is great for people watching. 

Love galaxy chocolate

Oh! That commercial where the girl is searching through her house for the chocolate? Got me big time. I had to start stockpiling when the late night search for an open shop in the country--just to get a Galaxy bar (I was pregnant) failed.

ok O.o, since we might have the same telly tastes, if bad language and some nudity doesn't offend you, An Idiot Abroad is a lot of fun to watch. My husband and I both usually have tears by the end of each show. We've corrupted several people so far by recommending it ;-) 

ohhh Jeni the same guys are in the ricky gervais show, i sit crying with laughter too. LOVE this thread :) 

I have fresh produce delivered from a farm.
What farm? 

@Jeni They play An Idiot Abroad in the US (On BBC America)I watched it with my sister in law during a visit and had to translate most of what he said for her lol

@timsbunnie Harrods is expensive but it is so worth it to go at least once. If you go to The Swan in Lavenham (one of my favorite places in England) They serve afternoon tea starting at 2:30 and it is fantastic and less expensive. High tea is usually going to cost you a bit no matter where you go though so i just get the afternoon tea at The Swan. (I LOVE tea time, another of my fav things about England)

I love Covent Garden, Camden Town (well I LOVE London in general) Liverpool, Glastonbury, antique fairs, Norfolk Lavender, Fool Us, There is just so much to love lol. 

ohhh Jeni the same guys are in the ricky gervais show, i sit crying with laughter

Yes! The babas visit had us practically screaming.
My FAV Come Dine was the woman who eats road kill. The commentator was hilarious.

I like to have milk delivered in the little bottles right to my kitchen door.

LOVE scones with clotted cream

WILL absolutely have to have an AGA when I go back to the states.

The whole fam damily is football fanatics now too (soccer).
@Kara, we were sorry to see West Ham relegated this year :-(

@BBT, that's hilarious! I've picked up so much of the terminology, I sometimes need a translator ;-)

Bacon buddies. Rashers. YUM.

Food + tv, could be why I am carrying 10 extra pounds (almost said stones!) 

How come nobody mentioned the Classic Mini yet? What about Monty Python? Come on people! Micheal Caine!? Just because I don't like living here doesn't mean I don't have things about the country that I love!

"You were only supposed to blow the BLOODY doors off!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g_GeQR8fJo 

I have fresh produce delivered from a farm.
What farm? 
http://www.riverford.co.uk/shop

@ TickTake I have Riverford Farm delivered. The prices are not too bad. I get my milk through them now but used to have milk and more. I was not happy they never picked up my bottles until the crate was over flowing.

I love idiot abroad. They are so mean to that guy. But he is such a whiner.

Not a fan of the Mini. It is so overdone. I have been to Doune Castle which the castle the filmed fat in Monty Python.

I love Mr. Bean. He cracks me up.

If you haven't watched Horrible Histories that show is so funny. My kids can't watch it enough. 

Not a fan of the Mini.

Why? To each their own I guess. It is an amazing little car with an equally amazing history. It embodies all that England was/is from 1959 till now. The answer to the VW Beetle and the fuel shortage they faced back in the day.

It was also voted the #1 most influential/best car of the century. Wow! I'm a Mustang guy at heart, but for the Mini to have been voted the number 1 car in the last 100 years is a major feat. Today pretty much every 4 cylinder car in the world owes it's design to Sir Alec Issigonis and his Mini. I feel the Mini is probably the most "British" thing still in existence. They should be proud of that little car, it defined the nation and back when Paddy Hopkirk/Henry Liddon (let's NOT forget 33 EJB!) won the 1964 Monte Carlo even the Queen celebrated!

Sadly they are disappearing from the roads here, being crushed under the scrappage scheme, or left to rot in fields/gardens all across the UK. Back when England was fashionable (the 1950s/60s/70s) the Mini was the "in" thing to have. It was a fashion statement. You weren't cool unless you owned one.

I'm taking one home with me, to me a Classic Mini IS the greatest English souvenir that can be taken back to the states. "Never underestimate a Mini!" ;) 

Ricky Gervais, annoys me for some reason.

Same with Russel Brand (although he is a West Ham fan).

Mini's are cool but I am too tall to have one.